Artists Helping Artists

At least 5% of every RMAR subscription goes directly into a grant pool for artists. When you subscribe, you're not just getting tools for yourself — you're funding the next artist's residency.

How it works

Revenue flows in

At least 5% of every subscription payment — monthly and annual — is set aside in the AHA Grant pool. The exact percentage may increase at year-end based on platform revenue.

Grants awarded annually

Once a year, the accumulated pool is distributed as grants to artists to help cover residency costs — travel, fees, materials, or living expenses.

Community decides

Grant recipients are selected through an open application process. RMAR subscribers get a voice in which artists receive funding.

Why we do this

Most artist residencies cost money — application fees, travel, time off work, materials. The artists who most need a residency experience are often the ones least able to afford it. Meanwhile, the platforms artists use to find and apply to these opportunities don't do anything to address that gap.

RMAR is built by artists, for artists. The AHA Grant is our way of making that concrete. Every subscriber is directly funding another artist's opportunity. It's not charity — it's a community investing in itself.

The name says it all: Artists Helping Artists. The whole point of RMAR is artists sharing honest information to help each other. The grant extends that same principle to financial support.

What the grant covers

AHA Grants are unrestricted — recipients can use the funds however they need to make a residency happen. Common uses include:

Application fees

Travel to/from the residency

Housing or studio costs

Materials and supplies

Living expenses while in residence

Childcare or caretaking costs

Eligibility

Open to artists of all disciplines worldwide.
You must have an RMAR account (free or paid).
Funds must be used toward attending an artist residency listed in the RMAR directory (or one you submit for listing).
Past grant recipients may re-apply after one cycle.

Detailed application criteria will be published when the first grant cycle opens. Sign up for an account to be notified.

Transparency

We believe in the same transparency for our grant that we expect from residency programs. Here's what we commit to:

The grant pool total will be published on this page as it grows.
Grant recipients, amounts, and the residencies they attend will be shared publicly (with recipient consent).
Selection criteria and process will be documented openly before each cycle.

Grant status

The AHA Grant pool is currently accumulating. The first grant cycle will open once the pool reaches a meaningful amount. We'd rather give one real grant than spread too little too thin.

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Updated periodically. Pool grows with every new and renewing subscription.

Subscribe and fund the next grant

Every RMAR subscription puts money directly into the AHA Grant pool. Get the tools you need and help another artist at the same time.

Questions about the grant? kn@studiostudios.net