open call: microgrants 2025

For nearly 30 years, Rhizome has supported digital art that has helped to shape contemporary conversations about technology and culture. In an era of platform monopolies, algorithmic manipulation, and AI-generated content, artists have become essential voices in debates about digital rights, community ownership, and technological futures. They're not just creating objects for gallery walls, but participating within an expanded understanding of artistic practice.

Submissions will be reviewed by a combination of rhizome staff and an extended panel of guest jurors: Francis Tseng, Constant Dullaart, Hundred Rabbits, and Claire L. Evans. In addition to receiving funding, awarded grant recipients will have the opportunity to present work to fellow artists and community members, as well as receive feedback for in-progress work. Select awardees are considered for rhizome programming, exhibitions, and potential inclusion in ArtBase, rhizome’s archive of digital art.