ABOUT

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 was founded in 2015 as a gallery space by artists for artists. During the pandemic, Black Ball Projects re-organized from a physical gallery to an online platform, where we have presented online viewing rooms (solo and group shows), artists talks, our micro-grant program, and supported the work of our participating artists. As we move into 2024, we are looking to raise capital to increase both the amounts and frequency of our micro-grants as well as expanding our programs. Black Ball Projects is also gearing up to host physical exhibitions again.

Black Ball Projects is 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 AND CURATORS

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

Criteria for Support: Artistic excellence, mature practice, underexposed. What does “underexposed” mean? Black Ball Projects defines an underexposed artist as one who has been working diligently in their studio with a mature practice (10+ years) but with limited success or attention from the contemporary art world, or who has had setbacks to their art career due to life circumstances beyond their control. We do not accept unsolicited proposals.

Black Ball Projects is a
non-profit 501(c)3 organization

Board of Directors:

Advisory Council:

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History:

Black Ball Projects was co-founded in 2015 by artists Ana Wolovick, Harriet Salmon, and Jason Tomme. Brian Wondergem co-curated and co-directed the space with Wolovick from 2017-2018. In 2019 Black Ball Projects became a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Since 2015, Black Ball Projects produced 29 physical exhibitions, seven online viewing rooms, and three micro-grant cycles. We created a catalog for our two post-Trump shows in 2017 entitled ‘Poster/Pre’, and produced ‘PartA- PartB’, a limited-edition box-set of reproductions from 33 emerging and established artists and writers. We 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.