Overview
Queer|Art|Awards is an initiative of grants, prizes, and residencies providing monetary and other support for LGBTQ+ artists. The programs honor LGBTQ+ artists making significant contributions to queer culture across multiple disciplines.
Active Programs & Awards
- Queer|Art|Prize: Two $20,000 awards for Sustained Achievement and Recent Work—the largest cash grant specifically for LGBTQ+ artists in the US
- Queer|Art Design Grant: Two $10,000 grants for emerging queer creatives in design
- Illuminations Grant: $10,000 annual grant for Black trans women visual artists
- Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant: $6,000 every other year for lesbians making moving-image art
- Eva Yaa Asantewaa Grant: $7,000 for queer women and nonbinary dance and movement-based performance artists
- Robert Giard Grant: $10,000 international grant for emerging LGBTQ+ photographers
- Pamela Sneed Award: $10,000 for Black QAM Mentors and Fellows
Eligibility
Open to LGBTQ+ artists. Individual grant programs have additional restrictions by gender identity, race, discipline, and career stage.
Programs on Hiatus
The Eva Yaa Asantewaa Grant, Robert Giard Grant, and Pamela Sneed Award are currently on temporary hiatus. Queer|Art is actively seeking new funders and partners to sustain them. Contact Río Sofia, QA Executive Director, to inquire about supporting Queer|Art|Awards.
- Who this is for
- Black trans women · Queer women and nonbinary identity · Black queer identity
- Award
- Multiple grants ranging from $6,000 to $20,000: Queer|Art|Prize ($20,000 each for two awards), Queer|Art Design Grant ($10,000 each for two awards), Illuminations Grant ($10,000), Barbara Hammer Grant ($6,000), Eva Yaa Asantewaa Grant ($7,000), Robert Giard Grant ($10,000), Pamela Sneed Award ($10,000)
- Theme
- Grants and awards supporting LGBTQ+ artists across multiple disciplines, with particular focus on under-recognized communities including Black trans women, lesbians, queer women and nonbinary dance artists, and emerging LGBTQ+ photographers.
- Eligibility
- Open to LGBTQ+ artists; individual grants have additional eligibility requirements by gender identity, race, discipline, and career stage.
- Audience
- LGBTQ+ artists; specific programs target Black trans women, lesbians, queer women and nonbinary dance artists, and emerging LGBTQ+ photographers