The Harpo Foundation was established in 2006 by artist Ed Levine to support emerging and under-recognized visual artists. Through grants and residency programs, the Foundation seeks to affirm the centrality of the artist in the world of art, encourage new modes of making and thinking about art, and expand inclusivity and equitable representation in the visual arts.
The Foundation also preserves Ed Levine’s creative legacy to provide access to the art and ideas of an unconventional thinker who extended the experience of art-making in unexpected and adventuresome ways.
Grants for Visual Artists
The Grants for Visual Artists award provides direct support to under-recognized artists 21 years or older.
Ed Levine
In 2006, Ed Levine established the Harpo Foundation as an artist-endowed non-profit to support visual artists who are under-recognized by the field.
Ed Levine
In 2006, Ed Levine established the Harpo Foundation as an artist-endowed non-profit to support visual artists who are under-recognized by the field.
Back River Road Residency Retreat
The Back River Road Residency Retreat was established by the Harpo Foundation to provide time and space for artists to extend their work by engaging with the natural environment in a rural setting at Ed Levine’s former summer home in South Royalton, Vermont.
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
The Harpo Foundation Native American Residency at Vermont Studio Center provides two full residency fellowships, one to a visual artist and one to a writer annually.
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
Since 2011, the foundation has awarded two residency fellowships to Native American visual artists at the Vermont Studio Center to support the development of visual artists and the potential for inter-cultural dialog.