Warhol Foundation Awards $5.1M to 78 Arts Organizations
In the recent spring 2026 funding cycle, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts distributed over $5 million to 78 organizations across 26 states, including international recipients. A new funding initiative called 'Project Grants for Small-Scale Organizations' was also launched. Among the recipients, the Golden Dome in Los Angeles plans to create a celestial-themed garden. In staffing news, Jennifer Thompson has been named deputy director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. David Odo has taken charge at the Honolulu Museum of Art, while Massimiliano Gioni leads the New Museum.
Key facts
- Andy Warhol Foundation awarded $5,166,000 to 78 arts organizations in spring 2026.
- New 'Project Grants for Small-Scale Organizations' category supports budgets under $200,000.
- Golden Dome in Los Angeles received funds for an alchemy-inspired garden.
- Jennifer Thompson named deputy director of Collections and Exhibitions at Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- Colby College Museum of Art acquired Henri Matisse's 'Océanie, le ciel' (1946/48).
- David Odo appointed director and CEO of Honolulu Museum of Art.
- Massimiliano Gioni named director of New Museum in Manhattan.
- Raphael exhibition at The Met averaged 6,800 visitors daily, over 562,000 total.
Entities
Artists
- Henri Matisse
- Raphael
- Michelangelo
- Jeanette Andrews
- Alexander Tovborg
- Ansel Elkins
- Hajer Requiq
- Michael Prior
- Melinda French Gates
- Massimiliano Gioni
- David Odo
- Jennifer Thompson
Institutions
- Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
- Golden Dome
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Colby College Museum of Art
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- New Museum
- Trotter&Sholer gallery
- Olney Gleason gallery
- Center for Book Arts
- Smithsonian Institution
- National Museum of American History
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Costume Institute
- Hyperallergic
Locations
- Los Angeles
- California
- United States
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania
- Waterville
- Maine
- Honolulu
- Hawaii
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York