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Unified Philanthropy for a Progressive World. Proteus Fund, the full-service philanthropic organization that brings together like-minded partners to build effective social movements and create lasting change.

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The opportunities listed in the following sections will be updated with the latest offerings for individual artists, arts organizations, and local educators.For Organizations SVCREATES builds the creative sector’s capacity and raises the value and visibility of the creative sector.▸Arts Access Grants | Next Cycle in 2026Arts Access Grants provide project support for programming specifically designed to reach historically underserved audiences. In ... Read More

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What we do

We believe that artist-driven moving image storytelling is vital to the pursuit of justice and equity in the 21st century. To flourish, storytellers and their networks need aligned creative, financial, and professional support, as well as distribution systems that enable them to reach a wide range of audiences. Historically, the field of independently produced film and emerging media has been under-resourced-and affordable, reliable access to the work for audiences remains a challenge.

To address this, JustFilms supports ideas, individuals, institutions, and networks that work to reduce inequality through film, video, and emerging media platforms, with a special focus on documentary practices. We strive to increase resources in the field, develop artists as leaders, and connect storytellers with the tools and talent they need to do their best work, amplify their message, and extend the impact of their projects.

JustFilms projects are inspired by courageous individuals and undaunted communities seeking justice. These powerful stories expand opportunities for civic engagement and affirm the central role of cultural strategies in social transformation. Our strategy is informed by the foundation's long history of supporting independent documentary film, public media institutions, artists, and freedom of expression-all of which have had a profound effect on the public consciousness.

Learn about the projects we've funded

We support independent, documentary film, video, and emerging media projects that explore timely social justice issues, with a focus on reducing inequality. We also fund organizations, individuals, and networks that raise the quality and extend the impact of these projects.

The projects listed represent a sampling of the work we have supported over the years.
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For grant seekers

We review grant inquiries regularly and are interested in learning about projects that meet our guidelines. To learn more, please visit our JustFilms grant inquiry page.

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JustFilms supports independent film and emerging media projects that explore urgent social justice issues and seek to challenge inequality in all its forms. We also support the organizations and networks that help further these projects. Funds are distributed in two areas, social justice storytelling and 21st-century infrastructure, which together aim to transform pervasive narratives that produce and maintain inequality, and attract more resources for artist-driven creative visual storytelling around the world.
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We believe that artist-driven moving image storytelling is vital to the pursuit of justice and equity in the 21st century. To flourish, storytellers and their networks need aligned creative, financial, and professional support, as well as distribution systems that enable them to reach a wide range of audiences.

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Arizona State University Center for Work and Democracy

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Arizona State University Center for Work and Democracy

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Periodically, the Center recognizes a prominent activist or organizer who has a record of accomplishment but would like some time and a community of like-minded people to develop ideas and strategies or reflect on what they have already accomplished.

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Activists in Residence | Center for Work and Democracy

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The WGS Center for Social Justice’s Activist-in-Residence Program brings social justice activists to campus to interact directly with students. The activists come from a variety of social justice backgrounds and travel to Norman from around the world.

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The Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies Department/WAGE Center is hosting a series of workshops, starting on January 15, to usher in the return of the Activist in Residence program.

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The Scholar-Activist in Residence (SAR) program is an opportunity for ERI to host a movement activist/leader for approximately one month, to work with faculty to create opportunities for social movement research.

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Apply: Turpanjian Scholar-in-Residence Program

As part of the Turpanjiian Chair commitment to community-engaged research, the USC Equity Research Institute will collaborate with activists on their work, merging research, policy and organizing for social justice.

The Scholar-Activist in Residence (SAR) program is an opportunity for ERI to host a movement activist/leader for approximately one month, to work with faculty to create opportunities for social movement research. We hope the SARs will deepen the university's engagement with community-based organizations and leaders, and vice versa. Overall, we expect this will be an excellent chance for social movement leaders and faculty to collaborate and advance research in their field(s). See below for past scholars-activist in residence. For more information on the application process, please contact Dr. Kim Tabari at tabari@usc.edu
HOW TO APPLY:
Rolling application process. Please upload information and complete this form: ERI Turpanjian Scholar-Activist in Residence Program

Cynthia T. Buiza (Spring 2025)

Cynthia T. Buiza is a nonprofit and philanthropic strategist with over two decades of experience, specializing in policy advocacy, narrative change, movement building, fundraising, and organizational development. Buiza was the former Executive Director of the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), where she led the organization's mission to advance immigrant rights statewide. She brings over two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership and human rights advocacy, including prior roles as Policy Director at the ACLU of San Diego and Policy and Advocacy Director at CHIRLA. Before her work in the U.S., Buiza focused on refugee and migration issues in Southeast Asia, including positions with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the Jesuit Refugee Service. She also co-authored Anywhere But War (2003), a book on conflict and displacement in Indonesia's Aceh province.

Project: Reclaiming Our Narrative: A California Blueprint for a Bold Vision on Immigration

Malkia Devich-Cyril (Fall 2024)

Malkia Devich-Cyril (they/them) is an activist, writer and public speaker on issues of digital rights, narrative power, Black liberation and collective grief. Devich-Cyril is also the founding and former Executive Director of MediaJustice - a national hub boldly advancing racial justice, rights and dignity in a digital age.

As the Spencer Foundation Fellow, Malkia, also known to their beloved community as Mac, will be taking their learnings from working with movements, students, organizations, and leaders and capturing them in a multi-genre book. Their research questions include: How can Left and progressive social movements lead during an era of mass loss? What is the potential and power of Black grief to pave the way for the future? What are new ways of thinking about the science and sociology of grief?

Project: A Conversation: the Impact of Grief on Students and Society

Past Spencer Foundation Fellow Projects

Xiomara E. Corpeño (Spring 2020)

Xiomara E. Corpeño is a migrant-justice organizer based in Los Angeles for the last 20 years. In November 2018, as the immigrant caravan arrived in Tijuana, Xiomara formed the Southern California Solidarity Network for the Central American Caravan, helping create a network of 15+ organizations and 20 individual volunteers to provide streamlined direct assistance to migrants in Tijuana. She continues to work with organizational and grassroots leaders in Baja California to support leadership development and migrant-led projects. She recently completed a Transborder Migrant Justice Fellowship. The Fellowship allowed her to learn more about how migration has changed, and about the conditions that push people out of their home lands as well as the perils faced on the journey north.

Her research will examine the current migration trends as a direct and intentional result of the product of Manifest Destiny and White Supremacy, incorporating a race analysis on how these policies affect Black and Indigenous migrants. She also hopes to connect the different sectors of the migrant justice movement in the U.S. including interior enforcement, criminalization, border militarization, mass incarceration (aka detention), foreign policy, expansion of the border to Mexico and Central America, and asylum policies. Xiomara was one of 12 women recognized in her city for contributions by women of the 58th Assembly District. Her most recent article is entitled: Fascism Grows As Trans People Lose Human Rights.

Project:
Visibilizing Indigenous Migrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Xiomara Corpeño, ERI Visiting Activist in Residence (Spring 2020) and Claudio Hernandez

Patrisse Cullors-Khan (Spring 2020)

Patrisse Cullors-Khan is an artist and activist at heart. She recently received her MFA graduate from the USC Roski School of Art and Design. She is the Creator, Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international network created to fight anti-black racism inside and outside of the U.S.

Patrisse is also the former Executive Director of Dignity & Power Now, an organization dedicated to protecting dignity and building power for incarcerated individuals in Greater LA. Her most recent endeavor was Chair of the Reform LA Jails ballot initiative approved by LA County voters in March 2020. Her mission is to reimagine what freedom and justice mean for all of society, in particular, those that have historically been marginalized and oppressed, and to inspire the masses to take action for positive social change. Patrisse is also the author of a New York Times bestselling book: When they call you a terrorist.

At the completion of her time as a Visiting Activist Researcher, Patrisse completed a popular article op-ed for Vogue World.

Project:
What We want: Black Life Affirmed

Past Scholar-Activists in Residence Projects

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Scholar-Activists in Residence - USC Equity Research Institute (ERI)

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Data and Analysis to Power Social Change

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Activist-in-Residence | Just Beginnings Collaborative | Radical resourcing for movement leaders

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Activists in Residence are more than grantees, they are collaborators committed to a deep and sustained relationship based on mutual learning and growth

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The Activist in Residence Fellowship invests in the next generation of Black, Indigenous, and other leaders of color in New York.

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Organizing Knowledge to Challenge Inequality

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Activist in Residence – Feminist Centre for Racial Justice (FCRJ)

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The Activist-in-Residence (AiR) programme aims to encourage mutual learning and collaboration between activists, students, and researchers, to enhance public oriented scholarship and community engagement around the consequences of racism and racialisation.

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Disability x Climate Disaster Strategies Circle & a PeoplesHub Survival Fund 

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Disability x Climate Disaster Strategies Circle & a PeoplesHub Survival Fund (July 16)

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This circle will focus on stories about climate disasters in recent history and how disabled people have been impacted, what the common needs are, and how we can better prepare ourselves to respond during climate disasters. We will also announce PeoplesHub’s temporary Survival Fund and provide more information on who is eligible to apply and how.

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Movement Research’s Van Lier Emerging Artist of Color Fellowship

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The fellowship provides year-long creative research support, rehearsal space, mentorship, performance and related opportunities designed to support the individualized creative process of movement-based artists.

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Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. 

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Innovate Grant distributes (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. 

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The Granum Foundation Prize will be awarded annually to help U.S.-based writers complete substantive literary works—such as poetry books, essay or short story collections, novels, and memoirs—or to help launch these works. One winner will be awarded $5,000. Up to three finalists will be awarded $500 or more. Additionally, Granum Foundation Translation Prize will award $1,500 or more for work on translation. Applications are due August 1st. https://www.granumfoundation.org/granum-prize?ref=meetatgarden.com

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2025 Microgrant for Trans Writers Application

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2025 Microgrant for Trans Writers Application

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PEN America’s U.S. Writers Aid Initiative emergency grants

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PEN America’s U.S. Writers Aid Initiative emergency grants

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PEN America U.S. Writers Aid Initiative - PEN America

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PEN America’s U.S. Writers Aid Initiative offers grants for writers in the United States facing acute financial need following an emergency situation.

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Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists (due July 2)

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Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists (due July 2)

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The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists sheds light on the under-recognized contributions of Black trans women visual artists and provides critical support to their continuing work.

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2025 DreamCreative Emergency Grants, Loans, and Resources Round-Up

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Explore essential emergency grants, loans, & resources for creative professionals in 2025, supporting artists and creators during times of crisis.

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Emergency Relief Programs | Artist Communities Alliance

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The Artist Communities Alliance, with funding from The Joan Mitchell Foundation and continued with support from the Golden Foundation , established an emergency fund in support of artists facing an unforeseen emergency or triggering event to participate in artists' residencies.

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Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.

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"It has been the goal of my life to put a lesbian lifestyle on the screen. Why? Because when I started I couldn't find any! ...I picked up a camera in the 60s, late 60s, made Super 8, 8mm, finally went to school and got a 16mm camera. Made 13 films in two and a half years. All experimental. Because I think that as a lesbian at that time I was living an experimental lifestyle. Well let's just say, I was experimenting. And I still am. And I think that lesbian film really calls out for experimental work. ...Working as a lesbian filmmaker in the 70s wasn't easy in the social structure - the educational institution that I was in. It was difficult. And I want this grant to make it easier for lesbians of today. So you can make work that you want to make." - Barbara Hammer

The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant is an annual grant awarded to lesbians for making visionary moving-image art. Work can be experimental animation, experimental documentary, experimental narrative, cross-genre, or solely experimental. Applicants must be based in the U.S. This grant was established by Hammer in 2017 to give needed support to moving-image art made by lesbians. The grant is supported directly by funds provided by Hammer's estate and administered through Queer|Art by lesbians for lesbians, with a rotating panel of judges. The grant includes an award of $5,000, and a series of individual studio visits with QA staff members and the grant's judges. This year's judges include A.K. Burns, Ela Troyano, and Cheryl Dunye.

Applications for the Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant are open from March 31st, 2025-July 2nd, 2025. For questions, read our frequently asked questions, or email Communications Manager, Andrius Alvarez-Backus,at andrius@queer-art.org

On Tuesday, May 27th, Queer|Art is hosted a grant info session on Zoom. Attendees learned more about Barbara Hammer, her legacy, and the QA grant founded in her honor. The info session was facilitated by QA staff, and joined by Hammer's partner, Florrie Burke, and the Hammer Estate Manager, Louky Keijsers Koning.

You can watch the recorded session here.

APPLICATIONS OPEN - MARCH 31, 2025
COMPLETE APPLICATION - JULY 2, 2025 What information does the application require?

Contact info, narrative bio, and headshot

Synopsis of project and strategy for exhibition

Budget

Work samples (2 samples, no more than 7-10 minutes total)

2 professional references

CV

What is required in the synopsis and budget?
Synopsis:

Description of the project and the process by which it will be made. (Up to 300 words) *Required

What is your timeline for completing the work and strategy for its exhibition? (Up to 125 words) * Required

Are there any additional aspects of this work you would like the panel to be aware of? (Up to 125 words) *Not required

Budget (one page, uploaded as PDF):

Your budget should account for how the work will be made (you do not need to include presentation costs). If the cost of production exceeds the grant amount, please indicate within the budget any confirmed funding you have received or additional funding you anticipate that will enable you to complete this project.
There is a $6 application fee*
Queer|Art uses the online application software SlideRoom to organize applications. SlideRoom charges applicants for the Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant a fee of $6 for each individual application. The fee does not profit Queer|Art.

A.K. Burns is an interdisciplinary artist and associate professor in the Department of Art at Hunter College, City University of New York. Using video, installation, sculpture, drawing, and collaboration and working at the nexus of language and materiality, she/they trouble systems that assign value and explore their sociopolitical embodiment. Burns has exhibited internationally, including at 2018's FRONT International, Cleveland, Ohio; the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Julia Stoschek Foundation, Dusseldorf, Germany; MMK Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; New Museum, New York; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon; and the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio. She/they was a founding member of W.A.G.E. (Working Artists in the Greater Economy), a nonprofit artists' advocacy group. Community Action Center (2010), a video made in collaboration with A.L. Steiner, which re-imagines pornographic cinema for queer womxn, and trans and nonbinary bodies, has screened internationally, including the Tate, London; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Burns is a 2023 Berlin Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin; a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow; a 2016 Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and a 2015 Creative Capital Foundation Visual Arts Award Recipient.

Cheryl Dunye is a Liberian-American director, producer, and writer who emerged as part of the "queer new wave"of young filmmakers of the 1990s. She has made over 15 films, including MOMMY IS COMING, THE OWLS, MY BABY'S DADDY, and HBO's STRANGER INSIDE, which garnered her an Independent Spirit award nomination for best director. Her feature film, THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996), won the Teddy Award for Best Feature at the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival and was recently restored by Outfest's UCLA Legacy Project for the film's 20th anniversary. In 2015, Dunye's multi-award-winning short film, BLACK IS BLUE (2014), was named one of the top five "Must See Feminist Films" by IndieWire. Dunye has directed many episodic series, including Ava Duvernay's Queen Sugar, Dear White People, Bridgerton, and Lovecraft Country, for which her "Strange Case" episode received a 52nd NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series and has been named one of the best episodes in 2020 by The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Tonight. In 2018, she launched her Oakland-based production company called JINGLETOWN FILMS, which is actively developing - THE GILDA STORIES, an adaptation of the beloved 1991 queer vampire novel by Jewelle Gomez, and the feature-length version of her award-winning short, BLACK IS BLUE.

Ela Troyano is a Cuban born writer, director and producer based in New York City. Select films include include Carmelita Tropicana Your Kunst Is Your Waffen / Your Art Is Your Weapon (1994); Latin Boys Go To Hell (1997); La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul (2007); the expanded cinema performance The Silence of Marcel Duchamp with Uzi Parnes, music by John Zorn (2010), the podcast That's Not What Happened (2021) by her long time collaborator and sister Carmelita Tropicana. Select awards include funding from Creative Capital, the Ford Foundation, Jerome Foundation, the Independent Television Service, Latino Public Broadcasting, Rockefeller Foundation, the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program, and United States Artist Fellowships. She was selected to attend the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program and script writing programs at INTAR with Maria Irene Fornes and at the Sundance Institute with Gabriel Garcia Marquez. She developed Creative Capital's signature Spanish language professional development program Taller, was the founding Director of the Leslie-Lohman Museum's Artist Fellowship from 2027 to 2024, and a founding member of Strategic Planning Partners.

Barbara Hammer (1939-2019) began making films in the 1970s. She is most well-known for making the first explicit lesbian film in 1974, Dyketactics, and for her trilogy of documentary film essays on queer history: Nitrate Kisses (1992), Tender Fictions (1995), and History Lessons (2000). Her cinema is multi-leveled and engages audiences viscerally and intellectually with the goal of activating them to make social change, often through an exploration of the materiality of the filmmaking process and its relationship to the body's potential as subject, form, author, and screen. She has been honored with seven retrospectives, including a forthcoming exhibition later this year at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. Previous retrospectives took place at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Tate Modern in London, Jeu de Paume in Paris, the Toronto International Film Festival, Kunsthalle Oslo in Norway, and The Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in New York City. Her book Hammer! Making Movies Out of Sex and Life was published in 2010 by The Feminist Press at The City University of New York.

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| 2025 Barbara Hammer Grant - QUEER | ART

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The 2016 election presents immediate threats to communities including immigrants, women, Muslim and Arab-Americans, LGBT communities, and all people of color. The Emergent Fund is an activist-advised vehicle to support front line leaders in developing emergent strategies that respond to threats a…

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A $5 Million Program to Support Arts and Culture Projects in Downtown San Francisco

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Culture Forward ’25/’27 — The Svane Family Foundation

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The Public Art Learning Fund aims to strengthen the field of public art in New England by providing professional development support directly to artists.

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The Public Art Learning Fund provides grants of $500 to $2,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England artists to strengthen their public art practices. Through the Public Art Learning Fund, NEFA intends to foster the continued development of more equitable, inclusive, and vibrant public spaces and public life throughout New England.

Public Art Learning Fund is one of NEFA's grant programs supporting artists in the field of public art.

For more information about other elements of NEFA's Public Art programs:
VISIT THE public art PROGRAM PAGE
NEFA's Public Art programs acknowledge the necessity of addressing the intersectionality of  spatial justice and  racial justice  in cultivating a more vibrant and equitable public art ecosystem.

To learn more about NEFA's public art vision and values, visit the Public Art program page.

The Public Art Learning Fund aims to strengthen the public art field in the region by supporting artists in further developing the skills, resources, and connections they need to build a more vibrant and equitable community of practice in the region. Learning in partnership with grantees, NEFA strives to learn how we may be able to better support a more equitable and sustainable public art ecosystem throughout the region.

The Public Art Learning Fund focuses on professional development opportunities that build necessary skills, resources, connections and strengthen artists' public art practices and the public art field at large.

Artists may utilize the Public Art Learning Fund to: pursue a specific professional development opportunity to strengthen their own public art practice in New England and beyond. Examples may include but are not limited to attending a conference, workshop, training, or discussion related to building creative or administrative skills related to their public art practice; registration fees and travel expenses are eligible expenses.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must be an artist who resides full-time and makes work in one of the six New England States (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)

Applicant must be an artist whose artistic practice engages the public realm or who can demonstrate that they are in the process of expanding their artistic practice towards public artmaking

Applicant must have a Creative Ground profile.

Proposed professional development opportunity must:

specifically relate to strengthening the applicant artist's own public art practice

take place during the grant period (see Application Process & Deadlines below)

Note: There are no geographic limitations for the professional development opportunity requested (e.g., an artist may apply to the Public Art Learning Fund to attend a conference outside of New England).

Applicants who are NOT eligible to apply are:

Artists seeking funding to develop or implement a specific public art project.

Artists applying for learning opportunities that take place outside of the grant year. The current PALF application is for learning opportunities that take place January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025.

Current Public Art Learning Fund grantees and grantees with an outstanding PALF grantee report.

Past PALF grantees are not eligible to apply to PALF again for a full calendar year from completing their grantee report (e.g., If you submit a PASJ grantee report on June 1, 2024 that is approved, you are not eligible to submit a new application for PASJ until June 1, 2025 or after).

Public Art Learning Fund equips artists with skills, resources, and connections to strengthen public art practices that contribute to more equitable, inclusive, and vibrant public spaces and public life throughout New England.

The Public Art Learning Fund gives priority to timely opportunities that are:

Specifically expanding an artist's public art practice. NEFA will look for clarity on desired learnings and application to artist's public art practice.

Equitably contributing to more just and inclusive public artmaking in the region. Artists at various stages in their public artmaking practice from urban, suburban, and rural communities across all six states in New England are welcome to apply.

NEFA values diverse cultural and artistic expressions as essential to more equitable and vibrant public spaces and recognizes that some artists may experience barriers to accessing professional development opportunities due to race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, class, age, and geography. The Public Art Learning Fund intends to prioritize equity in funding opportunities. This may include but is not limited to prioritizing artists who self-identify as Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and/or are rooted in rural communities.

Monday September 16, 2024, 11:59p ET
For opportunities that take place January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025.

Grant Application Opens July 2024.

Public Art Learning Fund grants are taxable income to individual recipients and reportable to the IRS. All grantees will receive a 1099 from NEFA.

Grant funds will be provided in full at the beginning of the grant year.

A complete grantee report is due 40 days after the professional development opportunity is completed. If unanticipated delays occur in your learning timeline, please contact the public art program staff to request an extension and discuss next steps.

Grantees who do not submit a complete grantee report will not be eligible to apply for another Public Art Learning Fund grant until the grantee report is submitted and approved.
Click below to log in and begin your grantee report. You may save and return at any time. Start Your Grant Report Preview Grantee Report Questions Learn about previous recipients of the Public Art Learning Fund

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You can also click here to download the PDF of the request for proposals. You may access this document containing all application questions and character counts. Apply for a Love Grant
Request for Proposals Overview

The GGSC is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to support nonfiction content and reported stories related to love. We are interested in projects that extend well beyond romantic love; we define love as a deep, unselfish commitment to another person's well-being-even to put their interests before your own.

The GGSC will distribute grants of between $5,000 and $50,000 to two dozen journalists and media producers who approach the topic of love from a variety of angles and across a range of media, including articles, videos, radio stories, podcasts, social media content, and more. The grants are part of the GGSC's Spreading Love Through the Media project, supported by a three-year grant from the John Templeton Foundation, with additional funding from Acton Family Giving and Unlikely Collaborators.

In addition to financial support, we will also connect the grantees with scientific experts who will serve as advisors to their projects, guiding them to relevant research and helping them align their work with the science of love. Grantees will participate in quarterly cohort meetings online and three in-person convenings over the course of the project period.

The submission window opens January 7, 2025, and the application deadline is 11:59 pm PT on March 24, 2025. For grant winners, the project period will run from September 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027.

To learn more, watch the recording of an informational webinar we held on January 28, 2025, and the FAQ document we've created.

Read on for more details about this grant opportunity. When you're ready to submit your proposal, please click here for our submission form, or click the button below.
Apply for a Love Grant
What is "love" in the context of this project?

Love is at the heart of the human story. It connects us to others, drives us to nurture and protect, and gives richness and meaning to our lives. Though love can feel like a mystery-a force beyond science-research reveals its deep roots in our biology and its core role in our evolution.

While romantic love often steals the spotlight, it's just one piece of the puzzle. Love comes in many forms-compassionate, companionate, love for family, friends, and even strangers-each serving a unique role. What unites them is that they all involve:

1) a deep, unselfish commitment to another person's well-being-even to put their interests before your own;

2) emotional, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions-they involve our feelings toward others (in a fleeting moment or over long periods of time), our perceptions of them (we truly see them), and actions we take to support them or express our care for them.

In that light, love doesn't just give us warm feelings and inspire affection and devotion. It also helps us bridge divides, cooperate, and promote the well-being of our extended community, including those we might not even know personally. Love is key to leading a flourishing, meaningful life. This more expansive view of love is central to our Spreading Love Through the Media initiative.

What is the purpose of this RFP?

At a time of extreme division, loneliness, and polarization, this three-year project aims to expand the public's understanding and practice of love, with a particular emphasis on the power of love to bridge divides and forge deeper connections with people outside of our immediate social circles.

We believe that now is a critical moment to raise public awareness about the value of love and the many ways it shows up in our lives and communities. Indeed, when intense social conflict is undermining our relationships, health, and even the fabric of our democracy, practicing love offers a welcome alternative-a path to greater well-being, longevity, physical and mental health, and stronger bonds to other humans, near and far. Finding ways to encourage love seems increasingly vital to both our personal well-being and the health of our communities, locally and nationally.

By generating stories on the science and practice of love, this project has four main goals:

expand and deepen the public's understanding and appreciation of love and its contemporary significance, encouraging them to see it as a virtue essential to flourishing in life-and to building a good society;

inspire more people to recognize their own capacity for love, particularly to expand their circle of care beyond their own group;

build a network of journalists and other media producers committed to exploring different angles on the science and experience of love;

strengthen relationships between media producers and love researchers to enhance reporting on love in the near- and long-term.

We welcome a wide range of angles on love, produced in a variety of media. Stories could include, though by no means be limited to: accounts of programs or individuals who intentionally expanded their circle of love, perhaps by finding innovative pathways to loving neighbors, strangers, or even perceived enemies; narratives of love making a difference in unexpected places or among unlikely people; pieces about how to build the capacity for love in children or across communities; ways in which love might inform systems in our society, such as public policy, medical treatment, community development, elder care, or teaching strategies; exploration of difficult questions around love, such as whether it is always the right choice or whether we sometimes need to cut ourselves off from people we love; and stories of love intersecting with trauma, attachment issues, or mental illness. We encourage ideas not listed!

While we encourage grantees to explore existing research on love, and to feature this research in their work, the stories they produce do not need to report explicitly on this research in order to qualify for funding. However, in their grant applications, they should at least be able to explain how they will draw on this research to guide their projects.

How can I learn more about love research?

Please check out the GGSC's Introduction to Love Research for a summary of research exploring what love is, why it matters, and how it can be developed.

Who should apply?
We encourage any journalist or other nonfiction media producer located in North America to apply for a grant.
The grants will support the reporting and production of stories on love across a range of media, including stories for print newspapers and magazines, video, radio, podcasts, social media, and other digital publications or platforms. We have a particular interest in partnering with podcasts and social media creators, with some funding earmarked for projects produced for social media platforms.

We believe pieces on love may be of particular interest to the following audiences:

Educators, caregivers, and parents, interested in how the capacity for love can be nurtured in children and to build more caring communities;

Politically minded audiences, particularly those seeking constructive strategies for moving past social division and polarization;

Science-minded audiences, eager to learn about cutting-edge research findings on the psychology or biology of love;

Spiritually minded audiences, curious about the role of love across faith and spiritual traditions and also about the relationship between scientific and religious conceptions of love;

Others interested in personal growth, human flourishing, and the implications of the science of love for pressing cultural issues of the day.

This list is by no means exhaustive. We encourage journalists, content creators, or media organizations serving other audiences to apply as well.

All proposals must be submitted in English. However, the actual projects that receive grant funding can be in any language.

How may I apply?

Individuals or organizations that would like to apply for funding should complete the online submission form by 11:59 pm PT on March 24, 2025.

For your reference and preparation, we list the main sections of this application form on the following pages.

What should I include in the Project Overview?

The project overview should include the following sections and address these questions:

Project Title (100 characters max)

​​Short description (600 characters max)

The medium in which your project will be produced

Outlet/Platform: Where do you plan to publish your project (i.e., for what publication, podcast, YouTube channel, website, etc.)? If you have not yet confirmed the outlet, please tell us where you hope to publish it and why you believe they are likely to publish it.

Output: Will it be a single piece or a series of pieces?

What should I include in the Project Narrative?

Project narratives should cover the following topics and address these questions (5,000 total characters max):

Project Idea and Proposed Activities: What big questions related to love will your project address? What form(s) will your project take-what will you actually produce in order to address those questions? What will be your main steps to develop and produce your project? Who might you interview or feature in the story? Is there a central conflict or narrative structure to your project? What do you hope your audience will take away from it-i.e., what might they learn or consider about the significance, relevance, and/or challenges of love today?

Related Research: What scientific studies or insights will shape your story? Even if you do not plan to report on scientific research in your final piece, how will the science of love inform the development of your idea? To learn more about this science, visit our curated list of scientific resources.

Timeliness: What is new or timely about your project idea? Why is it urgent or important right now? How will it go beyond existing coverage and similar stories?

Diversity of Perspectives: The Greater Good Science Center has a strong commitment to amplifying diverse voices and perspectives and reaching a diversity of audiences. Please describe how your project will support this objective, such as through the point of view it will present and/or the people/sources it will interview and feature.

What information should I include about my intended audience?

Information about your intended audience should include the following sections and address these questions:

Target Audience: Who is the target audience(s) for your project? How will your project speak to their needs and interests? Why is this an important audience to reach? In what language will the project be produced? (While proposals must be submitted in English, we welcome projects that will be produced in other languages.) (1,500 characters max)

Distribution Strategy: What steps will you or others take to ensure that your project is widely distributed and finds its audience? How might you capitalize on your own distribution channels and/or work with partners who can help distribute your project to their audience(s)? Will you use any other audience engagement activities (e.g., events, webinars) to increase your project's reach and/or impact? (1,500 characters max)

Reach: Approximately how many people do you expect to reach directly with your project (e.g., how many readers, views, listeners, downloads, etc.)? You can use circulation figures for print publications, average downloads for podcasts, followers for social media platforms, unique monthly visitors for web-based platforms, etc. (1,500 characters max)

What financial information should I include?

Total Amount of Request (in US dollars):
Grants will range from $5,000 to $50,000. Roughly one-third will be between $5,000 and $10,000, one-third will be between $10,000 and $25,000, and one-third will be between $25,000 and $50,000; only a few will be for $50,000. We anticipate that most articles for print or the web will receive grants in the $5,000-$10,000 range. Projects that receive grants above that range will likely be podcast/audio, video (including for social media), multimedia projects, or a larger series for print. We expect to award a total of 20-25 grants.

Project Budget:
Please download and complete the budget template document. Please include each requested line item relevant to your project with brief descriptions.

Will the payment of this grant be made to a for-profit organization, a nonprofit, or an individual?

Name of person/organization that will receive the funds, if awarded, and the mailing address where grant checks should be sent.

What other information or documents should I include?

Please also provide:

Project Team: Please list the members of your project's creative team and designated roles.

Capacity for Success: Please explain the strengths, qualifications, and track record of your organization, and/or of the individual(s) on your project team, that speak to your capacity for success on this project. (2,000 characters max)

Resumes: Please upload resumes or provide a link to LinkedIn profiles for up to four members of your project team, including the project lead.

Work Samples: Please provide links to two samples of your previous work that are relevant to your proposed project. For each, please include a title and brief explanation of why this piece is relevant to love and/or the project you're proposing. For proposals from an organization, each work sample should have been produced by at least one of the team members for the proposed project.

Letter of Support (optional): We invite you to provide one letter from an editor, publisher, executive producer, or another colleague that conveys their confidence in your work, their support for your project, and/or their intention to publish and promote it.

What are the evaluation criteria?

Awardees will be selected based on the following criteria:

Project Relevance: Will they report on love, highlighting its significance and practical implications, preferably drawing on relevant research?

Strength and Novelty of Project Idea: Do they clearly convey what they will produce? Are they taking an original approach or angle on love? Will they address compelling questions? Do you think you would want to read/watch/listen to the final product?

Timeliness: Do they convey what is urgent about their project, what timely issues or questions it addresses?

Connection to Research: Will they report on the science of love, or do they at least clearly convey how relevant research has shaped their thinking and will inform the development of their project? Does their proposal suggest that they will do justice to this science? Might they raise provocative questions or suggest new directions that future research could explore?

Target Audience: Does their target audience align with one or more of the audiences we are targeting through our project? Does it align with our goal to reach underserved or diverse audiences?

Diversity of Perspectives: Will their project amplify diverse voices and perspectives, such as through the point of view it will present and/or the people/sources it will interview and feature?

Reach and Impact: Will they reach a large audience and/or will their project reach an audience that will, in turn, have an influence on many other people? Do they have a clear strategy for reaching that audience? For instance, have they included sufficient funds for marketing, or do they make clear that they (or their organization) has a strong marketing apparatus in place to promote their work?

Capacity for Success: Based on their strengths, qualifications, and track record, and their apparent support from their intended platform/publication, will they be able to deliver on their proposal, with the amount of funds they're requesting? Is there a large risk that their project will not actually be published?

Cost Effectiveness: Does the amount of their grant request seem appropriate, given their project's activities, the volume and form of their output(s), and its potential reach and impact?

Timeline: Will they be able to complete their project, and have it published or released publicly, by February 28, 2027?

Overall Assessment: In light of all of the criteria described above, how strongly do you feel that we should fund this project?

What are the project terms?

Grant recipients will have 18 months to complete their project.

After they receive their grant, they will be paired with a scientific advisor who can point them toward relevant research, help them make sense of that research, and vet the accuracy of their reporting on the science.

Toward the start of the grant period (in October 2025), the GGSC will host a gathering in the San Francisco Bay Area that brings together all of the grantees and scientific advisors. This convening will be designed to help build connections among the grantees and advisors, give the grantees insight into the latest scientific findings on love, enable them to receive constructive input on their project, and help the researchers better understand how to communicate their work to the public.

Before this gathering, the GGSC will host a Zoom call to kick off the project; after the gathering, they will host five additional Zoom calls for the grantees and scientific advisors through the end of the 18-month project period. These calls are intended to help the grantees connect with one another as a group; share updates, insights, and challenges around their reporting; receive ongoing input on their projects from the rest of the cohort; and learn from relevant experts to support the development of their stories.

At the end of the 18 months, all awardees will be required to provide a link to their final piece(s), a brief explanation of how their project has been distributed, reach and engagement metrics to date, and responses to a brief survey, asking them to reflect on their process and their final product. Shortly after this deadline, the GGSC will host another gathering, reuniting the grantees and advisors to see what everyone produced and share lessons learned through the reporting and production process.

The following conditions will apply to all project grants:

Grant recipients will have full editorial control over their final pieces. They will not receive any editorial review or need approval from the Greater Good Science Center.

Grant recipients will not be required to report on love research that was funded by the John Templeton Foundation. In fact, they will have complete autonomy to report on any research they choose-or to not report on any research at all.

The Greater Good Science Center will strongly encourage grant recipients to disclose the source of the funding that has supported their piece when it is published/broadcast/released, noting their affiliation with the GGSC and the Templeton Foundation. This is to provide greater transparency around their work. We suggest (but do not require) a statement along the lines of: This piece was supported by a grant from the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley as part of its "Spreading Love Through the Media" project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation.

What is the timeline?

January 7, 2025: RFP launches and application form opens

March 24, 2025: Applications due (at 11:59 pm PT)

June 11, 2025: Application review process completed, grantees notified

September 1, 2025: Grantees' project period begins

October 22-24, 2025: Grantees convene in Berkeley

February 28, 2027: Grantees' project period ends

What kind of proposals are you seeking?

We want fresh nonfiction media concepts or new reporting that gets people thinking, changes minds, highlights the importance of love and connection in our lives, points the way to new tools and strategies for well-being, and reaches large audiences. Please make it clear in your proposal how your project connects to the science of love.

We expect the print grants to be smaller and the larger grants to support more complex multimedia projects like podcasts and documentaries. A big piece of the grant program is the cohort experience, where grantees will be paired with scientific advisors and meet as a cohort on a quarterly basis over the 18 months of the grant, plus three in-person events in Berkeley. (Travel and lodging paid for by GGSC.) For our previous project, on intellectual humility, grantees said the cohort was one of the most valuable pieces -- even more than the funding.

Would my proposal be a good fit for this grant?

We are looking for fresh nonfiction media concepts or new reporting that gets people thinking, changes minds, highlights the importance of love and connection in our lives, points the way to new tools and strategies for well-being, reaches large audiences, and is clearly connected to the science of love, as we define it. All grant-funded projects must be published by February 28, 2027.

A big piece of the grant program is the cohort experience, where grantees will be paired with scientific advisors and meet as a cohort on a quarterly basis over the 18 months of the grant, plus three in-person events in Berkeley. (Travel and lodging paid for by GGSC.) For our previous project, on intellectual humility, grantees said the cohort was one of the most valuable pieces -- even more than the funding.

Please carefully review the evaluation criteria in the request for proposals (above) to see if you feel you'd be a competitive applicant.

We expect the most successful proposals will involve a fair amount of up-front reporting to identify the narratives, voices, central tension, themes, connection to scientific research, and other elements of nonfiction storytelling that help the reviewers assess the project against these criteria. For example, you could include metrics for your social channels and /or promotion strategy to help us evaluate reach and impact.

How much money should we ask for?

Our evaluation criteria do include the cost effectiveness of the budget, so you would need to propose a content plan and distribution strategy that represent an efficient use of grant funds. From the request for proposals: "Does the amount of their grant request seem appropriate, given their project's activities, the volume and form of their output(s), and its potential reach and impact?"

Can I submit two or more proposals?

We recommend attending the January 28 webinar (or watching the recording) to get a better feel for the types of proposals we're seeking. To learn more, you can register here for the webinar. Afterward, please assess the ideas you have in mind. If both are aligned with our goals and are well-researched and compelling, you are welcome to submit two. However, we should mention that we will not award more than one grant to the same recipient, so submitting two ideas doesn't double your chances of getting a yes.

Is this something I could do in addition to my day job?

Yes, you could pursue a project funded by this grant in addition to your day job, as long as you have sufficient flexibility. We'd want to understand how you'd carve out time to produce the project, engage in the cohort's quarterly Zoom calls and in-person convenings, and ensure the final project reaches a broad audience.

Will you accept book proposals?

Books that will be published before the end of the grant period (February 2027) are eligible for a grant. However, please carefully review the criteria in the request for proposals. We will be considering audience reach, impact, and distribution strategy as we review applications, and an important consideration will be a project the reviewers feel has the potential to reach a large number of people and make a significant impact. If you describe your book distribution and promotion strategy, especially if it involves additional content production, that will help us evaluate your proposal. And as mentioned above, all grant-funded projects must be published by February 28, 2027.

I am located outside of North America. If I have a friend who lives in Canada, the United States or Mexico can I participate with them?

The project lead must be located in North America, because that person will be participating in quarterly Zoom calls and the three in-person events, as well as taking the lead in shaping and producing the content.

Who may I contact with further questions?

Learn more

Website for the GGSC's Spreading Love Through the Media project.

The GGSC's Introduction to Love Research, summarizing studies of what love is, why it matters, how it enriches our lives and communities, and how it can be developed.

We also encourage you to browse articles on love that we have published in our award-winning online magazine, Greater Good, as well as this description of relevant research that our partner the John Templeton Foundation published on their website.

We hope that these resources inspire or enhance your ideas for your project and help you ground your proposal in relevant science.
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For a goal to be effective in driving an organization's performance, it needs to be:

Strategic - It reflects an important dimension of what your organization seeks to accomplish (programmatic or capacity-building priorities).
Measurable - It includes standards by which reasonable people can agree on whether the goal has been met (by numbers or defined qualities).
Ambitious - It's challenging enough that achievement would mean significant progress; a "stretch" for the organization.
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"The Arts . . . belong to all the people of the United States."

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The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is proud to support the nation's arts sector with grant opportunities so that together we can help everyone live more artful lives. The arts contribute to our individual well-being, the well-being of our communities, and to our local economies. As we emerge from the pandemic and plan for the future, the arts are also crucial to helping us make sense of our circumstances from different perspectives.

The NEA is the only arts funder in the United States-public or private-that provides access to the arts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions. Each year, we award thousands of grants nationwide, including grants to first-time applicants.
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The foundation does not make grants to individuals, international charitable organizations that are not qualified in the US or to for-profit businesses.

The foundation does not typically make grants for the following purposes. Requests to fund the following purposes are likely to be denied:

Computers or software,

Audio or video equipment,

Designing and producing videos, kiosks or promotional material,

Music programs or musical instruments,

Gardening programs or equipment,

Physical education programs or equipment,

Recreational programs,

Theater arts or performance arts programs or equipment,

Hospice or old age home programs,

Religious, charter or magnet schools

Individuals for any purpose,

International organizations that do not have a qualified domestic 501(c)(3) representative,

Political lobbying activities or other political purposes,

Voter registration,

Private foundations,

Dinners, balls, or other ticketed events,

Purposes outside of the foundation's funding priorities as listed in the prior section.

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We offer residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds working in one or more of the following disciplines: choreography, film, literature, musical composition, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. You may apply individually or as members of collaborative teams of up to three artists. Peer review is the keystone of our selection process, with different panelists each season. Residencies last from two weeks to two months and include room, board and a studio. There is no fee to come to Yaddo, and we have access grants to help offset the costs of attending a residency.

All artists are encouraged to apply! Generally, those who qualify for Yaddo residencies are either working at the professional level in their fields or are emerging artists whose work shows great professional promise. An abiding principle at Yaddo is that applications for residency are judged solely on the quality of the work. There are no publication, exhibition or performance requirements if granted a residency.

Not only is Yaddo an equal opportunity employer-we will not discriminate against any individual, employee, or application for residency on the basis of race, color, marital status, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, handicap, or any other legally protected status recognized by federal, state, or local law-we strongly encourage applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in arts and culture to apply.

The January 10 deadline is for residencies starting May of the same year, through March of the following year. Applicants receive results by email in mid-March.

The August 1 deadline is for residencies starting November of the same year through June of the following year. Applicants receive results by email in early October.

Late applications are not accepted. All applications must be submitted electronically through the SlideRoom portal, yaddo.slideroom.com. The application portal opens in June for the August 1 deadline and early November for the January 10 deadline.

Artists who are enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs, or who are engaged in completing work toward an academic degree at the time of application, are not eligible.

Artists may apply once every other calendar year. For example, if you applied to a 2022 deadline, you will be eligible to apply again to a 2024 deadline.

Yaddo supports individual artists engaged in the genesis of new, original work. Auxiliary artists such as sound and lighting technicians, musicians, dancers and designers are ineligible to apply.

The criterion for repeat visits is the same as for first visits - the quality of the artist's work. All artists must submit a complete application, including recent work samples.

The nonrefundable application fee is $30. Depending on the discipline, an added fee of $5 to $10 for media uploads may apply. Application fees must be paid by credit card. If the fees represent a barrier to application, please contact our Program Department. Artists are responsible for their travel to and from Yaddo. We have modest access grants available to offset the costs of accepting an invitation. Applications for Access Grants are sent with your invitation.

Residencies vary in length, from two weeks to two months.

Applications are considered by independent Admissions Committees. Membership changes with each application round, and is composed of artists whose work is recognized and esteemed by their peers. Collaborative applications are considered by cross-disciplinary panelists.

Panels consider applications to Yaddo in the following disciplines:

Literature: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, librettos, and graphic novels.

Visual Art: painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, mixed media, and installation art.

Music Composition: instrumental forms, vocal forms, electronic music, music for film, and sound art.

Performance: choreography, performance art, multi-media and/or collaborative works incorporating live performance.

Film & Video: narrative, documentary and experimental films, animation, and screenplays.

Apply to the Admissions Panel that best represents the project you'd like to work on at Yaddo. Apply to only one admissions panel, and in one genre, at a time. Contact the Program Director with any questions.

Small groups (2 to 3 individuals) of artists wishing to work collaboratively are encouraged to apply. Each member of the group will need to submit an individual application under "Collaborative Teams." Work samples must give a clear representation of the nature of the collaboration, preferably via previous work the applicants have undertaken together. Support personnel or interpretative artists, such as computer programmers, instrumentalists, set and lighting designers, and dancers, may not be included in a residency as part of a collaborative team.

Artists who do not have a collaborative history but who wish to be in residence at the same time should apply to the Admissions Panel in their individual artistic discipline, rather than Collaborative Teams. Concurrent dates of residence may be requested.

All references must come through SlideRoom. Please ensure you have a current reference on file before submitting your application. You may inquire here: admissions@yaddo.org.

All application materials, including contact information, work sample, and reference must be submitted through yaddo.slideroom.com. Complete instructions by discipline, including details about the process and requirements, are offered in the SlideRoom portal.

Submit a work sample(s) that reflects the project you will pursue during your residency, and that represents recent, finished work. Work samples may be visual images, video, PDF files or MP3 files, depending on the requirements for your discipline.

Address admissions questions to admissions@yaddo.org. Include your name and discipline in all correspondence. For technical assistance during the application process, contact support@slideroom.com.

Please note: Follow the instructions in Slideroom for your specific discipline, outlined below.

The initial stages of our application review are anonymous. Therefore, we ask that you omit your name from all work sample uploads in the file title and anywhere embedded in the file. Identities are revealed in the later stages of review. More detailed instructions on upload requirements are available in SlideRoom when the portal is open (early November - early January and again early June - early August).

Two writing samples (PDF) in manuscript format are required. One 2-page double-spaced excerpt and a second longer work sample of the same or a different sample. Literature genres include fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, graphic novel, and libretto.

Submit seven digital images (JPG) of visual artwork. Note: The Admissions Committee views images on personal computer screens and a large screen via projection.

Optional: Documentary or elemental video of an installation.

Two separate musical scores (PDF). Recordings of one or both scores (MP3). Audio samples should not exceed 10 minutes. A brief statement (PDF) should be included for works created without a score.

Submit video documentation of up to three excerpts totaling 10 minutes in length. Work samples should be continuous excerpts, as opposed to a trailer. Video links or direct uploads may be included.

Optional: Brief description (PDF) of the performance(s), 250 words or less, including date, location, and major collaborators.

Video or film segment, no longer than 10 minutes.

Optional: Brief description (PDF) of the sample, 250 words or less.

Two writing samples (PDF) of your screenplay are required. One longer sample of no more than 10,000 words or 30 pages and a second two-page excerpt of the same work.

Optional: May include a brief synopsis if necessary.

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The Awesome Foundation $1,000 micro-grants

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The Awesome Foundation $1,000 micro-grants

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Forwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time.

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Where to start on your sustainability journey? With checklists of what to prioritise, guidance for creating environmental policies and action plans, and more.

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Our reading and dialogue with colleagues have sharpened our focus on the unjust distribution of wealth in this country. In solidarity with the groundswell of efforts toward decolonization, we feel compelled to spend down our foundation's assets.

SAF was started with funds inherited from Tony's grandfather, who in the early 1900s bought land and oil rights in Central California, profiting from the state's 19th century genocide of its Indigenous people and dispossession of their land. This land in present-day Kern County, the ancestral home of the Yokuts, Chumash, and other Indigenous people, shares its history with nearly all of California's land: it was stolen from its original inhabitants, who were forcibly removed through murder and enslavement.

We no longer feel entitled to use this money.

We remain deeply connected to and supportive of the creative parent community we have served for the last thirteen years. However, our need to address the source of our funding has brought us to a new resolve.

We are returning the foundation's remaining funds to the communities from which they were taken. We will announce these unrestricted grants -to local tribes, California Native programs, and Native-led national organizations-as they are finalized.

We see this as an expansion of our mission and a shift in how we work for it.

The spirit of sustainability in the name of our foundation calls for approaches that downplay commodification and competition and instead lift up all creative practices. We intend to build community and work for structural reforms which will have a greater impact than our grantmaking ever could. We are developing partnerships with others working for a more equitable, anti-racist future. Ultimately, we hope that capitalism-and the compensatory philanthropy it relies on-is replaced by a more just distribution of wealth.

This work may outlive us, but as parents we have developed great patience, and a deep commitment to the generations to come.

Caroline and Tony Grant

Acknowledgments

We want to thank Justin Laing of Hillombo Consulting for his perceptive comments and close engagement with our work.

The following individuals and organizations have also shaped and informed our thinking. We could not have made this shift without their writing, leadership, provocation, and guidance.

Jeanne Bell, Nonprofit Quarterly, JustOrg Design
Janet Brown, former President/CEO, Grantmakers in the Arts
Felicia Rose Chavez, The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop
Ta-Nehisi Coates, "The Case for Reparations"
Nadia Elokdah, Grantmakers in the Arts
Lisa Hoffman, and the Artist Communities Alliance
YK Hong, Keep Beyond
Toni Jensen, University of Arkansas and the Institute of American Indian Arts
Michelle Lee, The Circle Law Group
Dallin Maybee, Native American Rights Fund
Hope Mohr, Movement Law
Shannon O'Loughlin, Association on American Indian Affairs
Andrew Simonet, Artists U
Eddie Torres, Grantmakers in the Arts
Edgar Villanueva, Decolonizing Wealth, California Truth and Healing Fund

and finally, our colleagues in Grantmakers in the Arts ' Pro-BIPOC Funding Workshops

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Supporting Artists and Writers with Families

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Autistic Community Fellowship | Autistic Voices

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A virtual creative incubator that utilizes community-driven digital and new media art projects to engage, critique and reimagine the relationship between disability and artificial intelligence.

Leonardo CripTech Incubator is an art and technology program for disability innovation. Encompassing labs, workshops, fellowships, presentations, publication, and education, this innovation incubator is a community platform for disabled artists to engage and remake creative technologies through the lens of accessibility. Employing a broad understanding of technologies, including prosthetic tools, neural networks, software, and the built environment, CripTech Incubator reimagines enshrined notions of how a body-mind can move, look, communicate.

Leonardo is seeking a disabled artist to collaborate on leading CripTech AI Lab, one of three thematic foci for CripTech Incubator in 2025-26. The lab will recruit and engage a cohort of emerging disabled media artists to cultivate their practice using artificial intelligence as a creative tool. Grounded in creative access - the understanding and practice of access as a transformative medium - the lab will deploy Leonardo's platforms for reach, recognition, amplification and dissemination.

Lab activities will begin in May 2025 through October 2025, with precise dates and structure to be determined in collaboration with the lead artist and partners.

The Challenge

The rapid development and integration of artificial intelligence into many technical, social, and cultural systems has exposed the technology's intrinsic faultlines. Much deserved critique has highlighted how AI can reiterate existing race and gender biases; this lab will explore the logics of ableism that also underpin many AI frameworks. AI applications, even when designed to be assistive, can sometimes amplify culturally dominant standards of "normal" and "ability." What new paradigms might emerge when disabled creatives contribute to the creation and applications of machine learning? Disabled artists working with AI can help chart a path for algorithmic futures where disabled people's ways of knowing and being are valued.

Invoking the approach of criptech - a practice by which disabled people and communities challenge or dismantle existing technologies and systems, as defined by Hamraie and Fritsch - this lab centers access as a creative practice for redesigning/remaking AI futures.

Recognizing that disability exists across a spectrum and can be amplified by other forms of discrimination, this lab emphasizes intersectional approaches to using AI as a creative medium. We invite exploration of AI in more intimate settings, reimagining AI as a tool for interdependence, and for moving, thinking, and feeling through the world. We are also interested in ways that artists embrace inaccessibility as intrinsic features of AI systems, exploring them as opportunities for creativity and play in the spirit of disability innovation.

The Lab Consists of Five Activity Phases:

Artist Talk: a presentation by the lead artist introducing the participants and the public to their creative practice.

Workshops: A workshop series led by the artist which leverages their specific areaof expertise and may also involve guest speakers, determined in collaboration with Leonardo. In parallel, the topic of disability and AI is explored through frameworks of the arts, the sciences, and community engagement.

Project Development: Participants prototype artworks that apply workshop skills, as well as creative access (captioning, description, etc) for these works. They will develop documentation of their process in an appropriate medium. With the support of a curator/lead artist, participants develop artist statements about these works.

Panel Review and Virtual Exhibition: the lab culminates in a public panel review wherein experts provide feedback on participant project prototypes. Projects are revealed to a wider public audience at a virtual exhibition opening.

Print Publication: Outcomes published in Leonardo journal (MIT Press).

Eligibility

Mid-career or established artists working with new media and/or digital art, with particular expertise or experimentation in artificial intelligence. Experience with artificial intelligence may include machine learning, building datasets and training archives, model tuning, computational linguistics, natural language processing, LLM, genAI. Familiarity with tools such as Tensorflow, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, ChatGPT, RunwayML, etc is also welcome.

Experience with teaching, facilitation, group collaboration, and/or social practice.

Who We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be disabled and/or deeply rooted in disabled community. Leonardo is seeking innovative digital and new media artists who have demonstrated the qualities below:

Collaborative Leadership: Experience facilitating dialogue and leading diverse groups towards collective goals through teaching, workshops, social practice, artistic collaboration, or other outreach activities. Willingness to collaborate with Leonardo stakeholders to develop syllabi sensitive to the ethical and historical dimensions of AI

Cultural Sensitivity & Adaptability: Cultural competency with disabled communities, intersectional, racial justice cultural competency, and/or ethics of AI.

Strong Project Management & Communication Skills: Artists are independent self-starters, familiar with virtual collaboration tools, and responsive to the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Artistic Excellence: A strong record of artistic accomplishments that demonstrate innovative use of digital and new media.

Creative Access: Expertise/experience and engagement with accessibility in artistic and creative contexts.

Social Engagement: Artist has shown a commitment to their communities and have a practice that has addressed social challenges.

Budget

The lead artist will receive a USD $10,000 fee for preparation, facilitation, and reporting, plus an
assigned budget for lab production costs. The final production budget amount is determined
during the project proposal phase and requires Leonardo approval.

Diversity

Leonardo is committed to diversity and encourages applications from BIPOC, women, the
LGBTQIA+ community, and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers
and practitioners from across the spectrum of new media disciplines and methods.

Application Process

You will submit your application on the linked portal, including upload of the following in a single document (doc/docx/pdf) Feel free to use our premade template to assist in your application:

Answers to the following questions, please keep responses around 150-250 words each:

What specifically is compelling you to apply for this opportunity?

List the primary media and material(s) used in your work. For example: code art, virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing, robotics, wearables microcontrollers, video, audio, etc

Describe your experience and creative practice with artificial intelligence.

Briefly describe how you might approach facilitating a virtual new media art/AI workshop including online activities and a group investigation of the issue. Are there any online communication or collaboration platforms you would utilize?

Describe your experience with disability and/or accessibility in artistic/creative contexts. How would you bring this experience to bear on this opportunity?

What do you hope to learn or collaborate on through this process?

Up to 3 work samples either as links or uploads (No more than 5 minutes per sample)

Three References (Name, Title, Organization, Affiliation, Email, Phone Number)

We will also be asking for contact details, a short bio, website, field of study, and social media. This information will be kept internal unless you wish to be included into the Leonardo member directory.

In place of a written document, applicants also have the option of submitting an audio or video response to the questions above and submitting links to work samples separately. Please keep the total time 15 minutes or under and ensure your submission is accessible via a shareable link set to public or viewable to anyone with the link (YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, DropBox, etc.).

Application Deadline: 9 December 2024

If you would like to discuss your ideas about this opportunity, sign up for office hours here. If you have access questions or need assistance please contact criptech@leonardo.info.

CripTech AI Lab is a Leonardo Lab supported by the Ford Foundation.

About Leonardo

Fearlessly pioneering since 1968, Leonardo serves as THE community forging a transdisciplinary network to convene, research, collaborate, and disseminate best practices at the nexus of arts, science and technology worldwide. Leonardo' serves a network of transdisciplinary scholars, artists, scientists, technologists and thinkers, who experiment with cutting-edge, new approaches, practices, systems and solutions to tackle the most complex challenges facing humanity today.

As a not-for-profit 501(c)3 enterprising think tank, Leonardo offers a global platform for creative exploration and collaboration reaching tens of thousands of people across 135 countries. Our flagship publication, Leonardo, the world's leading scholarly journal on transdisciplinary art, anchors a robust publishing partnership with MIT Press; our partnership with ASU infuses educational innovation with digital art and media for lifelong learning; our creative programs span thought-provoking events, exhibits, residencies and fellowships, scholarship and social enterprise ventures.

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The 30th International Symposium on Electronic/Emerging Art invites submissions in the following categories (please see details below): We kindly request you to align your contributions with the theme of ISEA2025, Creators’ Universe.

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ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants provide resources to digital humanities projects contributing to understanding racial and social justice.

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To apply, you need to identify as Black, Asian, Brown and/or part of the Global Majority aged 18 or over and based in the UK. For all other information and tips on making the best application possible - you can find detailed application guidance here.

You can explore the work of our previous grantees here.

First, check out our application guidance to understand what we're looking for.

Then complete and submit a short application form. You can submit it in writing, or upload an audio/video file. Apply here.
Applications are currently closed! Below are the dates for the next round:
We'll be awarding 20 grants per round.

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Please see this page for some other funds to apply to in the meantime.

Have a read of our application guidance which explains how to apply and some top tips.

If you still have questions or have additional needs then get in touch at info@grandplanfund.co.uk

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Immersive Arts is a new funding and support programme for UK-based artists, designed to help them develop their art by using immersive technologies. Artists at all levels of experience are invited to apply, to explore, experiment or expand how they work with this exciting field of practice.

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A brand new funding and support programme for UK-based artists, designed to help them develop their art by using immersive technologies.

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The Grant — Black Immersive Creators Grant

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The Black Immersive Creators Grant is an annual cash award of $10,000 for US-based Black artists who are interested in creating immersive artwork.

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Arts for Autism is a one night annual Broadway benefit where the biggest names on Broadway join performing arts students from around the country onstage at the Gershwin Theatre (home to Wicked). Together they’ll perform, spread awareness, and inspire compassion, kindness, and understanding for those affected by autism.

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We fund specific extraordinary costs integral to the production of new plays that might otherwise make plays difficult or impossible to produce.

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You and your students can access full-length plays and engaging resources, anytime and anywhere, with a platform that is secure, reliable and easy to use.

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Disabled BIPOC Film Collective Financial relief Grant

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Are you submitting for yourself or on behalf of someone else? *

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You must be BIPOC to qualify for these funds

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For now these funds are limited to U.S. residents

Please describe your emergency and financial need *

You might be asked to submit proof later

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Financial Relief Grants — The Disabled BIPOC Film Collective

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The Disabled BIPOC Film Collective has two grants annually, each in the amount of $2500 USD, to grant to two Disabled BIPOC filmmakers who are experiencing a financial emergency that can be related to: hospitalization, unemployment, eviction/pending eviction, and/or health complication that impacts one’s ability to work.

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Red Umbrella Fund makes grants to sex worker-led groups and networks across the world. Although our current funding limits and restrictions do not enable us to make all the grants that we would like to, our aim is to provide core-funding grants in any country of the world.

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Red Umbrella Fund makes grants to sex worker-led groups and networks across the world. Although our current funding limits and restrictions do not enable us to make all the grants that we would like to, our aim is to provide core-funding grants in any country of the world.

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Unrestricted Funds is a grant database for cultural producers and organizations. Interested in an opportunity you see below? Click the button to contact us for consulting and writing services.

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https://maxskansascity.org/

“The Max's Kansas City Project provides emergency funding & resources to professionals in

the creative arts. Individuals who have made their living through their art form either

professionally or personally and demonstrate a financial need for medical aid, legal aid or

housing.” Individuals must reside in New York State. Grant awards are offered in the form of

third-party payments or vouchers

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The Max’s Kansas City™ Project – nonprofit serving the arts and youth communities

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https://www.artistsfellowship.org

“The Artists’ Fellowship provides emergency aid to professional fine artists and their families in

times of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement or unexpected extreme hardship.”

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“The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified artists whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need.” Maximum award is $15,000; average is $5,000.

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The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.

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The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides grants on a rolling basis to artists who “have genuine

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financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic.” They will provide one-year of support

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POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION GRANT

Pollock-Krasner grants have enabled artists to create new work, purchase needed materials and pay for studio rent, as well as their personal expenses. Past recipients of Pollock-Krasner grants acknowledge their critical impact in allowing concentrated time for studio work, and in preparing for exhibitions and other professional opportunities such as accepting a residency.

REQUIREMENTS

Artists can apply to The Pollock-Krasner Foundation by submitting an online application. Requirements for consideration are the application form, a cover letter, a current resume including an exhibition record, and ten digital images of current work with a corresponding identification list. All applications will be promptly acknowledged and considered. Please do not send application forms by mail, fax or e-mail.
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ORGANIZATION GRANT

* THIS AWARD IS NOMINATION ONLY.

Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations that directly engage with artists, such as museums by funding exhibitions and artist residency programs. The Foundation also supports exhibitions and scholarship about Krasner and Pollock artwork.

LEE KRASNER AWARD

* THIS AWARD IS NOMINATION ONLY.

Lee Krasner Awards are given in recognition of a lifetime of artistic achievement to artists with distinguished careers.

POLLOCK PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY

* THIS AWARD IS NOMINATION ONLY.

The Pollock Prize for Creativity honors an outstanding artist whose work embodies high creative standards and exemplifies the impact of art on individuals and society.

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Serving craft artists through emergency relief, preparedness, education + advocacy

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Serving craft artists through emergency relief, preparedness, education + advocacy

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DONATE Severe weather and destructive tornadoes impacted Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. An EF 4 tornado devastated Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where preliminary damage reports estimate that 80-85% of homes sustained severe damage or were completely destroyed.
LEARN MORE APPLY FOR HELP DONATE Following a historically long and intense drought, California experienced heavier rainfall and snowfall during the winter of 2023 than they have in decades. LEARN MORE APPLY FOR HELP DONATE On September 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona, a Category 1 storm, devastated Puerto Rico's southwest coast triggering destructive flooding, mudslides, and an island-wide power blackout. LEARN MORE APPLY FOR HELP Get Help Now + Support for Recovery LEARN MORE Gifts to CERF+ provide direct support to artists in their moments of need and help them get back on their feet after a setback. Make a Donation

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Immersive Arts is a new 3-year UK wide programme aimed at breaking down the barriers for artists of all backgrounds to create and engage with immersive technologies through an inclusive and accessible programme of funding, training, research, and events.

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Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ community is fortunate to have a number of nonprofits advocating in support of diversity, inclusivity and equal human rights for all.

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Since 2017, we’ve awarded more than $500,000 in grant funding—because we can do more good, when we do it together.

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Company Manager, Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $62,000 - $64,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/02/2024

Project Manager
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $80,000 - $90,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/02/2024

Vice President of Artistic Planning and Special Events
Jazz House Kids
Montclair, NJ
Job Description
Salary: $110,000 - $130,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/16/2024

Research Professor - SMU DataArts Research Director
SMU DataArts
Dallas, TX or Remote
Job Description
Salary: $155,000 - $175,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/22/2024

Programming Manager
National Council for the Traditional Arts
Silver Spring, MD
Job Description
Salary: $60,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/25/2024

Audience Services Representative
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $17/hour
Deadline to Apply: 07/26/2024

Development Manager
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $59,000 - $63,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/26/2024

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Drama
The New School
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $114,000 - $124,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/29/2024

Director, Major and Individual Gifts
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $135,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/31/2024

Major Gifts Officer
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $100,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/31/2024

Special Events Manager
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/31/2024

Reservation & Rooms Coordinator
Dramatists Guild Foundation
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $25/hour
Deadline to Apply: 08/05/2024

Experience Build Assistant
Minnestrista Museum & Gardens
Muncie, IN
Job Description
Salary: $40,000 - $42,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/09/2024

Chief Financial Officer
The Atlanta Opera
Atlanta, GA
Job Description
Salary: $140,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/12/2024

Director of Marketing and PR
Young Audiences NJ and Eastern PA
Princeton, NJ (Hybrid)
Job Description
Salary: $65,000 - $80,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/31/2024

Education Director
The 52nd Street Project
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $60,000 - $65,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/31/2024

Chief Financial Officer
Charleston Gaillard Center
Charleston, SC
Job Description
Salary: $150,000 - $175,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/30/2024

Executive Director
Hook Arts Media
Brooklyn, NY
Job Description
Salary: $105,000 - $115,000
Deadline to Apply: 09/30/2024

Executive Director
Textile Society of America
Remote
Job Description
Salary: $80,000 - $90,000
Deadline to Apply: 09/30/2024

President & CEO
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory
Worcester, MA
Job Description
Salary: $225,000 - $275,000
Deadline to Apply: 09/30/2024

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The Pipeline: This Week's Exclusive Opportunities for WOCA Members

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ABOUT THE PIPELINE The Pipeline isa members-only resource that connects WOCA members with potential career opportunities across our network. Among WOCA's core values is the belief that more women of color in decision-making roles only strengthens the arts and culture field.

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2024 Resist Grants & Funding:
The 2024 Grant Cycle application opens January 16th, 2024. The deadline for submission is April 4th, 2024 at midnight EST. Results will be announced on a rolling basis.

Qualifications: You must be a existing or previous grantee of Resist.

Award Amounts: $10,000.00

Rapid Response Fund will accept applications weekly and announce decisions with 14 days of business.

Qualifications: Rapid response is for urgent requests from new and returning grantees for projects including but not limited to events, direct actions, accessibility, mutual aid from 501c3 or fiscally sponsored organizations with Budgets below $150,000. Qualifications remain the same.

Award Amounts: At-minimum $2,000.00

Eligibility Criteria:
For the 2024 grant cycle year, groups MUST BE a current or returning grantee and aligned with Resist in the following ways:

Their work is located within an ecology of social justice organizations. They are aware of how their work fits into a greater whole. Work reflects a clear understanding of purpose and function within movements for social change

Have an intersectional / cross-issue analysis

Work actively against white and Christian supremacy, capitalism, gender, and sexual oppression, and all forms of patriarchy

Are led by those most affected by structural oppression

Resist funds groups that:
Resist.
Groups that organize, base build, engage in direct action, and cultural organizing. Groups organize within communities for structural social and economic change. Groups develop tools for consciousness-raising, including popular education and radical pedagogy development.

Re-imagine.
Groups that actively build new systems that provide alternatives to the ones we're fighting now. These groups live into transformative justice by creating community-based alternatives to dehumanizing or inaccessible institutions and systems. This work might look like: alternatives to policing, urban gardens, cooperative childcare, etc..

Build Resilience.
Groups that are creating through arts and cultural work and all forms of creative resilience building. Groups that are healing through sacred resistance, sustainability, ritual, bodywork, and other embodied healing for communities engaged in the work of liberation.

[Image description: two-column chart; on the left: "ELIGIBLE organizations must: - have an organizational budget under 150k per year, - be based in the US, - be led by those most impacted by intersecting systems of oppression, - be an organization with a 501(c)3 status as determined by the IRS, - be a federally recognized American Indian tribal government or agency or be sponsored by one of the above"; on the right: "We do not fund: - social service or research projects, - legal defense costs or lawsuit projects not directly connected to a progressive organizing campaign, - material aid campaigns, - individuals, - projects whose primary work is outside of the United States, - capital campaigns, capital projects, or endowments, - organizations with access to traditional sources of funding, - other foundations or grant-giving organizations, - organizations with annual budgets over $150,000."]

Have questions about your eligibility? Contact Nicki Kattoura - nicki@resist.org

2024 Grant Application Deadline:

The 2024 Grant Cycle application opens January 16th, 2024. The deadline for submission is April 4th, 2024 at midnight EST. Results will be announced on a rolling basis.

Qualifications: You must be a existing or previous grantee of Resist.

Award Amount: $10,000.00

General Support Grants:

General Support Grants are available for up to $4,000 to support groups who are building movements for justice and liberation and resisting systemic oppression through grassroots/cultural organizing, art-making and resilience building. General support grants are awarded by a panel of previously funded Resist grantees. Groups are funded based on the strength of their overall application. Awards can be used to best meet your group's needs. Groups can only be funded once per 12-month period. There is no limit to the number of times a grantee can receive funds. If a group has been fully funded twice in the past five years, they may apply for a multi-year grant.

Open only to current grantees who meet the above requirements and have been fully funded twice (for General Support and Accessibility) in the past five years. Multi-year funding consists of three years of full funding ($4000), starting with the year the multi-year application is submitted. If you are eligible and would like to apply for a Multi-Year Grant, send us an email so we can provide the access code that you will input into our online application system.
Contact Nicki Kattoura - nicki@resist.org with any questions.

The revolution will be accessible or it's no revolution at all. - Mia Mingus, Access is Love

Resist is committed to supporting projects that enable all people to participate in the movement for justice and liberation. Resist will fund the additional costs of making projects or events more accessible to community members with specific accessibility needs. Accessibility grants are awarded up to $4,000.

Accessibility grants are awarded by a panel of previously funded Resist grantees. Groups are funded based on the strength of their overall application. Awards can be used to best meet your group's needs. Groups can only be funded once per 12-month period. There is no limit to the number of times a grantee can receive funds. If a group has been fully funded twice in the past five years, they may apply for a multi-year grant.

Rapid Response Fund will accept applications weekly and announce decisions with 14 business days.

Qualifications: Rapid response is for urgent requests from new and returning grantees for projects including but not limited to events, direct actions, accessibility, mutual aid from 501c3 or fiscally sponsored organizations with Budgets below $150,000.

Award Amounts: At-minimum $2,000.00

Resist offers Rapid Response Grants for groups and organizations to:

Imagine and Build: for groups seeking financial support with training, consultation, healing, cultural work, conflict resolution, and/or restructuring. Examples include (but are not limited to): developing organizing skills, exploration of new strategies,community-led arts, and culture work, board and staff development, fundraising support, and training, computer, and software training, transformative and strategic planning.

Resist and Respond: for groups seeking to respond to unforeseen and timely political opportunities with organizing and/or cultural interventions. Examples include (but are not limited to) organizing direct action, creative resistance, and travel to protests in response to a call to action.

Apply for a Grant
In order to apply for a Resist grant (all applications must be entered online):

Start the application process for any of our grants here.

You will need to create a user account. You don't have to submit an application, but in order to browse, read the applications, or submit, you must create an account. It should take less than five minutes.

You will see information about our five grant programs and instructions on how to apply.

Please follow instructions online for technical support, and for application support, email Nicki at nicki@resist.org.

Thank you for applying and bravely doing the work that you do! We very much look forward to reading your applications.

Best,

Resource Redistribution Team at Resist
Frequently Asked Questions for Resource Redistribution: We don't have 501c3 status but do have a fiscal sponsor-can we apply?
Yes.
We don't have 501c3 status or a fiscal sponsor can we apply?
No. Although we are finalizing a policy that will allow us to give non-501c3 status groups funding we will make that news available when it is ready.
We received funding in the May Cycle, can we apply for the August cycle as well?
You can only receive grants once a year so if you received a grant in May 2022, you are only eligible to apply again for May 2023. However, if you only received a general support grant in May, you can apply for an accessibility grant in August.

What are your eligibility criteria?
Budget under $150,000
Based in the United States
501c3 status or fiscal sponsorship

Are we a good fit for Resist?
Generally speaking our grant panel evaluates applications based on the following four guidelines:

Work is located within an ecology of social justice organizations. Organization is aware of how their work fits into a greater whole

Work reflects a clear understanding of purpose and function within movements for social change

Have an intersectional/cross-issue analysis. Work actively against white and Christian supremacy, capitalism, gender, and sexual oppression, and all forms of patriarchy

Are led by those most affected by structural oppression

We do not fund the following:

Social service or research projects

Legal defense costs or lawsuit projects not directly connected to a progressive organizing campaign

Material aid campaigns

Individuals

Projects whose primary work is outside the United States

Organizations with access to traditional sources of funding

Capital campaigns, capital projects, or endowments

Other foundations or grant-giving organizations

Organizations with annual budgets over $150,000

Can I apply for a grant for an event or a specific program/strategy/campaign?
No, unless it's specifically tied to accessibility. You are welcome to use General Support funds however you wish, but applications should show the zoom out of the work you do.

Can we get an extension?
This is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you started the application before the deadline please email nicki@resist.org. If you haven't started the application once the deadline passed, you are not eligible for an extension.

We're a new applicant-are we eligible to apply for the multi-year grant?
No. Multi-year grants are only available to organizations that have received funding twice in the last five years with at least one fully-funded grant.

We have received a Resist grant before - are we eligible to apply for the multi-year grant?
Depends. Multi-year grants are only available to organizations that have received funding twice in the last five years with at least one fully-funded grant.

What are the deadlines for grant applications?
Deadline 1: March 3rd, 2023, 6pm EST (Receive funding decision in May 2023)
Deadline 2: June 2nd, 2023, 6pm EST (Receive funding decision in August 2023)
Deadline 3: September 1st, 2023, 6pm EST (Receive funding decision in November 2023) Deadline 4: December 1st, 2023, 6pm EST (Receive funding decision in February 2024)

How many times can we apply for a Rapid Response grant?
As often as needed but if you apply many times in a short amount of time, staff will ask you to apply for the grant cycle instead.

When will we receive funding decisions?
Funding decisions are decided based on what cycle you apply for. i.e. the May cycle receives decisions in May; the November cycle receives decisions in November etc.

When are we getting our check?
E-checks take about 3-7 business days. Please allow 10-14 business days for paper checks.

What is an e-check? Will my bank accept it?
An e-check functions like a regular check. Just print it out and cash it like you would any other check.

Who do we send our report to?
Resist does not require a report. At the end of the day, this is your money and we trust you will use it to bring us closer to liberation. We do, however, want to know the incredible work that you're doing (if you want to share). Please email nicki@resist.org and avry@resist.org if you want to update us!

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Zellerbach Family Foundation - Community Arts

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summaeverythang

community center, inc.

is a community center based in South Central Los Angeles dedicated to the empowerment and transcendence of black and brown folks socio-politically, economically, intellectually and artistically and is a charitable organization exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).

A copy of Summaeverythang Community Center's most recent financial information is available by contacting the organization at summaeverythang@gmail.com

The Summaeverythang Community Center is not currently seeking volunteers as we are keeping the team small due to concerns regarding COVID-19. However, please stay in touch!!

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Summaeverythang is a community center based in South Central Los Angeles dedicated to the transcendence, advancement and empowerment of black and brown folks socio-politically and econotmically, intellectually and artistically.

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The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.
During the Middle Passage, our African ancestors snuck okra onto captive ships to sustain themselves and plant in the new world. Black Diasporic cooking traditions often use the okra plant for its versatility and it is often associated with health, prosperity, and community.

In this spirit, The Okra Project hopes to extend free, delicious, and nutritious meals to Black Trans people experiencing food insecurity.
How Does it Work?
It's actually very simple! Based on individual donations, The Okra Project pays Black Trans chefs to go into the homes of Black Trans people to cook them a healthy and home-cooked meal at absolutely no cost to our Black TGNC siblings. For those Black Trans folks currently experiencing homeless or whose homes cannot support our chef's cooking, The Okra Project has partnered with institutions like Osborne Association and other community spaces to deliver foods.

One Session Costs The Okra Project $90

(Including Chef Pay & Groceries)

To Make That Possible:
18 people could donate $5
9 people could donate $10

6 people could donate $15

3 people could donate $30
1 super generous human could donate $90

In an effort to address community needs at times during breaks we have had to take for capacity and financial reasons, we have developed the #FeedTheSoul portion of our work. This work focuses on producing community efforts, providing resources, and creating affinity spaces that will encourage folks in our community to feed not just their bellies but also their souls.

Thanks to funding by the #Map4Youth grant, The Okra Project was able to create our first Okra Academy. The Okra Academy is a weekend training program taught by our chefs where Black Trans people can learn kitchen basics and recipes to enrich their own culinary lives, as well as prepare them to possibly work as chefs themselves.

In order to address financial and food disparities faced by Black Trans people worldwide, The Okra Project has developed the International Grocery Fund. This is a monthly fundraising effort that allows us to send small $40 grants to Black Trans people anywhere in the world, so they can buy food if they are experiencing emergency food shortages.
Submit to the IGF Here

The Okra Project has many connections with the theatre community and other artistic spaces. We use these connections to provide Black Trans people with completely free opportunities to view performances in some of the most renowned Off-Broadway houses. All attendees receive a chef-prepared prepackaged meal along with their theatre ticket.

During our direct service interim, we developed our #ByOkra series which is a monthly Affinity and Wellness spaces for Black Trans people. Inspired by the sculptural installation, Black Power Naps, the #ByOkraSeries serves to reclaim laziness, idleness, and luxury as power. In a world that is constantly traumatizing our bodies the #ByOkra series is meant to remind Black Trans people of the importance of their relaxation and joy. #BeautyByOkra is for Black Trans Women, #BrothaByOkra is for Black Trans Men, and #SpectrumByOkra is for Black Non-Binary people.

IANNE FIELDS STEWART (they/she)

(Founder, Co-Facilitator)

Ianne is a Black queer nonbinary transfeminine New York-based storyteller working at the intersection of theatre and activism. As a performer, Ianne has worked consistently in productions at NYC venues such as: Joe's Pub, Dixon Place, La Mama, and many more. Ianne can also be seen on Buzzfeed LGBT, GLAAD, Inside Edition, the You Had Me at Black podcast, the #Safewordsociety podcast, Podcast of Color, the Is it Transphobic Podcast, and serves as the cohost of the Topics Include Podcast. In the summer of 2017, Ianne was selected out of over 500 applicants to be one of the 15 US Fellows for Humanity in Action's 2017 John Lewis Fellowship. During this fellowship, Ianne studied and organized with contemporary and historic civil rights leaders in Atlanta, GA exploring the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and its roots in present day social justice movements. Since then, Ianne has developed a theatrical consulting and teaching artist practice which spans from talkback facilitation to teaching artistry to community outreach and organizing. Spaces that have benefited from Ianne's practice include: The Alliance of Resident Theatres, Lincoln Center Theater, MCC Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Heartbeat Opera, Music Theatre Factory, NYC charter schools, and the Rose M. Singer Center on Riker's Island.

NYLA SAMPSON (she/her)

(Financial Advisor (BTSF), Co-Facilitor)

Nyla is a New York-based artist and community organizer who created the Black Trans Solidarity Fund (BTSF) , a reparations group that shifts economic resources into the hands of Black Trans people. Nyla is also a Black, Queer, theatre artist, writer, singer, and community organizer advocating race/gender/food justice. She is an organizer with BYP100, where she serves as the co-Chair of Social Affairs. She is also the Founding Artistic Director of The Black Box Project, a theatre company dedicated to radical and innovative new works by Black playwrights.

NALA SIMONE TOUSSAINT (She/Her/Goddess)

Community Coordinator

Brooklyn born with an Afro-Caribbean background, Nala Toussaint works to advance the social and economic well-being of African Descendants, with an urgent focus on queer, same-gender loving people, transgender, and non-binary people, and ultimately the entire community. Nala Toussaint currently is the TGNB Health Advocacy Coordinator at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. She engages and mobilizes transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) patients and their allies - as well as external community members - to advocate for policies that will expand access to gender-affirming health care and services. In 2017, Nala founded her organization called Reuniting of African Descendants (R.O.A.D) to shape the equitable, personal and collective development, and achievement of African descendants. Each year, her organization seeks to mobilize at least 10 individuals to work collaboratively to transform queer and trans communities in Africa through cultural exchange.

JAMARI THOMAS (he/him)

Bartender

Jamari is Jamaican American raised in Queens, NY. He is a recent graduate from Monmouth University, where he pushed for trans inclusivity on campus and gender neutral restrooms on campus. Jamari is currently a skills coach for the New York Foundling and a part of their Pride Committee. Within the pride committee he aims to create an inclusive and supportive work environment as well as educate the youth and foster parents that they work with about the LGBTQ+ community. In the future Jamari is focused on helping black LGBTQ+ children and survivors of CSA, along with trans community organizing for health & wellness.

Community Shout Out
We wanted to give a special shout out to Kino Cornish who helped us get our community development work off the ground! We are so sad to lose them to other projects but they are always a part of The Okra Project Fam!
KINO CORNISH

(they\them)

Kino is an AfroPinx NonBinary Trans community organizer, whose work highlights strong engagement in uplifting the unsung voices, lived experiences and narratives of marginalized communities. As a Black and Filipinx Queer kid raised by their Filipina mother and grandparents, Kino's core and guiding principle resides at the intersectionality of race, gender and immigration.

Follow Them on Instagram @oldboikino

We also wanted to shout out Marcuz James who helped us launch our residency in Philadelphia and assisted us with social media.

MARCUZ JAMES
(he/him/they/them)

Chef Marcú is what we'd like to call a Jack of all trades, although his inspiration comes from his mothers african traditions. He brings us an array of Soul food , Seafood, and good ole' american faves with a Twist! Marcuz studies theatre and is currently Employed as a Seasonal professional actor at Terror Behind The Walls: Eastern State Penitentiary. America's #1 Haunted House! When he's not cooking or scaring the socks off people for fun , you can catch him singing, directing ,and walking his precious puppy Bea!

Follow them on Instagram: @chef_marcu

Huge shout out to Isa Sanchez who worked as the Community Coordinator after Kino and worked tirelessly to bring food and resources to our community! We are so grateful to Isa for everything they did to support our work and reach the community!

Isa is a queer GNC abolistionist activist and fashion designer who focuses most of their work on TQGnCIA+ justice, black and brown liberation, anti-gentrification, anti-borders, and disaster relief efforts. They are a core member of BashBack, and collaborates to support many other BLM and abolitionist collectives nationwide and abroad.

Follow them on Instagram: @nokq12

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The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them. During the Middle Passage, our African ancestors snuck okra onto captive ships to sustain themselves and plant in the new world.

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Congratulations to all 50 of the 2024 USA Fellows including NACF awardees Sgwaayaans TJ Young (Haida Nation), Kelly Church (Grand Traverse Band Ottawa Chippewa), New Red Order (Adam Khalil [Ojibway],...

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"Honestly, I feel as though no statement I write could be quite effusive enough to express my gratitude not only for being a part of the initial run, but that something of this nature even exists and is accessible in a tangible way. When I applied, I wasn't sure whether it'd actually come to fruition and it happening was a uniquely lovely surprise."

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About the Campaign

__________________________ Providing Emergency Relief Microgrants for NYC Individual Artists and Cultural Workers

In the spirit of coalition and resource sharing, NYC arts and cultural organizations of all sizes come together to grow a joint Cultural Solidarity Fund that provides $500 relief microgrants to NYC artists and cultural workers.

As the only emergency grant of its kind in NYC- CSF's relief provides microgrants to our comprehensive arts community: individual artists, administrators, production staff, custodians, educators, ushers, guards and more), and prioritizies Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrant, disabled, and trans and gender nonconforming individuals who have been most severely impacted by the pandemic.

Applications opened in March 2021 and for one week, and an overwhelming 2,722 applications were received, far outpacing the current funds available. To date, more than 250 organizations and individuals have come together to raise over one million dollars and counting, funding 2010 artists and cultural workers in New York.

After one year since applications had opened, CSF re-surveyed the waitlist requesting an update on their urgency level. As of early 2022, there were still 385 people on the waitlist of funds, with 66.4% in urgency levels 4 and 5 facing housing and food insecurities.

There are currently 225 applicants still on the waitlist for funds. Please help us fund every last applciant in need.

Please help the Cultural Solidarity Fund grant all applicants by making a donation of any size today!

For more information about the Cultural Solidarity Fund, it's coalition of Sponsoring Organizations & Organizing Group, and other ways to be involved in helping our community, please visit our site: www.culturalsolidarityfund.org

#NYCCulturalSolidarity #CultureSupportsCulture #ArtsSupportsArtists

DONATE NOW + JOIN THE CSF COALITION

Receive Logo Placement on CSF Funder's Report $5,000

With a donation of $5,000 or higher, your organizations logo will be included in the Cultural Solidarity Fund's Report to Funders. Thank you! This donation will help provide TEN relief grants of $500 each for TEN artists or cultural workers.

Fundraise

Receive Name Placement on CSF Funder's Report $500

With a donation of $500 - $4,999, your organization's name will be included in the Cultural Solidarity Fund's Report to Funders. Thank you! This donation will help provide TEN relief grants of $500 each for TEN artists or cultural workers.

Fundraise

Receive Name Placement on CSF's Website $10

With a donation of $10, your name will be included on the Cultural Solidarity Fund website. Thank you! This donation will contribute to a relief grant of $500 for artists and cultural workers.

Fundraise

Campaign Activity

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Providing Emergency Relief Grants for NYC Individual Artists and Cultural Workers In the spirit of coalition and resource sharing, NYC arts and cultural organizations have come together to partner with The Indie Theater Fund to build and support the Cultural Solidarity Fund (CSF).

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Heart of Dinner addresses food insecurity, social isolation, and loneliness among Asian American seniors who live in under-resourced and underinvested communities. We do this by delivering care packages of nutritious prepared lunchboxes and fresh produce every Wednesday, lovingly paired with a handwritten and illustrated letter in their native language to bring warmth and comfort.

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Delivering love to Asian elders throughout NYC, one meal at a time.

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Transparency: The Gender Identity Project examines individuals who are exploring and challenging their identity through the social binary construct of gender of male and female.

There is still a lack of visibility of specific identities within the LGBT and TNCQ (Transgender, Non-conforming and Questioning) communities and uncovering these identities will challenge the common stereotypes for what certain identities are expected to look like. It's a powerful statement in visibility and diversity.

The goal is to celebrate and encourage the expansion and public awareness of queer fluid expression. Notions of the nature and definition of gender, narrative, agency and expression and representation are examined.

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Transparency: The Gender Identity Project examines individuals who are exploring and challenging their identity through the social binary construct of gender of male and female. There is still a lack of visibility of specific identities within the LGBT and TNCQ (Transgender, Non-conforming and Questioning) communities and uncovering these identities will challenge the common stereotypes for what certain identities are expected to look like.

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Workshop on Art & Healing with the Inaugural Crenshaw Dairy Mart Fellowship for Abolition and the Advancement of the Creative Economy (CDM-FAACE) Cohort led by CDM Co-founder noé olivas. Photo by Gio Solis.

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Chicago API (Asian, Pacific Islander) Artists United (CAAU) was formed by a collective of Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander artists and art workers in Chicago. We aim to mobilize our networks and practices to create a safe and equitable society for all communities.

CAAU is a proud sibling organization ofChicago Art for Black Futures.

We have come together at this moment in time in 2021, to address anti-Asian sentiment in the United States, both recent and historical - including harassment, discrimination, physical attacks, incarceration and murders. Every single one of us, our families, and our friends have been deeply affected.

We have organized Art Advancing Justice, a virtual fundraiser with 137 works of art and books from 79 contributors available from April 28th through May 22nd, 2021, to supportAsian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago. CAAU is in direct partnership with Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago for this benefit, and is maintaining an ongoing relationship of solidarity beyond this charitable event.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago has been working since 1992, to advance civil and human rights for Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all. They have been providing many services to our immediate communities, including free bystander intervention training, advocacy programs, and civic engagement. Notably,AAAJ nationally, has also been tracking incidents of violence against Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander people and communities through the website:Stand Against Hatred.

We hope you will support our collective resistance against racism and hate, by donating to our cause to receive artwork. Our initial fundraising goal was $5,000, but due to an incredible response and show of heart-warming solidarity from our allies of all ethnicities within Chicago art communities, we have raised that goal to $15,000.
Thank you Chicago, we are feeling the love! Let's make an impact!
Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago has provided a unique donation pageto directly support the organization, to elevate #ArtAdvancingJustice. This is for those that would like to make an additional donation to Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago, in an effort to advance justice even further.
Please note that receiving art for #ArtAdvancingJustice is featured through Chicago API Artists United on caau.net, exclusively.
CAAU will work with the participating artists, writers and advocates to arrange art handling, sales, and shipping through FedEx. At the close of each donation for art work, CAAU will receive 15% to cover art handling costs, either provided to the artist or retained by CAAU, depending on the unique agreement of shipping, handling and delivery of artwork between CAAU and the artist. The remaining 85% will go directly to Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago.

Chicago API Artists United and Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago shares a spirit and vision of fighting against oppression in all forms, extending beyond Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities: our perspective is fixed on an entangled liberation of all marginalized communities. We vow to continue to stand in solidarity with communities beyond our own in an actively engaged manner and attitude. The fight for equity and justice must not waver.

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Chicago API (Asian, Pacific Islander) Artists United (CAAU) was formed by a collective of Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander artists and art workers in Chicago. We aim to mobilize our networks and practices to create a safe and equitable society for all communities. CAAU is a proud sibling organization ofChicago Art for Black Futures.

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Our Impact

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Disability Justice

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Services

The SPM Disability Justice Fund provides nonprofit infrastructure and expertise, including financial management (monthly financial reports, ad-hoc grant reporting, and budget support), donation receipting over $100, and nonprofit readiness and fundraising resources-while shielding multiply marginalized practitioners from state control and systemic discrimination.

Our Model

The SPM Disability Justice Fund is fiscal sponsor. A fiscal sponsor is a 501(c3) nonprofit organization that extends its tax-exempt status to an organization, individual, or group that is doing charitable work related to the nonprofit's mission.

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Disability Chapter

Eligibility

To be eligible for fiscal sponsorship, your work must be:

Led by disabled people of color. We define leadership as at least 50% of your organization's leadership are BIPOC folks with disabilities, i.e., the executive director, management staff, and advisory committee members or governing boards should be represented by a majority of people of color with disabilities

Application :

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Once you're ready to apply, the process is as follows:

Provide financial information

Sign the MOU (agreement)

Interview with a member of the Board of Directors

We are committed to making application materials available in multiple forms and accessible to all. Other accessible application formats include emailed documents, large print, video, or phone transcripts. For the application in alternative formats, please email us at projects@spmdisabilityjusticefund.org.

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Inspired by Stacey Park Milbern, the SPM Disability Justice Fund is a fiscal sponsor for disability justice initiatives led by disabled Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color (BIPOC).

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Igniting the art of progress through resources, tools, education, and technology.

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We are pleased to share a new exhibition by our fiscally sponsored member Adele Shaw Art Studio, "Second Bite: The Wisdom of the Apple." This exhibition presents a large-scale immersive art installation showcasing women and female experiences worldwide and across time. In a compelling demonstration of beauty, power, and meaning, women are celebrated for every age, culture, and activity. Inspired by the iconic logo of the bitten apple, Second Bite is an immersive multimedia masterpiece using nearly 60 Apple computers to present over 13,000 images to provide an intimate experience of eyes-open meditation. Second Bite is open now through June 21, with open hours on Sundays from 12 PM to 5 PM. The show is located at the SF San Francisco headquarters of the Internet Archive, at 300 Funston Avenue. Join them for artists talks every Sunday at 2 PM, as well as their closing reception on July 21.

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Home - Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco

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Intersection for the Arts is a bedrock Bay Area arts nonprofit, established in 1965, that's dedicated to helping artists grow.