ABOUT black Ball Projects

Black Ball Projects serves and supports contemporary artists who are under-exposed and who have been working diligently on the periphery of the greater art world. Diversity of all kinds, be it gender, racial, or economic, is at the core of the Black Ball Projects organization.

Black Ball Projects is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, funded solely through independent donations and sales of donated works from participating artists. 100% of all donations are used to support current and future programs, and are tax deductible.

PARTNER ARTISTS, CURATORS & critics

Over the past years Black Ball Projects has been delighted to work with the following artists, curators & critics:

History:

Black Ball Projects was co-founded in 2015 by artists Ana Wolovick, Harriet Salmon, and Jason Tomme as a gallery space by artists for artists. Brian Wondergem co-curated/directed the space with Wolovick from 2017-2018. In late 2018 Wolovick converted Black Ball Projects into a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization.

Since 2015, Black Ball Projects produced 28 physical exhibitions, nine online viewing rooms, and four micro-grant cycles. We created a catalog for our two post-Trump shows in 2017 entitled ‘Poster/Pre’, and Ana Wolovick (co-Executive Director) produced ‘PartA- PartB’, a limited-edition box-set of reproductions from 33 emerging and established artists and writers.

During the pandemic, BBP re-organized from a physical gallery to an online platform, where we have presented viewing rooms (solo and group shows), artists talks, our micro-grant program, and supported the work of numerous artists. We also host an online shop where you can support and collect the work of our participating artists.

In 2021, thanks to the many generous donations from our supporters, we launched our micro-grant program. The recipient is awarded a $2000 cash grant, a viewing room on our website, and an artist’s talk. All additional finalists receive a $250 stipend for the labor involved in the application process.

Black Ball Projects was selected as part of The New York Times Spring Gallery Guide for two years running (2017 and 2018) and has been reviewed in The New Yorker, The Village Voice, Vice’s Creator’s Project, and The Brooklyn Rail, as well as being selected by multiple sources as Editor’s Picks and Picks of the Week.