Frequently Asked Questions
Most asked questions are answered below
About Arterial
Arterial is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that fosters and funds mass media stories and storytelling about art, artists and American creative culture. We underwrite documentaries, series, podcasts, and editorial projects that put artists in front of large audiences, in the places where culture is actually consumed.
Artists shape culture but rarely control how their stories get told — or whether they get told at all. Most arts funding supports the making of art. Arterial funds the telling of it, on the premise that public understanding and public support move together, drive appreciation and demand for cultural products
Traditional arts funders support production, exhibition, and individual practice. Arterial funds media about art, artists and creative culture — the films, shows, and stories that carry their work to audiences far beyond the gallery. We see media, distribution and narrative as its own underfunded layer of the arts ecosystem.
Arterial was founded by Scott Power and is governed by a volunteer board of directors.
Arterial was founded in October 2022 and received 501(c)(3) status in the fall of 2023. Our work builds on over 30 years of exhibition, production, and arts advocacy experience by our founding team who have worked in the creative and visual arts their entire careers.
What We Support
Documentary and unscripted series, podcasts, editorial and digital media, exhibitions with a media component, television programming, movies and publishing. The common thread is reach: projects that bring artists' stories to audiences at scale.
Fiscal sponsorship lets a project operate under an established nonprofit's tax-exempt status, so it can receive grants and tax-deductible donations without forming its own 501(c)(3). Arterial fiscally sponsors a small number of aligned projects, including NOT REAL ART, Man One Academy and Classic Black.
We also provide fiscal sponsorship to visual and performing artists, arts organizations and related programs that require fundraising support but do not have non-profit status. Projects and programs we sponsor must be arts-centric, informative, educational and/or entertaining to a general public. Artists and projects we have supported with fiscal sponsorship include Art House.
NOT REAL ART is a fiscally sponsored project of Arterial. Produced and owned by Crewest Studio, NOT REAL ART comprises a podcast, blog and events in the service of helping today’s working artists tell their stories and promote their work.
Artsville USA is an Arterial program celebrating American contemporary arts and crafts from Western North Carolina. Artsville USA was gifted to Arterial in 2024 by its founder, artist and business woman Louise Glickman, based in Asheville, North Carolina. Elise Wilson is currently the executive director of Artsville USA.
Arterial was founded by Scott Power, the President and Chief Creative Officer of Crewest Studio. Arterial is also the fiscal sponsor of two mission aligned Crewest Studio productions, NOT REAL ART and Art House.
We provide support throughout the year. If you're an artist or non-profit arts organization with an important story or related program that requires a project grant, capacity grant or fiscal sponsorship, email us today: grants@arterial.org.
We provide project grants and capacity building grants to artists and arts organizations who have stories they want to tell about their work in the visual arts, performing arts and creative culture.
Our project grants are given for development, production and distribution of arts related programs, stories and formats such as documentaries, digital video series, podcasts and events.
Our capacity grants can be applied to story telling related activities such as marketing, promotion, publicity and distribution. Grants given range from $500 to $25,000, or more, depending on the nature of the project.
The nature of the stories we support are informative, educational and entertaining to a general public. Stories and organizations our grants have supported include: The Underbelly Project and Artbound by SoCal PBS.
Donating & Transparency
Yes. Arterial is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our EIN is 36-5042840.
As a fairly new organization we are striving to reduce our overhead expenditures so the majority of all donations go into our grant making programs. Currently, 65% of every dollar donated goes into our programming while 35% pays for operational expenses. Our goal is to attain a 80/20 split by 2028.
You can make a restricted donation to our program Artsville USA. All other donations are unrestricted and are allocated according to most urgent needs.
Yes. Recurring donations can be made through our online donation page. For stock donations, transfers or other non-cash gifts, email us at: donate@arterial.org. And, when recommending a grant from a donor-advised fund, please use our legal name, Arterial, Inc., and EIN 36-5042840.
Yes. Arterial’s public nonprofit profile and available IRS filings can be found through:
And, here is our direct link to the currently indexed full IRS filing on ProPublica:
Donations are generally nonrefundable. If you believe a donation was made in error or have a question about a charge, please email us immediately at donate@arterial.org and we will review the request.
For Artists
If you want to learn more or get involved, please email your inquiry to us here: info@arterial.org
Yes. Our policy is to compensate all artists for their time and expertise.
Yes. Rights can be shared too, if appropriate.
Artists we feature vary from project to project and we only feature artists with whom we are working.
Partners, Sponsors & Volunteers
Yes. Please contact us directly with your request or proposal.
Yes. From time-to-time we need volunteers or committee members. Please email us about your interest and availability to serve.
Yes. Please email us about your interest to host a screening, exhibition or event.
Practical & Contact
You can stay updated by simply joining our mailing list to receive our newsletter.
We are based in Los Angeles and work in many places including Asheville, North Carolina.
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