The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) sends this information as posted below:
OKLAHOMA – The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for THRIVE Grants, an annual funding opportunity designed to support ambitious, innovative, and community-engaged visual arts projects. Made possible through a partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting Program, THRIVE Grants invest in collaborative initiatives that expand the reach and impact of contemporary art across Oklahoma.
This year, THRIVE Grants will provide up to $10,000 in funding for artist-led projects that push creative boundaries and foster meaningful public engagement. Funded projects must culminate in a public-facing component (such as a nontraditional exhibition, performance, screening, or other accessible format) presented either in person or virtually. Projects may take place anywhere in Oklahoma but must remain open and accessible to the public.
Bryanna Mitchell, THRIVE 2025 Grantee stated: “I am filled with gratitude as I accept this grant from OVAC and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Thank you for bridging the gap for creatives through art. For seeing opportunities to serve Oklahoma’s art community and for developing the longevity of creatives in business. This grant helped emerging creatives from all over the U.S. that come to Black Fashion Week to show their art through fashion, music and fellowship.”
THRIVE Grant applications are free and open to the public until June 1st, 2026 at 11:59 PM and can be found on the THRIVE website (ovac-ok.org/thrivegrants). Applications will be evaluated by a panel of artists and arts administrators based on artistic merit, career-altering potential, and community impact. Priority consideration will be given to projects serving under-represented areas of Oklahoma, featuring BIPOC collaborators, and engaging with the community they serve.
OVAC is honored to be invited by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to participate in the Regional Regranting Program. This unmatched funding for visual artists’ projects in our state will have an astounding and residual impact on our arts community.
About OVAC: The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) aims to grow and develop Oklahoma’s visual arts community through education, promotion, connection, and funding. As a nonprofit for 37 years, OVAC has helped Oklahoma artists enrich the state through their creative endeavors.
About The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts: Following Andy Warhol’s will, the mission of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual arts is the advancement of the visual arts. The Foundation manages an innovative and dynamic grants program while also preserving Wrhol’s legacy through creative and responsible licensing policies and extensive scholarly research for ongoing catalogue raisonné projects. To date, the foundation has given over $330 million in cash grants to over 1,000 arts organizations in 49 states and abroad and has donated 52,786 works of art to 322 institutions worldwide.
About the Regional Regranting Program: The Regional Regranting Program was established in 2007 to recognize and support the movement of independently organized, public-facing, artist-centered activity that animates local and regional art scenes but that lies beyond the reach of traditional funding sources. The program is administered by non-profit visual art centers across the United States that work in partnership with the Foundation to fund artists’ experimental projects and collaborative undertakings. Regional Regranting Programs and facilitated by organizations in 39 different cities across the United States.
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