Ikigai Journal #036
Show, Don't tell
Greetings everyone,
To put it simply, we believe in championing emerging artists and supporting creativity in all mediums. Taking inspiration from the old maxim “Show, don’t tell”, check out at the selection of opportunities we have curated for you this week.
You aren’t alone, there is a universe of organisations that want you to successfully create your most ambitious ideas.
Check out our Inspirational featured Artist Ricardo Edwards
Until next week.
Solomon O
Editor
The White Pube Writers Grant
Arts | Up To £500 | Ongoing
Grants of up to £500 are available to support either individual newbie writers or collectives in the UK to cover time to write, books, web hosting, printing, subscriptions, research, development, travel, or even just money to fund life expenses and rent. The White Pube’s ‘’Writers Grant’’, funded by Creative Debuts, will support a different working class writer based in the UK once every. Read more and apply here.
Artwork Archive's Art Business Accelerator Grant
Visual Arts | £2,500 | 14th May 2021
The Art Business Accelerator Grant aims to bridge the gap between creative fulfilment and financial stability by providing funding and resources during a pandemic in the arts. This is open to both emerging and established visual artists who are actively working to improve their communities and/or address community issues directly through their work. The grant provides unrestricted funds with expert guidance to ease the growth process and gain confidence. Artist must be 21 and over with a proven track record of at least two years is required. Proposals from professional artists worldwide are welcome. Read more and apply here.
Cob Gallery Residency Programme
Visual Arts | Residency & Exhibition | 11th April 2021
Cob Gallery has launched a new residency programme to mark their ten-year anniversary in collaboration with HOME and PLOP. Cob aims to support artists at the very beginning of their career by providing studio space in the heart of London, artistic support, and a final exhibition. Residents will receive a stipend and materials budget. The category of artists and the length of residency are different between the collaborators. Read more and apply here.
The Hopper Prize
Visual Arts | Various up to $3,500 | 18th May 2021
The Hopper Prize open call to international artists by creating new relationships between artists, curators, writers, and collectors in addition to providing unrestricted cash awards to artists. This is a merit based grant offers twice a year. Artist must be over 18 at the time of application. There is a non-refundable $40 application fee. Read more and apply here.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation (PKF) Grant
Visual Arts | up to $30,000 | Ongoing
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides financial resources to emerging and established artists internationally to help them focus on creating new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses. This grant is open for all and application can be made throughout the year. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces. Read more and apply here.
Crafts Council: The Crafting Business programme for makers
Visual Arts | £2,500 | 31st March 2021
Crafts Council support craft makers and businesses to help them grow in the UK, through training, mentoring, advice and by showcasing makers through their network of over 700 craft makers from across the UK with an array of benefits. Crafting Business is a free training programme value of £2,500 for selected 26 makers. They will also be offered a two-year membership for the price of one year. Application has to submit through ‘’Survey Monkey Apply’’ (an online application platform). Free short advice sessions are available, between 1 – 31 March; which can be booked through the Crafting Business opportunity on Survey Monkey Apply. Read more and apply here.
Call for Entries: Fourth Jerwood/Photoworks Awards
Visual Arts | Up to £32,000 | 12th May 2021
The fourth national Jerwood/Photoworks Awards seek proposals from outstanding artists using new approaches to photography. The Awards are a collaboration between Jerwood Arts and Photoworks, supported by Official Print Partner Spectrum Photographic. Two winners will receive a £15,000 cash prize each with a full package of support from Jerwood Arts and Photoworks to create new work over a 12-month period. Read more and apply here.
The 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
Visual Arts | Up to $10,000 & Exhibition | 17th July 2021
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts in all static mediums and all styles internationally. The art prize recognises the most skilled, creative and unique contemporary artists within their category, as well as one extraordinary overall winner. They will share in over US$45,000 worth of cash, services and product prizes. There is an entry fee of US$40 per entry. Read more and apply here.
The Change Lab National Research Fellowships: Racial Justice in Public Art
Social Impact | $5,000 | 1st March 2021
The Change Lab National Research Fellowships aim to place a critical eye on public art policies, funding, and processes across the country to understand their connection to and ability to challenge the most pressing issues of our time – racism as a public health crisis, indigenous invisibility, rural isolation, welcoming and belonging, collective trauma, and more. In this three month long fellowship, fellows are required to commit to 200 hours from their home base conducting in-depth research, analysis, and synthesis, and making suggestions on public art policies, programs, and practices as related to the research topic. Read more and apply here.
Awesome Foundation Grant
Social Impact | Up to $1,000 | Ongoing
A micro-granting organization, funding “awesome” ideas, The Awesome Foundation set up local chapters around the world to provide rolling grants of $1000 to “awesome projects.” Each chapter defines what is “awesome” for their local community, but most include arts initiative and public or social practice art projects. Read more and apply here.
Exhibition Opportunity at The Old Red Bus Station, Leeds
Social Impact | 12th April 2021
Project REBOOT is reaching out to anyone with a connection to Leeds, who would like to publicly exhibit their re-designed government Covid poster with a new positive message. All accepted posters will be printed and displayed on the Old Red Bus Station in Leeds, turning the venue into a huge message board to support the city to come out of lockdown within the months of April - June 2021. Both post and digital submission can be made from 1 up to 5 posters. Read more and apply here.
Global Innovation Fund
Social Impact | Up to $15M | Ongoing
The Global Innovation Fund works with mission-aligned development agencies by providing grant, debt and equity financing to help the most promising entrepreneurs test, adapt, and improve their business model and innovations so they can attract commercial capital, or scale through public sector channels, and reach millions of people throughout the developing world. The application required to go under a strict due diligence process to get accepted. Read more and apply here.
International co-production funds
Film | --- | 31st July 2021
The Creative Europe programme provides opportunities for funding to facilitate international co-productions and to strengthen the circulation and distribution of audio-visual works supported at the production stage. The organization must be active in the field for at least 12 months. Note: Individuals cannot apply for this grant. Read more and apply here.
Fiscal Sponsorship - Women in Film & Video
Film |Financial, Legal Oversight & Fees | 26th April 2021
The WIFV provides limited financial and legal oversight for a non-commercial project initiated independently by a filmmaker. To make an application, WIFV membership is must irrespective of any gender. There is a non-refundable Application Fee of $50. An administrative fee of 7% for all grants and charitable donations will be changed from any sponsored projects. Read more and apply here.
New Perspectives Fellowship - Doc Society
Film | Up to $45,000 | 10th May 2021
New Perspectives Fellowship is a two year artist development programme which combines key project funding, mentorship, and in-depth impact strategy to provide holistic support to the director at every level for any underrepresented group regardless of their gender, sexuality, race, regions, mixed-abilities and class based on US. Read more and apply here.
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund
Creative Arts | Up to $5000 | Ongoing
The Community Fund supports many creators of visual digital work by hiring them each month for Adobe-commissioned projects between US$500 and US$5000 depending on time of year and company focus. The work might include from writing and recording a tutorial to making a video to creating commissioned artwork for use in an application or on social media. Read more and apply here.
The Sundance Institute | Stars Collective Granting Fund
Film| Up to $10,000 | 16th July 2021
2021 Stars Collective Granting Fund partnered with The Sundance Institute offers unrestricted and non-recoupable grants to diverse filmmakers; especially BIPOC and women; working in nonfiction and fiction who are currently receiving creative and tactical support through development, pre-production, production, post-production, and self-distribution. Applications required going through a multistage review to be successful. Read more and apply here.
The Miller / Packan Film Fund
Film| Up to $25,000 | 15th May 2021
The Miller / Packan Documentary Film Fund provide grants to feature-length non-fiction projects that address social issues and inspire others. The subject categories are Education, the Environment and Civics. The Fund supports filmmaking in advanced development (up to $15,000), production and post-production stages (up to $25,000). Each grant is given one-time only. Read more and apply here.
Roy W. Dean Film Grants – Open Call For Spring
Film| Up to $3,500 & Services | 31st March 2021
The Roy W. Dean Film Grants fund independent feature films, documentaries, web series, and short films with budgets of $500,000 or less that are unique and make a contribution to society thrice a year. Winners will receive a cash award along with goods and discounted services offered by film industry companies and professionals. Read more and apply here.
Transmission Fund
Music | £1,500 | 12th April 2021
Help Musicians offers support opportunities through Transmission Fund to enhance musician’s skills or artistic practice in form of virtual conference to learn more about the industry, an online course, 1:1 coaching or an online masterclass with an expert. Applicant must be over 18 and a UK national. Read more and apply here.