PROVIDENCE COLLEGE GALLERIES ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH DIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJECTS TO CO-FOUND THE INTERLACE GRANT FUND
New Grant Program Funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regranting Network; Applications for COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grants Totaling $60,000 Now Open
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, NOVEMBER 9, 2020 —Providence College Galleries [PCG] has partnered with Providence-based Dirt Palace Public Projects [DPPP] to co-found the Interlace Grant Fund, a grantmaking program designed to respond to the needs of Providence-area visual artists in light of the severe economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on this community. The partnership and Interlace are generously funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting Network.
Interlace COVID Relief Grants
IGF’s first initiative is to immediately offer $60,000 worth of emergency relief for Rhode Island visual artists living within a 10-mile radius of Providence. The “Interlace COVID Relief Grants” are intended to help self-identifying visual artists whose incomes have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and who need assistance with basic expenses such as food, housing, medical costs, and child care.
Interlace will make 105 one-time grants of $575 to eligible visual artists based in the Providence region through an application and lottery selection process. DPPP and PCG will administer the grantmaking process. If applicants meet the basic eligibility requirements, their applications will enter the randomized lottery pool.
Applications Open Now for two funding cycles: Cycle 1 runs through December 08; selected grantees notified by December 16. All grantees remain anonymous.
Full application information, including application details, eligibility, and frequently asked questions, is available at www.interlacefund.org
“Providence College is extremely excited for this partnership between Dirt Palace Public Projects and the PC Galleries. We are very grateful to the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for their generous grant in support of local artists who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. PCG Director and Chief Curator Jamilee Lacy, Institutional Advancement, and the Office of Sponsored Research and Compliance collaborated to make a convincing case for the College to be chosen as the institutional partner of the Warhol Foundation for this initiative in Providence. It is a testament to the importance of PCG in the greater Providence visual arts ecosystem,” said Providence College Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Sean Reid.
“As the Andy Warhol Regional Re-granting Program broadens its network and expands its support of vibrant, independently organized, artist-led work, we are excited to have partnered with Dirt Palace Public Projects and Providence College Galleries on The Interlace Grant Fund to engage artists and creative communities in Providence, RI. We are grateful to have the opportunity to partner with two organizations that are working to reach artists in this time of need and beyond,” said Khadija Adell, program manager for the Warhol Foundation’s Regional Regranting Program.
Future Interlace Initiatives
After committing resources to artists’ emergency needs, Interlace will award “Interlace Grants.” Aligned with the activities of the Warhol Foundation’s Regional Regranting Network as a whole, the program will fund artist-led projects but with a Providence twist: Interlace Grants will privilege collaborative projects that blur boundaries—material, conceptual, spatial, etc.—and forge alliances between artists, artists and audiences, artists and communities, and beyond. In supporting diverse artists with unconventional projects, especially those that might otherwise be overlooked by more traditional funders and venues, Interlace aims to make more robust the already adventurous spirit of Providence’s arts scene.
About the Interlace Grant Fund
The program is cooperatively administered by PCG and DPPP, two Providence-based arts organizations with deep commitments to sustaining visual arts communities in and around Providence. In this spirit, Interlace commits to responsive support for artists and advocates for unconventional collaborations that expand communities, create fresh outcomes, and inspire an enriched trans-disciplinary discourse. www.interlacefund.org
About Providence College Galleries
Providence College Galleries [PCG] is the only visual arts institution in Rhode Island committed entirely to museum-quality presentations of the art and artists of our time. PCG showcases contemporary art as a beacon of the liberal arts and to advance Providence College’s mission to cultivate “aesthetic appreciation, and understanding of the natural world, other cultures, and diverse traditions” while promoting “the common good and service of neighbors near and far.” With a commitment to accessibility, equity, and creative research, PCG’s activities include collecting art, organizing exhibitions and public art displays, publishing texts, hosting artist residencies, and presenting public programs and events.
https://pcgalleries.providence.edu
About Dirt Palace Public Projects
Dirt Palace is a feminist artist-run space project founded in 2000 in an abandoned library building in the commercial corridor of Olneyville in Providence. The Dirt Palace has grown to include two facilities and multiple residency and exhibition programs. In 2015, Dirt Palace Public Projects [DPPP] was founded as the not-for-profit umbrella for various programs and projects. DPPP’s mission is to enhance the city’s cultural life by building relationships between artists and the public and creating visibility for feminist artists and people historically marginalized within the arts.
www.dirtpalace.org
About the Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting Program
Through its Regional Regranting Program, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts aims to support vibrant, under-the-radar artistic activity by partnering with leading cultural institutions in communities across the country. The program allows the Foundation to reach the sizable population of informal, non-incorporated artists and collectives and to support their emergency needs and on-the-ground, self-organized artistic activity.
In an effort to respond swiftly to the current national health crisis and to extend our support to the art community’s most vulnerable populations first, the Foundation is joining forces with its Regional Regranting partners across the country to make emergency grants to artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://warholfoundation.org/grant/regranting.html
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