Round 10 of the Alternative Exposure Grant Program

Southern Exposure's 2016 Grant Program, Alternative Exposure, Seeks Applicants
 Deadline to Apply: September 22, 2016

https://www.soex.org/alternative-exposure

Southern Exposure is now accepting applications for Round 9 of the Alternative Exposure Grant Program. Alternative Exposure supports the independent and self-organized work of artists and small groups that play a critical and significant role in the San Francisco Bay Area arts community−giving grants up to $5000. With major support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and additional support from the San Francisco Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund, Alternative Exposure offers direct support to Bay Area based unincorporated groups, burgeoning art and gathering spaces, publications, websites, collectives, events, and projects that fall outside the traditional frameworks of support.

MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Alternative Exposure was launched in 2007 and aims to fuel the energy of the Bay Area visual arts community and encourage the vibrant artistic activity that occurs on the ground level - artists or groups of artists making and presenting work in a committed but informal way. Now entering its ninth year, Southern Exposure has awarded $563,000 in direct funds to 151 Bay Area projects in the past eight years of the program. 



Since developing Alternative Exposure with Southern Exposure, The Andy Warhol Foundation has invested in the creation of a growing national network of regional re-granting programs - supporting The Idea Fund in Houston, Texas; The Propeller Fund in Chicago, Illinois; Rocket Grants in Kansas City, Missouri; The Precipe Fund in Portland, Oregon; and The Grit Fund in Baltimore, Maryland. The Foundation aims to support the independent creative activity of artists by partnering with leading artist-centered, visual arts organizations across the country. To find out more about the network of regional re-granting programs beyond the Bay Area visit warholfoundation.org.



To learn more about the history of this program and the many projects funded by Alternative Exposure visit www.soex.org/alternativeexposure.



HOW TO APPLY


The Alternative Exposure guidelines are available to download from the Alternative Exposure website. All applications must be completed online by September 22^nd, 2016. Please go to https://soex.submittable.com/submit to access the online application. Please visit the Alternative Exposure website to download a copy of the guidelines for review as well as the budget form.



Generous lead support for Alternative Exposure is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

The Southern Exposure team is looking forward to receiving your applications. We can’t wait to learn about how you envision making impactful contributions to the San Francisco Bay Area arts community.