ILLUMINATIONS PROFESSIONAL

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Work samples (12 samples maximum, details below)Ĭhoose from any of the following formats to upload work samples that best represent your practice. One short essay question on Artistic PracticeĢ references that can speak to your practice What information does the application require?Ĭontact info, narrative bio, and headshot Applications are open March 31, 2023-July 12, 2023.įor questions, email Queer|Art Awards Manager, Dani Brito at OPEN - MARCH 31, 2023 Qualified artists must be self-identified Black trans women and trans femmes working in visual art and based in the United States.

ILLUMINATIONS PROFESSIONAL

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. Judges for the 2023 grant cycle include Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Lauren Haynes, and Jade Kuriki Olivo (Puppies, Puppies). The llluminations 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 is pleased to announce that the grant will also provide a $1,250 award to four distinguished finalists. This year, Mariette Pathy Allen has decided to expand the grant to further recognize finalists for their artistic achievements. This new grant is made possible entirely through support provided by visual artist Mariette Pathy Allen with key consultancy by Aaryn Lang. 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. 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 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.

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 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. Winning artists will receive additional professional development resources and further guidance to bolster their creative development in the field. 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. Queer|Art is pleased to open applications for the fourth annual Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists.