Grants & Open Calls

Artis offers support in two main grant programs: exhibitions and residencies. Exhibition grants are provided to institutions in support of exhibitions presenting one or more artists from Israel. Residency grants support artists who have been accepted to international residency programs. In addition, partnership grants are provided directly to institutions and archives in support of research and acquisitions. Please see individual grant pages below for more information on eligibility, deadlines, and how to apply.

View Grantees

Ariel Reichman, In Limbo, 2020, installation view of solo exhibition at Kunstverein Arnsberg. Image courtesy of PSM Berlin.

Deville Cohen, Circular System, 2020.

Tamar Ettun, Lilith the Empathetic Demon, 2020, new body of work developed during a residency at The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX.

Karam Natour, Repeat After Me, 2018, video still.

Roee Rosen, Kafka for Kids, 2020, video still.

Ann Oren, Passage, 2020, video still.

Current Grant Programs

Residency Partnership Initiative
Accepting Applications

Artis’ Residency Partnership Initiative supports artists from Israel through fully funded opportunities at leading residency programs internationally. Artis partners with organizations in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, and Lagos, offering artists the opportunity to engage in residency environments that value experimentation, process, care, and curiosity.

Residency Grants
Accepting Applications

Artis’ residency grants offer direct support for artists and curators who have been accepted at an international contemporary art residency program. The grant recognizes the opportunities for discourse and connections that residency programs provide and makes it possible for artists and curators from Israel to participate.

Exhibition Grants
Accepting Applications

Artis’ exhibition grants are provided to international organizations, such as museums, nonprofit spaces, biennials, and festivals in support of exhibitions that present artists from Israel in a global context and encourage dialogue around contemporary art. 

Acquisition Grants

Acquisitions grants are intended to support museums in bringing significant works by major artists from Israel into their permanent collection.

Research Grants

Research grants provide support for work that gives context and expands public access to resources and new research on modern and contemporary art from Israel.

Past Grant Programs

Travel Grants
Project Grants
Career Development Program
Scholarship Fund