---
title: "Lightning Fund Artist Grants"
organization: "LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)"
category: grant
deadline: 2026-09-23
valid_through: 2026-09-23
countries: ["US"]
disciplines: ["drawing", "painting", "printmaking", "sculpture"]
location: "Los Angeles, California, USA"
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "10 artist project grants in the amount of $6,000. One artist will also be selected for the Jacki Apple Award, receiving a $10,000 grant."
eligibility: "Qualified applicant artists are required to live in Los Angeles County, maintain a visual arts practice, be at least 18 years of age, and not currently enrolled in a college program. Artists whose practices are firmly rooted in dance, theater, music, or industry/feature/documentary filmmaking, and/or nonprofit organizations and LLCs established for commercial enterprise are not eligible to apply."
source_url: "https://welcometolace.submittable.com/submit"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/lightning-fund-artist-grants-lace-los-angeles-contemporary-exhibitions-f90b10d4"
status: open
last_updated: 2026-08-13T06:24:28.911706
---
# Lightning Fund Artist Grants

**Organization**: LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)
**Category**: grant
**Deadline**: 2026-09-23
**Location**: Los Angeles, California, USA
**Country code(s)**: US
**Discipline(s)**: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: 10 artist project grants in the amount of $6,000. One artist will also be selected for the Jacki Apple Award, receiving a $10,000 grant.
**Eligibility**: Qualified applicant artists are required to live in Los Angeles County, maintain a visual arts practice, be at least 18 years of age, and not currently enrolled in a college program. Artists whose practices are firmly rooted in dance, theater, music, or industry/feature/documentary filmmaking, and/or nonprofit organizations and LLCs established for commercial enterprise are not eligible to apply.

## Description

The LACE Lightning Fund, made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, offers annual grants for artists and artist-driven organizations, projects, and publications. This year, LACE will award 10 artist project grants of $6,000 each. Additionally, the Jacki Apple Fund will provide a $10,000 grant to one LA-based mid- or advanced-career artist for work resulting in performance, media, exhibition, or publication. The fund supports innovative, experimental, and risk-taking visual art practices, including traditional forms, film/video, new media, sound art, performance art, and social practice. Projects should be socially relevant and accessible to the public outside of traditional museum or gallery settings.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://welcometolace.submittable.com/submit
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/lightning-fund-artist-grants-lace-los-angeles-contemporary-exhibitions-f90b10d4