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The Impact Award for Native American Art

The Impact Award for Native American Art

This year, in addition to our Grants for Visual Artists, we are excited to present our newest grant program, The Impact Award for Native American Art, a $25,000 fellowship awarded to one under-recognized Native American visual artist annually. To apply for this new...

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New Work Project Grants Discontinued

In an effort to further the Foundation's mission to expand creative inquiry through inclusivity and equitable representation in the visual arts, we have decided to discontinue the New Work Project Grants program to expand resources available to under-recognized Native...

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2023 Grant Recipients

2023 Grant Recipients

Congratulations to our Harpo Foundation 2023 Grantees! The Foundation is pleased to award 8 Visual Artists Grants this year to the following recipients:   April Banks Mark Delmont Miatta Kawinzi Melissa Ling Nyeema Morgan Diana Shpungin Dawn Weleski Sarah Zapata...

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New Work Project Grants Suspended for 2023

After a period of reflection and evaluation, the Foundation has decided to pause the New Work Project Grant in 2023. We will use this time to consider new and improved ways to support non-profit organizations and the visual artists they collaborate with and present. ...

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2022 Grant Recipients

2022 Grant Recipients

Congratulations to our Harpo Foundation 2022 Grantees! The Foundation is pleased to award 4 Visual Artists Grants and 5 New Work Project Grants to the following recipients:   Noa Yekutieli - Visual Artist Grant Jared Thorne - Visual Artist Grant Stephanie J....

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2022 Grant Deadlines

2022 Grant Deadlines

For new grant seekers, the online applications will open on Friday, February 25. Please check the appropriate grant page for a link to the Submittable application portal on February 25. The deadline to submit a Letter-of-Inquiry...

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2021 Grant Recipients

2021 Grant Recipients

The Harpo Foundation is pleased to announce that in 2021 the Foundation awarded 7 direct grants to artists and 5 project grants to the following recipients: LaToya M. Hobbs - Visual Artist Grant Rashaun Rucker - Visual Artist Grant Charisse Weston - Visual Artist...

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2020 Grant and Fellowship Recipients

2020 Grant and Fellowship Recipients

The Harpo Foundation is extremely pleased to announce our 2020 grant and fellowship recipients. Seven Grants for Visual Artists were awarded to Ronald Athey, Natalie Marie Ball, Adriana Corral,  Pamela Council, Yasmine Nasser Diaz, June Edmonds, and Anja Marais....

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2021 Grant Deadlines

For new grant seekers, the online applications will open on Friday, February 26th. The deadline to submit a Letter-of-Inquiry for a New Work Project Grant is April 23. The deadline to submit a Grants for Visual Artists application is April 30.

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Program Changes – Endowed Fellowships

Since 2011, the foundation has awarded two residency fellowships to Native American visual artists at the Vermont Studio Center to support the development of visual artists and the potential for inter-cultural dialog. In 2020, in accordance with Ed Levine’s bequest,...

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Program Changes – Emerging Artist Fellowship

Since 2013, the Emerging Artist Fellowship program has awarded a unique opportunity for emerging artists to pursue creative projects without interruption at the Santa Fe Art Institute. Now, however, as the foundation develops plans for future programs, we regret to...

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Back River Road Residency and Sculpture Park

Back River Road Residency and Sculpture Park

Harpo Foundation has received a generous bequest from artist Ed Levine, including the artist’s former home and studio in South Royalton, Vermont. It was Ed Levine’s vision to turn this 10-acre property into an artist residency program to provide an opportunity for...

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Job Opening – Program Manager

Harpo Foundation is thrilled to announce plans to hire a Program Manager. This position has been created at a critical juncture for the Foundation as we look to reaffirm the foundation’s purpose and advance Ed Levine’s vision to support visual artists who are under...

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In Memoriam – Edward Levine

In Memoriam – Edward Levine

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Edward Levine who established the Harpo Foundation in 2006. Loved and admired by all who knew him, Edward Levine passed away peacefully on January 20th, 2020 surrounded by family.  Born in Brooklyn, NY...

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