collective power fund
An initiative of Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum (NWFF), Collective Power Fund is a part of the Regional Regranting Program by the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, which consists of 35 satellite venues and partners across the country presenting hyper-local artist funding.
Collective Power Fund focuses primarily on supporting work that incites public dialogue, pushes boundaries, explores genre fluidity, speaks its truth through an authentic perspective, and is often non-traditional, anti-institutional, socially responsible, or disruptive of existing structures and conventions. It encourages a community-forward environment of resource-sharing, mutual support, and fellowship in the Pacific Northwest arts ecosystem.
Overview & Guidelines
New Work/Project Grants ($5,000)
Support the creation and presentation of visionary, artist-driven new work/projects.
Research & Development Grants ($2,000)
Research Grants funds can be used to compensate for intellectual labor and idea development, to pay other artists and thinkers for their time and contributions, and/or for costs associated with gaining access to specific resources.
Artist Team or Artist Collective Grant ($10,000)
Support the creation and presentation of visionary, new work/project created by an artist team or arts collective.
Project Criteria
Projects must function around a visual arts context
Applicant must be the primary creator of the project and related work
Projects must have a publicly accessible component
Proposals must be for the development, completion, and/or presentation of a project
Applicant must have creative control and rights of the proposed project
Applicant can only submit one project per grant cycle
Individual artists may apply to complete a body of work as long as part of their project expands beyond their own solo practice
Funded projects must be completed by December 31, 2026
What types of projects are not eligible?
Projects seeking to get support retroactively or seeking reimbursement
Existing or ongoing programming such as an exhibition series, or regularly occurring project
Projects solely focused on individual studio practices or to fund solo exhibitions
Projects that are work-for-hire