Production and Exhibitions

You can apply if you plan to produce an art piece to be exhibited in Denmark or abroad

And

You can apply if you shall exhibit and/or promote the work of living visual artists in Denmark or abroad.

Is your project interdisciplinary?

Find out more about how to apply if your project combines different art forms.

The grant does NOT cover:

• Exhibitions that open before the deadline.
• Gallery exhibitions: Artists may apply for grants for the production of new works. Other expenses for the exhibition are only covered if the committee assesses them as a special investment by the gallery
• Permanent works in public space – here defined as art projects that are publicly accessible in a period of more than 12 months. These are funded through other programs.
• Studio rent
• Per diem allowance
• Invitations, meals, etc. in connection with exhibition previews
• Travel and accommodation for assistants (generally not covered)
• Travel and accommodation in connection with exhibitions in galleries where the artist has a permanent affiliation
• Local transport
• Projects already reviewed by the committee.
• Costs from previous calendar years.

The grant aims to promote contemporary Danish and international art in Denmark and Danish contemporary art abroad.

You can therefore apply for funding in the following areas:

Production of new artworks:
Artists can apply for grants to produce new works if they have an exhibition agreement.

Artists’ Exhibition Costs:
Artists can seek funding for their own exhibition expenses.

Exhibitions:
Danish venues can apply for funding to exhibitions featuring Danish or international artists.

Non Danish venues can apply for funding to exhibitions featuring Danish artists. 

Promotion:
Funding is available for printed or digital promotion tied to exhibitions or with distribution agreements ensuring public access. It is not sufficient to have an agreement with a printing company.

Honorarium for Artists:

The committee encourages exhibition venues to pay fees to artists in connection with their work on an exhibition.

Exhibition Honorarium: Venues may apply for funding covering the artists time spent on setup, PR, etc.

Production Honorarium: Artist may apply for funding for time spent creating the artwork.

Danish Arts Foundation’s Committee for Visual Arts Project Funding processes applications based on the following criteria:

The proposed project should:

• Promote contemporary art in Denmark and/or Danish contemporary art abroad
• Be of high artistic and professional quality
• Be a part of a context with a high level of artistic professionalism
• Show awareness regarding the project's communication and interaction with the audience
• Be accessible to the public
• Be network-building locally or internationally
• Be innovative

The committee's assessment of artistic and professional quality is based on the following three criteria:

1. Professional coherent whole: Does the idea and form express coherence?
2. Necessity: What will the project communicate?
3. New perspectives: Does the project challenge our common reality, and does it evoke new realisations?

Distribution of art funding

The committee aims to ensure diversity and broad distribution of art funding. Therefore, applications are

also evaluated in relation to the overall applicant pool and the available budget for each funding round. The

committee strives to promote geographical distribution of art throughout Denmark, ensuring that support reaches as wide an audience as possible.

The committee reserves the right to fulfill the application with a smaller amount than requested, based on an assessment of the application in relation to the overall pool of applications, the allocated funds, and the desire to ensure diversity and a distribution of art support.

If you receive a smaller amount than applied for, details on whether you need to submit additional information before the grant can be disbursed will be outlined in your approval letter.

Sustainability

Danish Arts Foundation encourages applicants to incorporate green sustainability into their work.

Please read our guidelines carefully before you apply.

Submit your application via the grant portal on this page.

YOU MUST ATTACH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

1. Template for Facts and Basic Information
2. Images of Previous Works: Include details such as title, materials, year, dimensions, and exhibition location. Submit at least five images, with a maximum of five A4 pages. The images should be compiled into a single combined document. You may also attach up to two video or audio files (MP3 or MP4) related to the project. Each file must be no longer than one minute.
3. Template for Project Description: The committee values short, concrete, and precise applications.
4. Template for Budget (Excel format) 
5. Template for CV - Get the CV template here. A CV must be attached for the artists or curators for whom funding is being applied, and it must be submitted as one combined document.
6. Agreement: Invitation / exhibition / publishing agreement (can be in the form of an email or a letter. Not text message), and it must be submitted as one combined document. Time period must be stated.
7. Sketch: If applying for funding for a new work, include at least one sketch and a maximum of three sketches. Clearly mark that it is a sketch, and it must be submitted as one combined document.
8. BANK INFORMATION - Choose either form for countries using IBAN or countries not using IBAN

You can see previously awarded grants on our website (in Danish).

• You will receive a response to your application no later than twelve weeks after the application deadline.
• A notification email will be sent to you when the decision is available on your profile in the Grant Portal.
• During the twelve week period, the committee will review and process all submitted applications. Once all applicants have received the committee’s decision, we will publish all awarded grants on our website (in Danish).
• The names of all applicants will be disclosed in the committees' minutes on our website (in Danish).

Decisions are made in accordance with section 3(1), cf. (2) and (3) of the Danish Act on the Danish Arts Foundation’s Activities (Act no. 458 of 8 May 2013).

The Danish Arts Foundation’s Committee for Visual Arts Project Funding processes the applications and makes the final decision concerning the distribution of the committee’s funds.