Graham Foundation Awards $451,000 to 45 Organizational Grantees for 2026
The Graham Foundation has announced a total of $451,000 in grants to 45 organizations for 2026. Supported projects will include exhibitions, publications, films, and new media, with recipients located in cities such as Buenos Aires, Frankfurt, London, and Chicago. Noteworthy initiatives include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Paul R. Williams exhibition and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's Amanda Williams survey. The Foundation has financed over 5,500 projects since 1956, addressing themes such as climate, migration, and architecture's societal role. A full list of grantees can be found on the Graham Foundation's website.
Key facts
- The Graham Foundation announced 45 organizational grantees for 2026, totaling $451,000.
- Projects include exhibitions, publications, public programs, films, and new media.
- Recipients are based in cities including Buenos Aires, Frankfurt, London, Mexico City, Montreal, Nairobi, Vienna, Zurich, New York, and Chicago.
- Notable projects: LACMA's Paul R. Williams exhibition, MCA Chicago's Amanda Williams survey, Serpentine Pavilion 2026 by LANZA atelier.
- The Graham Foundation has funded over 5,500 projects totaling more than $46 million since 1956.
- Grants support diverse themes: climate, migration, housing, and architecture's public role.
- Collaborations include ETH Zurich, Canadian Centre for Architecture, and Chicago Architecture Biennial.
- The full list of grantees is available on the Graham Foundation's website.
Entities
Artists
- Clarissa Tossin
- Jody Pinto
- Alice Bucknell
- Amanda Williams
- Madelon Vriesendorp
- Raimund Abraham
- Enrique Murillo
- Diane Simpson
- Michael Asher
- Laura Anderson Barbata
- Wladimiro Acosta
- LANZA atelier
- Alia Farid
- Tonika Lewis Johnson
Institutions
- Graham Foundation
- A83
- Citygroup
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art—Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture
- Counterpublic
- Hyde Park Art Center
- LIGA–Space for Architecture
- Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Los Angeles Nomadic Division
- Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College
- National Building Arts Center
- Ragdale
- Serpentine Galleries
- Storefront for Art and Architecture
- Tamalpa Institute
- Van Alen Institute
- KoozArch
- Wandering Eye Studios
- The Architectural League of New York
- Deem Journal
- Lampo
- MIT Press
- Space.City
- The World Around
- Canadian Centre for Architecture
- Carnegie Mellon University—Remaking Cities Institute
- Chicago Architecture Biennial
- The Cosmic House
- LA ESCUELA___
- ETH Zurich—Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta)
- mumok – Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien
- MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST
- National Academy of Design
- Pan-African Biennale
- PRAXIS
- Salmon Creek Arts
- Universidad Torcuato Di Tella—School of Architecture and Urban Studies
- Urban Design Forum
- Marywood University—School of Architecture
- Paprika! Magazine
- University of California, Los Angeles—Department of Architecture and Urban Design
- University of Florida—Graduate School of Architecture
- University of Oklahoma—Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
Locations
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- London
- United Kingdom
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Montreal
- Canada
- Nairobi
- Kenya
- Vienna
- Austria
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- New York
- United States
- Chicago
- St. Louis
- Los Angeles
- Sauget
- Illinois
- Lake Forest
- San Rafael
- California
- Varese
- Italy
- Milford
- Massachusetts
- Cambridge
- Seattle
- Pittsburg
- Pennsylvania
- Albion
- Dunmore
- New Haven
- Connecticut
- Gainesville
- Florida
- Norman
- Oklahoma