INSITE Fund for Independent Artists & Artist Collectives
What is the INSITE Fund?
Administered by RedLine Contemporary Art Center as part of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting program, the INSITE Fund awards grants of up to $5,000.00 to directly support independent artists and artist collectives working across all visual media in the Denver Metro and Front Range area.
Applications are due June 24, 2022.
INSITE is a 2-year, $60,000.00 per year, grant program, adding to and reinforcing the importance of funding opportunities that are accessible directly to artists working in an expansive field of ideas, audiences and visual arts practices.
This fund responds to the gap in funding support for artist-driven projects on Colorado’s Front Range.
The outcome of each granting cycle seeks to reflect Northern Colorado’s diverse artist community—culturally, economically and geographically through the support of projects that expand and enhance audiences’ relationship to the visual arts field.
Funding Emphasis
Funded projects challenge traditional notions of the visual arts and take place outside the studio, museum, art center or traditional gallery setting.
1. Visual Arts
INSITE Fund awards grants to public facing visual arts projects that take place beyond the studio, museum, art center or traditional gallery setting.
INSITE Fund specifically seeks to support projects that expand the public’s understanding of the visual arts. The intended outcome of the funding is to make visible often unseen and under-supported artistic activity, and to cultivate engaged communities around the work.
2. Location
Projects must take place within an 80 mile radius of Denver. Geographic boundaries for the grant funding area are Fort Collins to the North, Colorado Springs to the South, Limon to the East, and Frisco/HWY 9 to the West. All projects must take place outside of the studio, museum, art center, or traditional gallery setting.
3. Funding Amount
The INSITE Fund will award 10-15 grants of $2,500-$5,000 each for a total $60,000 in grant funding. Applicants are encouraged to consider all expenses related to their project, including production, marketing, reception, and documentation.
Eligibility Requirements:
All projects must be anchored in a visual arts practice.
Grant funds are intended for individual artists and artist collectives.
The fund does not support 501(c)3 (non profit) organizations. The fund is meant to support short-term initiatives, events, and new collaborations.
Funded projects must take place within a 80 mile radius of Denver.
Lead artist/organizer must reside within a 80 mile radius of Denver.
Funded projects should take place outside of the traditional gallery, art center, studio, or museum location.
The fund does not support an individual’s ongoing studio practice, underwrite exhibitions in existing program schedules, or works of traditional theater.
Projects must be completed within a 12-month grant cycle.
Projects must be presented in publicly accessible spaces, with covid precautions taken into consideration as needed.
Application Requirements
Project Title
Lead Artist Name
Lead Artist Email Address
Are you an individual artist or artist collective?
List of partners/collaborators/performers and their role in the project? (100 word max)
City and county in which the project will take place
Website (if applicable, not required)
Location Description (100 Word Limit)
Short Project Description (100 Word Limit)
Full Project Description (Please describe the vision for the project, the form it will take (e.g. performance, installation, presentation) (500 Word Limit)
Describe how you plan to activate your project and make it publicly accessible? (250 Word Limit)
Project Timeline (All projects must be completed within a 12-months of funding)
Budget (Sample Budget Template)
If you have any questions about the INSITE Fund artist grant, please contact Lares Feliciano, Art Grants Manager at lfeliciano@redlineart.org