Applications are now open for Google’s Image Equity Fellowship Program.
Donor Name: Google
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/17/2022
Grant Size: $20,000
Grant Duration: 6 months
Details:
Google’s first-ever Image Equity Fellowship is a 6-month, application-based Fellowship awarded to 20 early-career image-based creators of color in the US.
Fellowship Experience
In addition to the $20,000 unrestricted award, selected Fellows will receive direct support and curated guidance from industry-celebrated mentors and monthly workshop programming designed to empower these artists as creatives and business people.
Project Output
- Over the 6 months of the Fellowship, Fellows will create an image-based (e.g. photographs, scans, collages) project that explores and uplifts a community or communities of color with care and nuance.
- The program is designed to give Fellows time to fully develop, explore and realize their vision, in collaboration with their subject(s).
- Fellows will also receive some support from Google and the partners for the in-person exhibition of their final Fellowship projects.
Note: Fellows are not required or obligated to use Google hardware/software to complete their projects.
Mentorship
A curated set of mentors from across the industry bring a depth and diversity of experience that comprises fine arts, creative production commercial and curatorial practices.
Workshops
Monthly workshops will be led by industry experts across a range of topics that will support Fellows, both in the development of their projects and in their careers
- How to Get Work and Sustain Your Art
- Financial/Legal Protection & Planning
- Navigating the Art World – Gallery Showings & Publishing
- Navigating the Commercial World – Marketing, Pitching & Sharing Your Work
- Community Outreach & Engagement
- Creative Project Management
Eligibility Criteria
The Image Equity Fellowship is open to artists currently based in the United States.
The Image Equity Fellowship will consider any person who meets the following qualifications:
- Fellow must self-identify as a person of color (e.g. Black, Middle Eastern, Indigenous, Asian, and/or Latinx)
- Fellow must be at least 18 years old (at the time of application submission)
- Fellow must have a valid United States address.
- Fellow must be able to submit a W9 form
- If selected, Fellows will need to provide a W9, a US address, and bank account information.
For more information, visit Google.
