CIMAM launches an international call for travel grant applications to attend the CIMAM 2023 Annual Conference in Buenos Aires.

  
CIMAM’s 2023 Annual Conference will be held from 9-11 November 2023, hosted by the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Argentina. CIMAM will award over 50 travel grants to attend the CIMAM 2023 Annual Conference, titled ‘The Co-Creative Museum: Social Agency, Ethics, and Heritage’.

  
CIMAM Travel Grants aim to support the curatorial and research development of applicants through their attendance at the Annual Conference, where the most current concerns on contemporary art practices are being discussed.

Grants are addressed to modern and contemporary art museum directors and curators, researchers, and independent curators whose field of research and specialisation is contemporary art theory, collections, and museums. Partner organisations set the eligibility for their supported grants – see the CIMAM website for the full list.

A grant covers conference registration (includes access to all conference sessions, lunches, dinners, refreshment breaks, access to organised visits, and coach service to and from planned visits during the 3 conference days), **round trip economy flight tickets**, four nights of accommodation in one of the hotels recommended by CIMAM, membership of CIMAM for the period awarded.

Travel Grants to CIMAM Buenos Aires 

**Queer|Art** is pleased to open applications for the fourth annual **Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists.** Developed and named in partnership with **Mariette Pathy Allen**, **Aaryn Lang,** and **Serena Jara**, this $10,000 grant, awarded to draw attention to an existing body of work, sheds light on the under-recognized contributions of Black trans women visual artists and provides critical support to their continuing work. Winning artists will receive additional professional development resources and further guidance to bolster their creative development in the field. 

The Illuminations Grant is made possible entirely through support provided by visual artist Mariette Pathy Allen, whose body of photographic work over the last forty years has been squarely focused on expanding cultural consciousness around gender and transformation. The development of this grant was stewarded by consultant and writer Aaryn Lang, working in collaboration with Mariette Pathy Allen, Serena Jara, and Queer|Art. 

“The Illuminations Grant not only highlights the lacking representation of Black trans women in the visual arts,” says Lang, “but also seeks to confront the systemic barriers that deny them artistic opportunities and a sustainable craft. By supporting this grant, Mariette Pathy Allen challenges herself and the art industry to see Black trans women as more than mere subjects, while forging a new pathway for visual artists within this community to thrive.” 

  
**The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists**, a $10,000 grant, supports visual artists who are self-identified Black trans women and trans femmes. This new grant is made possible entirely through support provided by visual artist Mariette Pathy Allen with key consultancy by Aaryn Lang. This year, Mariette Pathy Allen has decided to expand the grant to further recognize finalists for their artistic achievements. Queer|Art is pleased to announce that the grant will also provide a **$1,250 award to four distinguished finalists.**

The llluminations Grant is administered through Queer|Artwith a rotating panel of judges, each of whom will conduct a studio visit with the winning artist as part of the award’s focus on supporting creative and professional development. Judges for the 2023 grant cycle include **Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Lauren Haynes, and Jade Kuriki Olivo (Puppies, Puppies).** Queer|Art staff will also provide the winning artist with consultations and further access to many of the tools they have developed in conjunction with the organization’s cornerstone creative and professional development program, Queer|Art|Mentorship. 

Qualified artists must be self-identified Black trans women and trans femmes working in visual art and based in the United States. **Applications are open March 31, 2023-July 12, 2023**.

**For questions**, email Queer|Art Awards Manager, Dani Brito at dbrito@queer-art.org.

**The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists**, a $10,000 grant, supports visual artists who are self-identified Black trans women and trans femmes.

  
Queer|Art is pleased to announce that the grant will also provide a **$1,250 award to four distinguished finalists.**

Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists

African Crossroads is a Pan African network that is inspired to collaborate to engage seasonally, critically reflecting and acting together on emerging issues across the continent. African Crossroads aims to tap into Africa’s vast potential and thrives on collective intelligence, cooperative action, and experimentation to positively shape the future of African societies.

Collaboration grants are intended to support and develop peer to peer learnings and skills exchange among creatives and tech entrepreneurs. Proposals are invited that contemplate collaboration and other forms of partnerships that will increase knowledge and capacities to achieve more together than each can accomplish alone.

The programme can award **collaboration grants of up to 25,000 EUR** to organisations and individuals, multidisciplinary hubs, and collectives that are working across arts practice, culture, heritage and technology to collaborate and deliver projects that speak to the following:

* The production of works that aim to build connections, and partnerships across North, East and Southern African countries.
* Project proposals that seek to share knowledge with wider groups and communities to exchange ideas.
* Project proposals that propel digital innovation and practice
* Projects that offer diversification of dialogue, debate and dissent in society referring to history, memory, challenging pre-dominant narratives and media in different disciplines.
* Projects can take the form of regional exchanges, exhibitions, installations, dialogues and production and presentation of new work across all creative art forms including music, literature, film and audiovisual, to be presented at the annual African Crossroads showcasing event in October 2023.
* Projects that focus on the following audio and visual disciplines: graphic design, fashion design, comics, cartoons, animation, comedy, satire, poetry, slam poetry, spoken word, storytelling, music, rap, hip hop, DJ-ing VJ-ing, radio shows, radio series, TV show, TV series, online TV show, TV series, sculpture (objects), vlogs, visual art (painting, drawing, printmaking, digital art), photography, feature film, documentary, mixed media, installation, performance, short film, video, virtual reality, and videogame.

Thematic areas of focus: 

* Creative solidarity and interconnection.
* Responsibility and accountability of climate justice in Africa.
* Why popular cultural expressions matter: influences on gender and feminism.
* Creative expressions: challenging exclusionary beliefs and embodying new narratives.
* African Futurism: creating the Africa we want.

  

The programme can award **collaboration grants of up to 25,000 EUR** to organisations and individuals, multidisciplinary hubs, and collectives that are working across arts practice, culture, heritage and technology to collaborate and deliver projects.

Hivos: African Crossroads Collaboration Grants

Jazz Road Tours supports **small, three- to six-site tours** at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre.

This artist-centric grant program—designed to support approximately 50 tours each year—is made possible with funds from the Doris Duke Foundation with additional support from the Mellon Foundation.

  

**Award Amount**

Grant amounts generally range from **$5,000 to $15,000**.

**_Note:_** _Grant funds are taxable. Grantees must comply with all applicable city, state, and federal laws when reporting grant income._
  
  

JAZZ ROAD TOURS

Here at Filmed by Bike, we have long had a focus of carving out intentional space for positions of power, prominence and celebration for Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color (BIPOC), and for women. We spend eight months of the year digging into the far reaching corners of the internet in search of the world’s best bike movies.

You know what we’ve learned over the years? The world is dreadfully devoid of films created by or about BIPOC cyclists.

That’s not to say the films aren’t out there, it’s just to say they are rare and precious gems – the quantity of which does not reflect the population of people who are passionate about riding bikes.

We know there are many barriers to filmmaking, and funding is a huge barrier. So we decided to do our part to help bring more representation to the world of bike movies. We hope you’ll join us by applying for a grant, spreading the word about this program, and making a donation today.

  

* We provide grants of $1,500 per filmmaker

  

BIPOC Filmmaker Grant

Artist Trust is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Washington State artists thrive. Recognized as a national model for direct funding and professional development for working artists, we have invested over $15 million in individual artists since our founding in 1986\. We view our mission to support and encourage artists working in all disciplines in Washington State through a lens of racial and geographic equity, actively working to ensure that artists from all backgrounds and Washington State geographies are reached through our services. 

  
ABOUT GRANTS FOR ARTISTS’ PROGRESS 2023 

Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP) are unrestricted project-based grants of $1,500 for artists working in all disciplines across Washington State who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) residing in King County, and artists of all backgrounds residing outside King County. This current iteration of GAP is a three-year pilot with the goal to make strategic investments in artists from backgrounds and communities most deeply impacted by the pandemic, who have also historically received less funding and resources from Artist Trust. This includes artists residing outside of King County and artists who identify as BIPOC. If you do not currently fit the scope of this year’s GAP, we welcome you to take a look at our other funding programs and opportunities. If you have feedback you would like to share to inform future GAP cycles, email info@artisttrust.org. 2023 GAP is made possible thanks to Artist Trust’s community of donors. No public funds are used towards this program. Deep appreciation to participants in our statewide artist focus groups, the Artist Trust Strategic Vision and Stewardship Committee and Racial Equity Committee, Board of Trustees, and staff. 

  
SYNOPSIS 

Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP), are unrestricted project-based grants of $1,500 for artists working in all disciplines across Washington State. In 2023, Artist Trust will support artists who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) residing in King County, and artists of all backgrounds residing outside King County. In 2023, Artist Trust will award 65 GAPs to be distributed to six regions across Washington State: East, North Central, Puget Sound, South Central, West, and King County. 

Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP), are unrestricted project-based grants of $1,500 for artists working in all disciplines across Washington State. In 2023, Artist Trust will support artists who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) residing in King County, and artists of all backgrounds residing outside King County. 

GRANTS FOR ARTISTS’ PROGRESS

This initiative aims to encourage the highest possible public engagement with contemporary and future societal issues. It is open to young people and adults, artists, academics, interdisciplinary research groups, associations, NGOs, schools, and anyone else who is interested.

Applications may be submitted in English or French.

A prize of $20,000 for participants ages 25 and younger

A prize of $20,000 for participants over age 25

 Which social contract for the 21st Century?

Creatives across Wales and France are invited to apply for grants from the new Wales in France Cultural Fund. A key part of the Welsh Government’s Year of Wales in France 2023, the £100,000 grant programme is available to artists and creative organisations to collaborate across the two countries.

Delivered by the British Council in partnership with Arts Council of Wales / Wales Arts International and the Welsh Government, the Fund is designed to spark new and refresh existing connections between Wales and France, supporting collaborations that build long-term relationships among artists, creative practitioners, and arts and cultural organisations.

The Year of Wales in France has put a spotlight on Welsh culture, language and identity, and the new Cultural Fund will support creatives to make the most of stellar global events including the Rugby World Cup and the Paris Summer Olympics. The Year of Wales in France will run until March 2024.

**The organisers anticipate awarding two grants of £30k and three/four smaller grants of between £5-10k.** 

Wales in France Cultural Fund

  
The Circ Artist Grant is open to emerging, mid-career, and professional artists in an international open call.

The Circ Artist Grant provides unrestricted funding to artists with a demonstrated commitment to their artistic work. Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $1000 each to enhance and further their creative practice.

Artists are some of the most resourceful, multi-skilled individuals. You not only create important work but also manage marketing, financial management, grant writing, and administrative duties, on top of trying to live a life and manage home and family needs.

Circ Artist Grant believes that artists deserve to be paid for all aspects of their work, which is not limited to creating the actual art. Circ Artist Grants are unrestricted, allowing artists to have some financial breathing room to place their time and energy where they best see fit.

The Circ Artist Grant provides unrestricted funding to artists with a demonstrated commitment to their artistic work. Two artists per grant cycle are awarded $1000 each to enhance and further their creative practice.

  

CIRC ARTIST GRANT - SUMMER 2023

**Applications are now open!** The Design Love Grant is for 60 hours of design services from Moon Food Studio (value = $3000) This is NOT a cash award and the grant is not transferable. The award can be used for help building a website, a logo, branding, community outreach, printed materials, packing design, photo compositing or illustration.

Our mission is amplifying the creativity of artists, arts organizations, and craftspersons; the voices of under-represented communities; and the brilliant ideas of others-centered, everyday visionaries making local and global positive change.

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