Yes, we welcome applications to support collaborative projects. However, one of the collaborators must serve as the lead artist on the application. In the second round, there will be an opportunity to identify project collaborators and describe the nature of the collaboration.

You are not eligible as a lead applicant, but you could be a collaborator with another artist/artist collective in the eligible region.

BFF grants are intended to support projects that go beyond individual studio practice and traditional approaches to publicly presenting artwork. While this does not necessarily exclude a solo creative practice or gallery exhibition, a strong project proposal will justify how this approach fulfills the goals of the BFF.

No. PS1 is delighted to house the BFF grant program but encourages you to seek out other, and especially non-traditional, venues. If you’re interested in presenting work at PS1, check out our annual open call in late summer/early fall.

Applications must come from an individual (not an incorporated nonprofit or business). Submitting a BFF Project or R/D Grant proposal tied to your individual artistic practice is possible as long as the related project is not part of your business endeavors. If awarded a grant, all grant funds must remain separate from your business. Your proposal will still need to meet the other eligibility criteria, including the public realization of a project that engages with the visual arts and fulfills one or more of the BFF focus areas.

Paying artists (including yourself and collaborators) and other workers, supplies, marketing costs, equipment (equipment purchase may only be 25% of your budget), documentation, venue costs, travel.