Up to $5,000 from Southern Exposure for independent, self-organized visual art projects by Bay Area artists. Funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Alternative Exposure supports projects outside traditional gallery and museum settings — think pop-up exhibitions, public interventions, artist-run spaces, zine projects, and experimental formats. Southern Exposure has championed artist-centered projects in the Mission District since 1974. 2026 timeline TBA.

Artist Commission Program

AAM · Due 2026-07-15

$30,000

Recology SF Artist in Residence

Recology · Due 2026-09-01

$2,000

Individual Support Grant

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation · Due 2027-01-15

$25,000

Arts Writers Grant

Creative Capital

$50,000

Grant Programs & Applications

CAC