Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists (United States)

Deadline: 30-Aug-20

The Queer|Art is pleased to introduce The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists.

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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 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.”

Winning artists will receive additional professional development resources and further guidance to bolster their creative development in the field.

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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.

The Illuminations Grant is administered through Queer|Art with 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. 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.

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Eligibility Criteria

Qualified artists must be self-identified Black trans women and trans femmes working in visual art and based in the United States.
For more information, visit https://www.queer-art.org/illuminations-grant