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Introducing Art Bae Award
Art Bae is thrilled to partner with Safety Net Fund to launch the Art Bae Award.
The award is designed to help working artists in the Bay to finish a project already in motion.
It's for artists who have already invested significant time and effort into a project and need one final boost—whether for an exhibition, publication, performance, or genre-bending masterwork too avant-garde for a single category.
It’s tough out there, we know. Think of this as a finishing grant. You have a venue, you’re just about ready to go, but that little more help would make all the difference.
Through two selection cycles, 6 artists will be awarded $3,000 each to help them get it done.
Key Dates: Round One
- Applications Due: August 15, 2025
- Winners Announced: September 15
- Checks Issued: October 15
Round Two: tentatively Winter 2025 - Spring 2026
Eligibility: Applicants must
- Fill out the Art Bae Award application HERE
- Reside in one of the following zip codes (see list here)
- Have a coherent body of work created within the past two years
- Have exhibited, published, or publicly shared work within the past two years
- Have a CV (it can be short)
- Submit a one-page statement + bio (combined)
Selection Process:
Initial Review: Andrew Berardini will conduct the first round of reviews.
A critic for Artforum since 2006, Berardini was the co-curator the Estonian Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale, Bruce Nauman’s first ever skywriting, and was one of the Nouvelle Vague at the Palais de Tokyo. Author of Relics (2015) and Colors (2023), he has also been a recipient of the Creative Capital/Andy Warhol Grant for Art Writers.
Final Selection: Andrew Berardini, Lucas Foglia, and Inga Bard of Art Bae will make the final selection.
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Note: Award recipients will be issued a 1099 tax form, and funds must be used for artistic purposes. Each awardee will receive this funding as an individual, not on behalf of a collective, LLC, or other entity. Award funds will be disbursed in the form of a mailed check after receiving a completed W9 and a signed MOU from the artist.
Safety Net Fund is a fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. All award payments will be issued through Intersection.
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