Bunnell Street Arts Center announces The Ursa Major Fund, a new grant opportunity for Alaska artists. Applications open September 1, 2025. The fund supports Artist-led, risk-taking, public-facing projects that inspire curiosity, engagement, dialogue and respect for cultural integrity.

Info sessions about Ursa Major will be held during the summer and fall by Zoom.

Ursa Major Fund Statewide Info Sessions by Zoom
July 28th, 5pm
August 25th, 5pm
September 29th, 5pm

Register (required) for info sessions here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/n48QOb2NSh6Qzt_SyWTF1g

The Ursa Major Fund is a Regional Regranting Program created and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and administered by Bunnell Street Arts Center.

The Regional Regranting Program from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts partners with local arts organizations around the country to make grants to artists and collectives for projects that chart new creative territory in their communities. Bunnell Street Arts Center became a Regional Regranting Partner in 2025. Each partner in the network creates its own program tailored to the specific needs and artistic identity of its region. Established in 2007, the Regional Regranting Program is now in 39 cities and regions and supports artists whose work falls outside the scope of traditional presenting organizations and/or funding opportunities. Projects supported by these grants have included queer zines, living room galleries, radical seafaring events, reimagination of customary artwork, virtual reality film screenings, among other public-facing experimental activities.

The Ursa Major Fund administered by Bunnell Street Arts Center supports the independent, self-organized work of artists, small groups and collaborators playing a crucial role within Alaska’s cultural ecosystem. Grants allow artists to create art work that engages their communities and experiments with new possibilities.

Bunnell Street Arts Center will award a total of $60,000 via fifteen grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to Alaska artists. Applications open September 1 and close October 31. Applications will be adjudicated by a panel of jurors primarily from outside of Alaska. Awards will be made and announced in early 2026.
For more information, contact Bunnell staff at UrsaMajor@bunnellarts.org. Stay tuned to @bunnellarts as the Ursa Major website, application and resources develop.