The Pirkle Jones Fund of Marin Community Foundation (formerly the Pirkle Jones Foundation) will bestow its eleventh individual $25,000 grant to an emerging or mid-career visual artist residing in Marin County.

[Pictured: "Side Street Kitchen, Point Reyes Station" by 2018 VASP recipient Isis Hockenos]

The 2021 VASP application form (PDF) can be downloaded here.

This grant is offered to support a promising artist and may be used for any purpose, including living expenses.

Last year, Naomi Alessandra, a resident of Fairfax, was the tenth recipient of a grant from its Visual Artist Support Program. The grant helped support the artist and illustrator engage in provocative allegorical storytelling.

Application Deadline:  April 9, 2021 – all applications must be submitted on or before this date for consideration.

The award will be announced by June 18, 2021 and awarded by July 23, 2021.

This grant is administered by the Marin Community Foundation.

Please contact Lani Alo at MCF with questions at lalo@marincf.org or 415-464-2531 (email preferred).