Warhol Foundation Awards $5.16M in Spring 2026 Grants to 78 Organizations
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has revealed its spring 2026 grant allocations, amounting to $5.16 million distributed among 78 recipients located in Mexico City, Berlin, and 26 states across the U.S. Among the Texas beneficiaries, the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas received a $60,000 Exhibition Support grant for Precious Okoyomon's solo exhibition planned for 2027. The Contemporary at Blue Star in San Antonio was granted $100,000 as part of a multiyear funding initiative. Additionally, DORF in Austin secured $30,000 for Brianna McIntyre's exhibition "Original Sin," set to run from February 19 to May 22, 2027. A new category for Project Grants for Small-Scale Organizations was also launched, providing $20,000 to $30,000 to 20 organizations with budgets below $200,000.
Key facts
- The Andy Warhol Foundation awarded $5.16 million in spring 2026 grants to 78 recipients.
- Recipients are located in Mexico City, Berlin, and 26 U.S. states.
- Three Texas institutions received grants: Nasher Sculpture Center, Contemporary at Blue Star, and DORF.
- Contemporary at Blue Star received a $100,000 Program Support Over 2 Years grant.
- Nasher Sculpture Center received $60,000 for a 2027 solo show by Precious Okoyomon.
- DORF received $30,000 for Brianna McIntyre's first major solo exhibition 'Original Sin' (Feb 19–May 22, 2027).
- A new Project Grants for Small-Scale Organizations category was introduced, awarding $20,000–$30,000 to 20 organizations.
- Rachel Bers stated small-scale institutions are vital to the arts ecosystem.
Entities
Artists
- Precious Okoyomon
- Otobong Nkanga
- Brianna McIntyre
- Taylor Danielle Davis
- Roman Franc
- Jacqueline Saragoza MacGilvray
Institutions
- Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Contemporary at Blue Star
- DORF
- White Columns
- Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
- Center for Land Use Interpretation
- Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art in Ghent
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Texas Commission on the Arts
- Glasstire
Locations
- Dallas
- San Antonio
- Austin
- Texas
- United States
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Berlin
- Germany
- New York City
- Culver City
- California
- St. Louis
- Ghent
- Belgium