The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists sheds light on the under-recognized contributions of Black trans women visual artists and provides critical support to their continuing work.
Donor Name: Queer|Art
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The llluminations Grant is administered through Queer|Art with a rotating panel of judges, each of whom will conduct a studio visit with the winning artist as part of the award’s focus on supporting creative and professional development.
Funding Information
The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists is an annual $10,000 grant awarded to provide critical support to Black trans women whose work has often been under-recognized in the visual art field. In order to further recognize finalists for their artistic achievements, Queer|Art is pleased to announce that the grant will also provide a $1,250 award to four distinguished finalists.
Eligibility Criteria
Qualified artists must be self-identified Black trans women and trans femmes working in visual art and based in the United States. This is a grant for Black trans women who are early-career working in visual art. They recognize that language is slippery and evolving, and that the terms for self-identification may carry different meanings for different people. They don’t police how applicants self-identify, so only you can determine your eligibility in this regard; they will ask you to fill out demographic information in the grant application. Please note that the grant’s intention is to support Black trans women, who are systematically overlooked and often excluded from formal visual arts institutions due to racialized transphobia and socioeconomic barriers to entry in the visual art world.
For more information, visit Queer|Art.
