Organizer Information
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation is an internationally recognized grant-giving organization dedicated to supporting professional visual artists. Established in 1985 under the will of abstract expressionist painter Lee Krasner, the Foundation continues the legacy of both Krasner and her husband, Jackson Pollock, by providing financial assistance to artists whose work demonstrates artistic merit and professional achievement.
The Foundation operates globally and has supported artists in more than 80 countries. Its primary mission is to enable artists to sustain and develop their practices through unrestricted funding, allowing recipients to allocate resources according to their own creative and professional needs.
The Foundation’s selection process is conducted by a panel of established art professionals and emphasizes artistic quality, professional exhibition history, and ongoing engagement in the field of visual arts.
Title & Description
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Visual Artists
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant is a competitive international funding opportunity designed to support professional visual artists working primarily in Painting, Sculpture, and Works on Paper (including printmaking).
The grant provides unrestricted financial support to enable artists to advance their practice. Funds may be used for a wide range of professional and personal artistic needs, including but not limited to:
- Creation of new work
- Studio rent and materials
- Exhibition preparation
- Residency participation
- Living expenses during active practice periods
Grants are typically awarded for a one-year period and are assessed based on artistic merit, professional history, and active exhibition practice in recognized venues such as galleries and museums.
The program emphasizes sustained artistic production rather than academic or student-based practice. Applicants must be actively exhibiting as professional artists with an established body of work.
The Foundation does not support commercial, performance-based, video-led, or craft-oriented practices. The focus remains strictly on fine art disciplines within painting, sculpture, and works on paper.
Categories
- Visual Arts
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Printmaking
- Works on Paper
- Drawing
- Artistic Research (secondary context only)
Eligibility
- Open to professional visual artists internationally
- Applicants must be actively exhibiting in professional venues (galleries, museums)
- Eligible disciplines: painting, sculpture, works on paper
- Artists must have a professional exhibition history
Not eligible:
- Students or academic applicants
- Video artists (unless minor integrated component)
- Generative art / AI-based work
- Performance art
- Filmmaking
- Commercial art/illustration
- Craft-based practices (functional objects such as jewelry, furniture, pottery)
- Photography (not supported as primary practice)
- Collaboration applications are accepted only for two-person teams (no larger groups)
- International applicants are eligible (subject to US sanctions regulations)
Program Benefits & Awards
- Unrestricted grant funding up to $50,000 USD
- Flexible use of funds for artistic production and living expenses
- Support for:
- Studio rent
- Materials and equipment
- Exhibition preparation
- Residency participation
- General living costs
- International funding (artists supported in 80+ countries)
- Merit-based selection (financial need is not considered)
- Professional peer review by established art experts
Application Fee
None
Application Requirements
- Completed application form
- Cover letter
- Artist statement
- Current resume/CV including exhibition history
- Ten digital images of recent work (within the last 10 years)
- Image identification list corresponding to submitted works
Important conditions:
- Only digital image submissions accepted (no video, catalogs, or additional materials)
- High-quality documentation of artworks is strongly required
- Images must represent recent work (within 10 years)
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: Ongoing
Location
New York, United States
Additional Details
- Selection is based strictly on artistic merit, not financial need
- The Foundation does not disclose panel meeting schedules
- Emergency funding is not available
- Previous recipients may reapply under specific conditions
- Sanctioned country restrictions apply under US Treasury regulations
- Artists working in multidisciplinary formats may apply only if their practice is primarily within the eligible categories
- The Foundation encourages high-quality visual documentation as a decisive factor in evaluation