The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

99 Canal

Location
New York, NY
Grant Cycle
Fall 2025
Amount
$60,000
Type of Grant
Multi-year Program Support
Website
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Yéyé Taiwo Lijadu x Olukemi Lijadu: Echoes Across Time (event view), 2025, 99 Canal, New York. Courtesy of 99 Canal. Photo by Ashley McLean.
João Maria Gusmão, Animal Farm (exhibition view), 2024, 99 Canal, New York. Curated by Marco Bene. Courtesy of 99 Canal and the artist. Photo by Kunning Huang.
Jawbreaker Part 1 Part 2 by Alexa West at 99 Canal, New York (performance view), 2025. Scenic design by Adam Charlap Hyman | CH&H, co-presented by 99 Canal and Pageant. Courtesy of 99 Canal and the artist. Photo by Yuxi Ma.
Artist Lucy Mullican and Board Chair Edwin Cohen in Mullican’s studio, 2024, 99 Canal, New York. Courtesy of 99 Canal and the artist. Photo by 99 Canal.

99 CANAL is an artist-run Studio & Public Program located in Lower Manhattan, New York City that support artists through access to professional studio environments and present an open, research-driven curatorial platform for public engagement.

Founded in 2022 by artist Baldassarre Ruspoli, the Studio Program hosts multi-disciplinary artists on a rotating basis through a bi-annual open call and year-round applications. The Public Program focuses on Performance Art and Moving Image, centering on research-based durational practices and offering a rigorous, well-documented, free program that serves a cross-generational community year-round.

As the organization continues to establish itself as a Downtown cultural hub, 99 CANAL is broadening its artist-led nonprofit mission to engage contemporary discourse beyond traditional institutional frameworks.

“Our grantees range from small arts organizations with one staff member to major museums, yet they all provide essential resources for artists as well as innovative platforms for critical cultural dialogue. Creative risk-taking is at the heart of this country’s most meaningful social, political, and cultural developments, therefore we are proud to stand behind artist-centered organizations that support experimental practice.”

Joel Wachs, President