Fellowship

Creative Catalyst Fellowship

AAPI Civic Engagement Fund

Remote

Deadline

Mar 06, 2025

Posted

Jan 30, 2025

This fellowship provides opportunities for independent artists to engage the public in critical issues impacting Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) across the country. They consider a variety of art forms, such as music, video, visual arts, performing arts, poetry, and more. Up to eight artists will receive $30,000 contracts to produce work with the potential to break through mainstream media and catalyze conversations around the following three themes: In it Together, Belonging, and Voting Together.

2025 – 2026 Additional Offerings
* An accomplished communications consultant to place local and national news media stories about the work in connection with the work of the AAPI Fund
* Digital advertising to help promote the final products and the AAPI Fund
* Introductions to AAPI organizations that may want to use the work for charitable purposes
* Support with placement in galleries, shows, or other venues, with a priority on venues with experience in presenting art with a social justice theme to promote the work of the AAPI Fund
* Development and distribution of replicas of the final products (e.g. posters, calendars, stickers, etc.) to promote the work of the AAPI Fund

Requirements

  • Individuals exhibit a high level of skill and produce art that resonates
  • Has the potential to reach an audience measured in the thousands
  • Has the potential to reach beyond the choir of both traditional activists and art enthusiasts
  • Clearly fits one of the three themes of In It Together, Belonging, or Voting Together
  • Can be accomplished within the proposed budget and timeline

Application Instructions

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