Deadline: 5-Jan-23
Nominations are now open for the Creative Power Award, a small grants programme designed to support creators working at the intersection of art and social justice.
The Creative Power Award was founded in 2020 by Rachel Hills and Simon Moss, two Australian culture creators in New York City. They got their start as volunteers and hobbyists, scrapping their way through early ideas, and they know how much of a difference it makes when you have a little bit of extra funding – and when you know that somebody believes in your work.
Benefits
- Winners receive:
- Up to $2000 USD / $3000 AUD in funding.
- Monthly group mentoring sessions with fellow award winners, facilitated by Creative Power Award co-founder Rachel Hills.
- Access to online group for award winners past and present.
What they Support?
- Creative Power Award prioritises support for creative cultural ideas that create dialogue, shift perceptions, and drive social change. The format is up to you: your project could be written, visual, film, audio, theatre, or something else entirely.
- Winners will demonstrate to them how they best meet all the priorities of Creative Power Award against the following assessment criteria about:
- The project
- Social Purpose: Winners will address a specific and pressing issue in society where change is needed, and show how the project will make a difference.
- Creativity: Winners will demonstrate how the chosen medium tells a story about the social issue and how it enhances potential for social change.
- The creator
- Game changing: Winners will explain how the grant money will enable them to complete the project, as an emerging artist. You will also explain how access to coaching and the Creative Power Network will help you.
- Track record: Winners will show direct experience creating and distributing similar projects, and how you will use this to ensure this project is successful.
- Distribution plan: Winners will provide a clear project distribution plan showing how you will ensure the world engages with your chosen social issue through their creation.
- The project
Eligibility Criteria
- Every applicant must meet all three eligibility criteria set out below:
- Creative Power Award only supports emerging creators. Side hustles, volunteers, freelancers are all welcome to apply. Do not apply if you are a salaried professional running a project as part of your paid day job, or if you are a creator making a full-time living from your art.
- Your project must be incomplete as of 31 December 2022. You must commit to completing your project by 31 December 2023.
- You must be based in the USA or Australia.
For more information, visit Creative Power Award.