2015 is the 30th anniversary of the Franklin Furnace Fund! The Franklin Furnace Fund awards grants annually to emerging artists to enable them to produce major performance art works in New York. Grants range between $2,000 and $10,000 based on the peer review panel allocation of funding received by Franklin Furnace.  

Franklin Furnace has no curator; each year a new panel of artists reviews all proposals. We believe this peer panel system allows all kinds of artists from all over the world an equal shot at presenting their work. Every year the panel changes; additionally, each year we discuss anew what “performance art” is, how “emerging” is defined, and these days the notion of “liveness,” as during the last decade, artists created works on every point of the spectrum between the body of the artist and the circulatory network of the Internet, so now technology is viewed as a given.

Artists from all areas of the world are encouraged to apply; however, artists selected by the panel are expected to present their work in New York. Full-time students are ineligible. 

The Franklin Furnace Fund 2015-2016 is supported by Jerome Foundation, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by general operating support from the New York State Council on the Arts. Artists supported by funding from Jerome Foundation must live in the five boroughs of New York City. 

To apply to The Franklin Furnace Fund, please read the application Guidelines carefully and apply using our Online Application.

Deadline: April 1, 2015 (postmark date)

Guidelines for the Franklin Furnace Fund 2015-16: http://franklinfurnace.org/artists/franklin_furnace_fund/docs/ff_guidelines_15_16.pdf

Online Application: http://franklinfurnace.fluidreview.com