The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts preserves Warhol’s legacy by responding to the needs of artists and fostering creative innovation across the full spectrum of visual artistic activity, from public-facing grassroots collectives, to major exhibitions at high-profile institutions. They actively support work by underrepresented practitioners and strive to recognize organizations that address the systematic marginalization of artists based on race, gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, immigration status, and income level.
The Curatorial Research Fellowship supports scholarly curatorial research aimed at fostering new critical frameworks, historical narratives, or exhibition models in contemporary art practice. It supports up to $50,000 to cover expenses like travel, interviews, and archive access, offering flexible funding tailored to curatorial inquiry. The fellowship is open to institutionally-affiliated curators at any career stage (e.g. museum, nonprofit, university-affiliated), with especial encouragement for proposals exploring experimental forms, under‑studied histories, and diverse perspectives.