AOL Announces Winners of '25 for 25' Grant Program

An esteemed jury of creativity experts has spoken, and 25 artists, designers, photographers, filmmakers, and musicians are $25,000 richer thanks to AOL’s “25 for 25” grant program. Part of the company’s Project on Creativity, launched earlier this year with the help of artist Chuck Close and an epic 25th-anniversary bash at the New Museum, the program has just awarded $625,000 in grants to “tomorrow’s groundbreakers and visionaries—individuals with a creative spark to ignite.” Critically assessing the creative sparks of applicants was a distinguished AOL advisory board that included the Whitney’s Adam D.