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"Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art 2026-27" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art 2026-27 is sponsored by Franklin Furnace (with Jerome Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs). Performance art funding covering artist fees and project expenses for projects lasting 12-18 months, supporting innovative performance work and community engagement.
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2026-27 Franklin Furnace FUND Info Session | Franklin Furnace The Ariane Dewey Dannasch Empathetic Elementary Educator Award Vertical Files Collection Hidden in the Stacks: Digitizing the Franklin Furnace Archive Artists’ Books Vertical Files ABC to Z : Abecedaria & Dictionaries Shared Storytelling: New Acquisitions 46: Artists’ Books Exhibition The Ariane Dewey Dannasch Empathetic Elementary Educator Award Vertical Files Collection Hidden in the Stacks: Digitizing the Franklin Furnace Archive Artists’ Books Vertical Files ABC to Z : Abecedaria & Dictionaries Shared Storytelling: New Acquisitions 46: Artists’ Books Exhibition 2026-27 Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art Application Information Session All Events (LOFT+Events) > 2026-27 Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art Application Information Session 2026-27 Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art Application Information Session Post category: All Events (LOFT+Events) / Archive LOFT / LOFT Click to be redirected to the FUND page Interested in being one of our 2026 Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art Recipients?
For this info session, we were joined by multidisciplinary artist, 2017 Franklin FUND Recipient and panelist Verónica Peña , Franklin Furnace Ken Dewey Director Harley Spiller and Program Director Xinan Helen Ran .
The Info Session provided details about different funding opportunities, how to apply for a Franklin Furnace FUND support as an early career artist, and helpful tips on grant-writing and answers to questions regarding different sections of our guidelines. Video documentation of the February 4, 2026, 7-8pm EST event of 2026-27 Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art Application Information Session .
Recorded on Zoom, edited by Xinan Ran (Spain/US) is an interdisciplinary performance artist, independent curator, and international-community advocate, based in the US since 2006 and presently in Australia. Her work explores absence, separation, and the search for harmony through Performance Art, science, and technology.
Peña’s durational performance installations integrate underwater submersion, visual metamorphosis, and audience participation to address global issues of migration, cross-cultural dialogue, violence, empathy, fluidity, and women’s empowerment. Peña performs and exhibits internationally. Australasia: Gasworks Creative Precinct (AU, 2025), Tiny Fest (NZ, 2024), Performance Art Week Aotearoa (NZ, 2024).
Americas: SVA School of Visual Arts (NYC, 2024), Glasshouse (NY Upstate Art Weekend, 2024), Museo Ex Teresa / ZonaMACO (Mexico City, 2022), Satellite Art Fair (Miami Art Week, 2021), Grace Exhibition Space (NYC, 2021), NARS Foundation (NYC), Smack Mellon Foundation (NYC), Triskelion Arts (NYC), Hemispheric Institute (Chile), Queens Museum (NYC), SAIC (Visiting Artist), Times Square Alliance, Consulate of Spain in NY, among others.
Europe: Est_Art Gallery (Madrid, 2023), Live Art Ireland (2022), Museo La NeomudéJar (Madrid), Friche La Belle De Mai (Marseille), La Tabacalera (Madrid), Zaratan Arte Contemporáneo (Lisbon), among others. Peña is the recipient of a Wellington Public Art Fund (2024, NZ), Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant (2022, NYC), Creative Capital NYC Taller (2020), and Franklin Furnace Fund (2018).
She published “The Presence Of The Absent”, was reviewed by Donald Kuspit, and featured in Hyperallergic. Peña curates Collective Becoming, and founded/leads Performance Art Open Call, a community of 32,000+ members. She holds an MFA from Stony Brook University (NY).
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live. art | Performance Art Open Call Franklin Furnace Fund 2026-27 Information Session is presented with the support of Jerome Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the Board of Directors, members, and friends of Franklin Furnace Archive.
21 (3X7=21) HOURS OF LINDA MARY MONTANO’S 80TH BIRTHDAYARAMA Breaking the Code – Vernon Fisher Film Premiere “ICE(age): OCCUPIED STATE” Film Screening Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. 30-30 47th Avenue, Suite 470 Long Island City, NY 11101 Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm and by appointment
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Performance artists and arts organizations with emphasis on innovative performance and community engagement; open to artists nationwide. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $48,000 - $52,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was April 17, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art 2026-27 is funded by Franklin Furnace (with Jerome Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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