Deadline: 18-Apr-23
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is delighted to launch the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) to support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.
The AWAW EAG is funded by Anonymous Was A Woman. The AWAW EAG will support environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply.
Funding Information
- AWAW EAG will distribute a total of $300,000 in funding—up to $20,000 per project.
What Types of Projects are Eligible?
- Projects must be led by a woman-identifying artist
- Projects must have a focus on environmental issues. Environmental art projects that qualify for this program may focus on the following themes, but are not limited to:
- Regeneration
- Eco-social engagement
- Decarbonization as decolonization
- Ecofeminism
- Climate change / climate collapse
- Systems-restoration
- Interspecies relationships
- Natural or built systems
- Recycling and repurposing
- Clean energy production
- Bioplastics
- The funded project or phase of the project must be completed by June 2024
- Projects must have a public engagement component that is free to attend and takes place within the grant term (August 2023 to June 2024).
- Funds may be reallocated as necessary to complete the project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be women-identifying artists
- Applicants must be 18 years or older on or before February 21, 2023
- Applicants must be the project lead, but collaborative projects are eligible and encouraged to apply
- Applicants must have residence in one of the 50 states, a Tribal Nation, a U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline
- Applicants must be a US citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 visa holder
- Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
- Applicants can be past recipients of any of NYFA’s and AWAW’s grant programs
- Recipients of the grant are open to accept additional funds from other donors
- NYFA and AWAW employees, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above cannot apply
Evaluation Criteria
Eligible applications are reviewed and scored by a panel based on the following evaluation criteria:
- Project Clarity and Feasibility
- Environmental Impact and Community Engagement
- Creativity and Artistic Merit
For more information, visit New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).