PLATFORMS FUND
Art: Engagement: Change Making

The 2026-27 Platforms Fund application will be open May 1st – May 31st 2026.
Funded projects must commence between September 15th, 2026 and September 15th, 2027.

Click here to find out about our Public Information and Application Support sessions for interested applicants.

The Platforms Fund is a collaborative effort of Antenna, Ashé Cultural Art Center, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Regional Regranting Program was established in 2007 to recognize and support the movement of independently organized, public-facing, artist-centered activity that animates local and regional art scenes but that lies beyond the reach of traditional funding sources. The program is administered by non-profit visual art centers across the United States that work in partnership with the Foundation to fund artists’ experimental projects and collaborative undertakings.

The 39 regranting programs provide grants of up to $12,000 for the creation and presentation of new work. Programs are developed and facilitated by organizations in Albuquerque (NM), Atlanta (GA), Baltimore (MD), Boston (MA), Buffalo (NY), Chicago (IL), Cleveland (OH), Denver (CO), Detroit (MI), Homer (AK), Honolulu (HI), Houston (TX), Indianapolis (IN), Iowa City (IA) Kansas City (MO), Knoxville (TN), Rapid City (SD), Los Angeles (CA), Miami (FL), Milwaukee (WI), Minneapolis (MN), Mobile (AL), New Orleans (LA), Newark (NJ), Oklahoma City (OK), Omaha (NE), Philadelphia (PA), Tucson (AZ), Portland (ME), Portland (OR), Providence (RI), Raleigh (NC), Saint Louis (MO), Salt Lake City (UT), San Francisco (CA), San Juan (PR), Seattle (WA), Utica (MS), and Washington, DC.

Project grants of $10,000 and research grants of $1500 are awarded annually to New Orleans based individuals,collectives, and collaborative art groups in support of new and innovative artistic commissions that take place outside the museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in a non-traditional exhibition environment. Grants are awarded to projects that best exemplify an attention to the histories, communities, and ecologies of the region and their (trans)national implications, while reimagining visual artmaking for social change.

Please read the full guidelines & determine eligibility before completing your application. Click HERE to read about the 2025/2026 Platforms Fund Award Recipients