Deadline: 31-Aug-20
The Minnesota Street Project Foundation invites Black artists and curators working in California to create or curate artwork(s) for an exhibition as part of its grantmaking programs to help address the systemic racism in the art world.
This grantmaking program is administered by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, a nonprofit organization that operates as a catalyst expanding Minnesota Street Project’s mission to retain and strengthen the Bay Area’s contemporary art community. Furthering the multi-faceted Project—innovative in both design and purpose—the Foundation broadens the base of direct financial support to the arts and creative process.
Funding Information
- Five $10,000 grants to California Black artists or curators to create or curate artwork(s) for an exhibition specifically for this award.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artist applicants must be:
- a practicing Black artist with at least 3-5 years of professional experience (e.g., exhibitions, sales, or publication)
- a California resident working in an artistic discipline(s) (e.g., visual arts, media arts, or multidisciplinary works)
- proposing never exhibited artwork(s), at least one work made or in progress from 2020, and other works completed within the last five years.
- Curator applicants must be:
- a Black curator with 3-5 years of professional experience producing scholarly curatorial projects (e.g., exhibitions or publication)
- a California resident
- reflecting the true diversity of the contemporary art field in their curatorial work
- proposing an exhibition never displayed.
For more information, visit https://minnesotastreetproject.org/grants