Sponsored by The Pittsburgh Foundation and Opportunity Fund, the Exposure Artists Program is guided by a shared belief in the need to support creative practice, to cultivate and fund diversity, and to advocate for racial justice in the arts community.

Exposure aims to elevate the work of artists through activities that create/generate/enhance visibility for the creative process, artwork and societal issues of our time.

FUNDING STREAMS

Applicants may apply one of the following funding streams. Read full program guidelines for more details.

• Individual artists and collectives (up to seven grants):
  • Individual artists – Two-year grants of up to $20,000 (up to $10,000 each year for up to two years).
  • Collectives – Two-year grants of up to $35,000 (up to $17,500 each year for up to two years).
• Transformative justice (minimum of four grants) (Individuals and collectives identifying as BIPOC may apply):
  • Individual artists – Two-year grants of up to $20,000 (up to $10,000 each year for up to two years).
  • Collectives – Two-year grants of up to $35,000 (up to $17,500 each year for up to two years).
• First-time grantees (up to four, one-year grants up to $5,000)