Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne is a private Swiss foundation that makes substantial project grants to institutional and professional initiatives in visual art, music, and cultural education worldwide. Its funding emphasizes projects that are public-facing and framed as visionary, innovative, and sustainable, often supporting exhibitions, festivals, education programs, and the early development of ambitious, higher-cost initiatives. The foundation appears to favor established organizations with strong project concepts rather than broad community grants, and it looks for work that advances art as a meaningful societal and individual value.
Focus Areas
Contemporary Visual Art ExhibitionsCuratorial and Museum ProjectsMusic Festivals and Performance ProjectsMusic Education and Training ProgramsArt and Cultural EducationLarge-Scale Cultural Project Start-Up Funding
Giving Approach
Substantial project-based grants to institutions and professionals; applications are accepted year-round but must be submitted well in advance of the project start date (typically 18 months for visual art and 9 months for music/cultural education). Funding is geared toward major, public-interest projects rather than unrestricted or rapid-response support.
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Submit early and plan ahead: visual art proposals must be filed at least 18 months before the project begins, while music and cultural education proposals require at least 9 months lead time. Frame the project as visionary, innovative, sustainable, and of public interest, and be prepared to show strong institutional capacity and a clear budget for a substantial project contribution.
Notable grantees:
• Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
• Hochrhein Musikfestival
• Apollo Music Projects
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowRolling / open intake
Visual Art
Visual art exhibitionsSpecial exhibitionsExhibition catalogues+3 more
Who can apply: Public-interest projects that are important, visionary, innovative, and sustainable; generally substantial contributions rather than full financing; projects must fit the visual art focus and, for exhibitions, be international in orientation, relevant from an art-historical perspective, and carefully curated. No scholarships, individual artist grants, amateur projects, commercial projects, biennials, triennials, art fairs, commercial galleries, local art associations, happenings, or art initiatives.
Deadline: Rolling; submit at least 18 months before project start.
Who can apply: Projects must be institutional or professional, public-interest, visionary, innovative, and sustainable. The foundation favors projects that help develop excellence in classical music and reach new audiences. No one-off events, concert tours, DVD/CD productions, composition commissions not awarded by the foundation, operas, musical theatre, or purchase of sheet music.
Deadline: Rolling; submit at least 9 months before project start.
Cultural educationArts educationMusic education+5 more
Who can apply: Projects must have a significant relation to visual art or music; target children and teenagers, particularly from underprivileged backgrounds; programs must be developed, led, and implemented by a professional artist/musician or a recognized public institution; should be long-term and accessible to as wide a group as possible. One-off events are not funded.
Deadline: Rolling; submit at least 9 months before project start.
Cultural EducationMusic educationArt education programs+1 more
Who can apply: Institutional or professional cultural-education projects; project must be of public interest, visionary, innovative and sustainable. Project requests must be submitted at least 9 months before project start. No scholarships or individual grants; no amateur or profit-oriented projects; no retroactive funding.
Deadline: Project requests can be submitted at any time; requests must be filed at least 9 months prior to project start.
Who can apply: Institutional or professional projects in Visual Art; project must be of public interest, visionary, innovative and sustainable. Project requests must be submitted at least 18 months before project start. No scholarships or individual artist grants; no amateur or profit-oriented projects; no retroactive funding.
Deadline: Project requests can be submitted at any time; requests must be filed at least 18 months prior to project start.
Who can apply: Institutional or professional music projects; project must be of public interest, visionary, innovative and sustainable. Project requests must be submitted at least 9 months before project start. No scholarships or individual musician grants; no amateur or profit-oriented projects; no retroactive funding.
Deadline: Project requests can be submitted at any time; requests must be filed at least 9 months prior to project start.
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.