Fundación Ama Amoedo: Grants to Support Latin American Artistic Field 2026
Overview
Fundación Ama Amoedo's grant program operates on a rolling basis and distributes ten awards annually across four distinct categories: Artists, Art and Social Engagement, Organizations, and Publications. The structure reflects an institutional understanding that a functioning art ecosystem depends not only on individual practitioners but on the organizations, publications, and socially engaged projects that sustain discourse and infrastructure. The foundation's stated aim is to provide resources and opportunities that strengthen the art ecosystem and its institutions, with a predominant focus on South America while remaining open to projects connected to Latin America more broadly. Eligibility is defined by a significant connection to Latin America—whether through nationality, cultural heritage, or the site where the project will be carried out. This tripartite definition accommodates diasporic practitioners, institutions working within the region, and projects whose subject matter or community is rooted in Latin American contexts. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. In categories where the application is made by a group, institution, association, or foundation, one person must be designated as the project holder or legally responsible party, whether as an individual or a legal entity. Applicants may apply to only one grant category. Each category carries its own specific conditions, and prospective applicants should consult the foundation's guidelines directly before preparing materials. There is no application fee. The grants are intended to provide resources and opportunities rather than a single prize, suggesting a curatorial orientation toward sustaining work over time rather than rewarding a finished object. The foundation does not position the grants as a competition for a singular honor but as a distributed form of support across the field's various nodes.