GrantsA number of foundations operate programs beneficial to artists with AIDS. The most direct is the San Francisco-based VISUAL AID, which gives local artists with AIDS vouchers redeemable for art supplies and also provides documentation services such as those listed above. The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation has provided funding for the Visual Artists Hotline (800-232-2789), which provides information on a variety of subjects including funding, insurance, legal assistance, artists colonies and public art programs. Also useful is the foundation's studio program which offers 14 artists studio space in Manhattan for one year.

Artists with AIDS have sometimes also been successful in finding temporary studio space in conjunction with free classes provided by arts schools through AIDS service providers.

Another important foundation to be aware of is the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Pollock-Krasner awards grants on the basis of artistic merit and need to painters, sculptors and printmakers. Grants are made on both a regular cycle and on an emergency basis, but artists applying should be aware that HIV status alone is not considered an extreme enough circumstance to qualify as an emergency. Artists should apply regardless of their current medical condition but should expect the granting procedure to take approximately three to nine months, although emergency grants have been processed in a matter of days.