Power Plant Grants — run by Big Car Collaborative and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts — support visual artists who live or work in Indianapolis with project grants of $12,000.

Each year — based on selections by an independent panel — five individual artists or teams will receive awards of $12,000. Round 5 applications are scheduled to open on Monday, May 5 and close Friday, July 18 this year.

2025 Power Plant Grant Deadlines & Important Dates:

• Monday, May 5  – Application opens via Submittable

• Monday, June 23, 7 - 8 p.m. – In-person information session (at Tube Factory artspace)

• Friday, June 27, 5-6 p.m. – Online Zoom information session (Link coming soon)

• Friday, July 18 – Applications close online, at 11:59 p.m. EST

• Monday, Aug. 11 – All applications notified if they will proceed to the final round

• Saturday, Aug. 23 –  Artists’ presentations at Selection Panel meeting in-person in Indianapolis

• Monday, Aug. 25 –   Award recipients Notified 

• Friday, Sept. 12 – Public Announcement of the 2025 Round 5 Awards 

• Friday, October 10 — Gathering & Celebration Dinner with all Power Plant Grant recipients