To empower, center and invest in aspiring Black voices within art and design, Instagram is debuting the 2022 #BlackVisionaries program together with the Brooklyn Museum. As part of this debut, they are awarding $650,000 in grants to Black artists, Black designers and Black small businesses.
Donor Name: Instagram
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/29/2022
Size of the Grant: $650,000
Details:
For the last three years, they’ve collaborated with the Brooklyn Museum and Antwaun Sargent (writer, curator & #BlackVisionaries Creative Chair) to uplift and support historically excluded creative voices. And today they work together to uplift, center and invest in Black voices and organizations working in art and design.
Last year, the #BlackVisionaries program awarded five Black designers, including a Black-led small design business, $205,000 in grants. This year, they will award 10 #BlackVisionaries grants in partnership with the Brooklyn Museum. This includes five $100,000 Visionary Small Business Grants for Black-led organizations in the US focused on design.
With the support of Meta Open Arts, they’re also awarding five $30,000 Emerging Visionary Grants for individuals focused on art and design based in the U.S.
Funding Information
They will award 10 grants totaling $650,000 to emerging Black artists and designers between the ages of 18 and 35 and small organizations no more than 10 years old. Five grant awards of $100,000 will be given to small businesses and nonprofits focused on design, and five grant awards of $30,000 will be given to artists and designers pushing culture forward by telling stories in experimental ways.
Eligibility Criteria
If you are a Black-identifying artist or designer between the ages of 18 and 35, or a Black-identifying leader of a small design business no more than 10 years into its practice, they encourage you to apply.
For more information, visit Instagram.