the generator fund: kinetic grants

Western New York is where electric power as we know it began—when Nikola Tesla harnessed the force of the Niagara River to transmit energy over a great distance, lighting the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo and transforming the world. Inspired by this legacy of innovation and possibility, the Generator Fund supports artists who are generating new ways of making, sharing, and thinking about art in our region.

Kinetic Grants are awards up to $5000 to fund an artist’s production for a new project with a publicly accessible component.

Examples may include but are in no way limited to exhibitions, performances, videos or film screenings, books/zines/brochures.