Mission

VIA Art Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and philanthropic arts organization founded by an international coalition of individuals and private foundations who believe in the central role art plays in society. VIA's activities support innovative, ambitious, and rigorous works of art and endeavors with far-reaching public impact realized in various forms including institutional production and acquisition, exhibitions, public installations, curatorial research, publications, and symposia. Funding artists, curators, and arts organizations around the world, VIA Art Fund awards grants in three categories — Artistic Production Grants, Incubator Grants, and an annual Curatorial Fellowship — that exemplify VIA's core values of Artistic Production, Thought Leadership, and Public Engagement.