Power Plant Grants are run by Big Car Collaborative and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
The goal is to energize the Indianapolis arts community and support visual artists by encouraging them to grow by taking chances, realizing untapped potential, trying experimental projects, collaborating with each other, and bringing work to unusual places – all without a lot of red tape.
About
Big Car Collaborative facilitates the Power Plant Grant program made possible by funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Who’s eligible to apply for Power Plant Grants
The Power Plant Grant supports project grants for visual artists who live or work Indianapolis, Indiana.
Eligible applicants are visual and or multidisciplinary artists who create original work in painting, drawing, sculpture, book art, ceramics, fiber, printmaking, digital and media works, film, video, photography, performance art, sound art, social practice and or hybrid or interdisciplinary practice of any or all of the above.
Artists must be over 21 at the time of the application, and may not be full-time students.
Employees or board members (or immediate family members of employees or board members) of Big Car Collaborative are not eligible for this opportunity.
Teams and partnerships are eligible. Nonprofit organizations are not.
Eligible projects are ones that can be primarily supported by grant funds. Much larger projects that would require far more funding are not eligible.
Previous Power Plant Grant recipients awarded in the previous year are not eligible to apply for this current round.
How it works
Apply by Monday, June 3 at 11:59 p.m. EST. A panel of three judges, two Indiana-based and one out-of-state, will award six artists, artist teams, or artist-run space project grants of $10,000 — with a total of $60,000 granted in 2023.
Timeline:
Monday, June 3 – Application opens
Monday, July 8, 7 - 8 p.m. — Virtual information session. Register here.
Monday, July 29, 7 - 8 p.m. — Information session (in-person)
Monday, August 12 – Applications close online, at 11:59 p.m. EST
Monday, September 9 – All applications notified if they will proceed to the final round
Saturday, September 21, 9:30 am — 6 p.m. — Artists’ presentations at Selection Panel meeting in-person in Indianapolis
Monday, September 23 – Award recipients notified
Monday, October 21 – Public Announcement of 2023-24 Awards
Find more details in the FAQ section.