I’d like to start a thread for black/ POC artist grants, fellowships and opportunities in 2021. Let’s step into some opportunities for the new year. If you have any, add below.

The Harpo Foundation Artist Grant: opens February 2021.

http://www.harpofoundation.org/apply/grants-for-visual-artists/

The Harpo Foundation was established in 2006 to support emerging visual artists. The foundation seeks to stimulate creative inquiry and to encourage new modes of thinking about art.

A Studio In The Woods

The Studio in the Woods seeks Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, people of color. “Writers will receive a stipend of $5,000, a 6-week residency at over 18 months”. http://www.astudiointhewoods.org/ 

This one is due January 9th,2021! #writers get on this one!!

The Tulsa Artist Fellowship.

Due January 15th, 2021!

http://tulsaartistfellowship.org/about-us 

For a community of artists in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The fellowship comes with $40,000 stipend over two years, a fully subsidized private studio space in Tulsa, and more.

@sogalventures has an amazing grant that empowers black women entrepreneurs!

Rolling basis for up to 10k of funding.

The NALAC Fund for the Arts is the only national grant program intentionally investing in Latinx artists and nonprofit arts organizations in the United States.

Opens summer 2021. https://www.nalac.org/grants/nalac-fund-for-the-arts/

https://www.sustainableartsfoundation.org/awards/ 

Grant cycle opens up February 2021. The Sustainable Arts Foundation supports artists and writers with children. We make annual unrestricted cash awards to individuals; at least half of these awards are made to applicants of color. 5k in awards!

The Hillman Grad mentorship program! Applications due on January 10th.

http://hillmangrad.com/mentorship-labs 

Founded by the goat @LenaWaithe .

Let’s not forget initiatives like @_MadeInHerImage and @startwith8hwood