Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant

The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant is an annual grant awarded to lesbians for making visionary moving-image art. Work can be experimental animation, experimental documentary, experimental narrative, cross-genre, or solely experimental. Applicants must be based in the U.S. This grant was established by Hammer in 2017 to give needed support to moving-image art made by lesbians. The grant is supported directly by funds provided by Hammer’s estate and administered through Queer|Art by lesbians for lesbians, with a rotating panel of judges. The grant includes an award of $5,000, and a series of individual studio visits with QA staff members and the grant’s judges. This year’s judges include A.K. Burns, Ela Troyano, and Cheryl Dunye.

Application Instructions

Applications for the Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant are open from March 31st, 2025–July 2nd, 2025. For questions, read our frequently asked questions, or email Communications Manager, Andrius Alvarez-Backus, at andrius@queer-art.org