StoreMaterials & Digitization Grants
Since 1996, Visual AIDS has awarded Material Grants to artists living with HIV who are in need of financial assistance in obtaining materials to create their artwork.
Artists+ Material Grants
Artists+ Material Grants are awarded to artists living with HIV who are in need of financial assistance in obtaining
materials for their artwork.
To be eligible you must:
1. Be a current Visual AIDS artist member with an active file, including images of artwork.
2. Have not received a materials grant in the past 12 months.
3. Agree to report on the use of the grant, submit receipts, and show documentation of works created.
4. Submit an application form by the DEADLINE.
Grants are issued as gift certificates for up to $400. Priority in Artists+ Material Grants will be given to those who
have not received one before. Artist members are eligible for ONLY one grant per year. The number of grants issued is subject to available funds. Grantees must use the award within 6 months. Receipts of purchase must be returned to Visual AIDS, along with a Grant Report Form. Members are not eligible for another Artists+ Material Grant if receipts from past grants are not returned or if the artist has not shown proof of work created with grant materials. Any misuse of grant monies is cause for ineligibility.
The next deadline to submit grant applications is July 1, 2022. If you are an Artist Member, please download a materials grant form and fill it out. You can email it nchong@visualaids.org or mail it to: Visual AIDS, 526 W 26th St. #309, New York, NY 10001.
If you would like to receive email reminders about grants and other Artist Member opportunities, sign up for the Artist Member mailing list here.
Please email Nancy Chong at nchong@visualaids.org if you have any questions or need support with submitting your application.
"With this year’s grant, from B&H Photo, I was allowed to purchase a digital scanner in order to document many of my 35mm slides, and negatives. Currently, I have been able to process close to 150 of these archival photos into my PC, representing past artworks, many of which were stolen or lost from my possession. Much of this earlier work has not been seen by the public in over 35 years, and in many cases, is the only evidence and or, historical reference to the work." - M.B
I’m currently working on a male nude series on works on paper for an upcoming solo show next year. The grants allow me to purchase many supplies so I may continue printmaking. – Carmine Santaniello, Queens, NY
I was able to finish a project I had begun on women with HIV and pregnancy. I am combining digital work with more traditional printmaking. I have a solo show coming up, that certainly the art supplies have made possible. - Nancer LeMoins, San Francisco, CA
The grant has certainly been an inspiration to go on and keep busy to my art and it’s creativity, especially when hardly any other materials were available. It was like a fresh, new breath of creativity. Inspiration to keep motivated even in most difficult times. - Edith Alvarez, New York, NY
The new materials have helped spur on a new resurgence in my artistic energies. The first night after purchasing the new materials, I went right home and promptly started three new paintings. The materials provided make this work directly possible. – Richard Treitner, Pine Hill, NY
Thanks to Visual AIDS so much for the gift certificates over the years. It has afforded me to continue making art which is healing for me. I'm certain all the artists in the program feel the same way.
- Ronnie Queenan, Houston, Texas
Since I received the materials grant, I have been working on a photography series featuring the East end of Toronto. With the purchase of the Canon EF 17-40 mm lens, I am able to take wide shots, which I was unable to before. This way of capturing the material and natural world has been integrated into my art practice. - Dee Stoicescu, Toronto, Canada.
As a Fine Artist who is HIV positive, I would feel alone and looked for a community, even if online, to connect with and join. Visual AIDS has been so helpful in making me feel like I am part of something bigger than myself. It's also a space in which I feel safe to express myself fully.- J.Hartz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania