Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants

Short Description

The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) provides grants of up to $20,000 to environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

Identify as a woman and/or female, including trans women and people of variable gender identities who were designated female at birth
Be 18 years or older on or before the grant deadline
Be an individual artist who is the project lead of the proposed project
- Collaborative projects are eligible and encouraged to apply
- While partnerships with organizations are allowed, organizations themselves cannot apply or serve as the lead applicant
Have residence in one of the 50 states, a Tribal Nation, a U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline
Not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind during the grant term (August 2025 to August 2026)
Not have received an AWAW EAG previously as the lead applicant
- Past recipients of other NYFA and AWAW grant programs are eligible to apply
Not be a NYFA or AWAW employee, member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above

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 AWAW EAG is open to artists in all disciplines. Within the application, you will be asked to select one of the following disciplines that best reflects your creative practice today:

Craft/Textiles (including: Ceramics, Glass, Wood, Metal, Fiber, and Mixed Media)
Choreography/Dance (all forms)
Community Arts
Design/Architecture (Environmental and Functional Design)
Digital/Electronic Arts (works where technology is an essential element of the work’s creation)
Folk/Traditional Arts (works of traditional Folk Art and creative and cultural expressions)
Interdisciplinary Work (integrate knowledge and methods from different disciplines within a single piece or body of work)
Literary Arts (including Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting, and Screenwriting)
Music/Sound (Composers working in any and all styles of music)
Theater/Performance (including Directing, Live Action, and Puppetry)
Video/Film (all forms)
Visual Arts (including: Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Drawing, and Sculpture)

Submission Requirements

Lead Applicant Information
Artist/Collective Information
Project Information
Project Milestones
Project Timeline
Environmental and Social Impact
Public Engagement Plans
Target Audience & Outreach Strategy
Project Budget
Work Samples
Supplemental Materials (Optional)
Artist Bios/Resumes
Letter of Commitment or Interest/Permits

How to Apply

Online Application

Program Benefits & Awards

For the 2025 cycle, the program will distribute over $520,000 in funding. This more than doubles the yearly funding since AWAW EAG’s inaugural year, offering more artists the opportunity to have their projects funded.

Entry Fee

None

Location

New York City, United States

Timeline

Application Deadline: 15 April 2025

Website Link: https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/anonymous-was-a-woman-environmental-art-grants/

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