• MISSION STATEMENT

    To affect culture with a spirit of freed thought by fracturing hegemony in the fine arts.

    VISION STATEMENT

    To create a community of free-thinking creatives in dialogue with one another, facilitating collaborative projects which truly push the boundaries of the existing artistic infrastructure.

  • May 1, 2023: Applications open for the community and grant

    June 1: Applications close

    June 12-16: Interview process

    June 19: Recipients selected and projects commence production

    January 2024: The gall! Showcase held in NYC

  • Your grant application will require:

    Your portfolio of previous work

    Written recommendations from two former funders or collaborators

    A project proposal: your idea, written out from start to finish, with explicitly defined output expectations

    An explanation of why your project is unique and fits with our mission

    An explanation of why you uniquely require funding from The gall! and precisely how you will be using the funding in service of your project

    Detailed plans for collaboration

    What you’re looking for from potential mentors

  • The gall! Community exists to connect artists to one another in a network of fortitude without ideologically limits. A member of the community may find in other members moral support, professional connection, and artistic inspiration. The community meets regularly through virtual meetings and occasionally at in-person events.

  • Yes, membership in The gall! Community must precede application for The gall! Grant.

  • Yes. Both the community and the grant are designed for those who are actively engaged in their creative work in some capacity.

  • The gall! Grant seeks specifically to benefit young artists and projects otherwise underserved and silenced by the ideologically-driven arts industry. Thus, proposed projects should be bold, countercultural, and innovative. Submit an application that shows us originality, open-mindedness, an aversion to the main, and a commitment to community. All mediums are welcome.

  • The gall! is non-political but aims to balance and counteract ideological pressure that exists in the current arts industry. We want to alleviate this tension and liberate artists to create meaningful works without the burden of approval from a narrow-minded artistic environment. Thus, participants in both the community and the grant program need not subscribe to any specific ideology and must commit explicitly to openness of thought.

  • No. Membership in the community and reception of the grant are not contingent on an artist’s location. However, the showcase for grant recipients’ artwork is held in New York City and their physical attendance is mandatory.