Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants – US

The AWAW EAG will support environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply.

The AWAW EAG program is administered by New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and is funded by Anonymous Was A Woman.

Funding Information

• Total of $300,000 in funding—up to $20,000 per project

What types of projects are eligible?

• Projects must have a focus on environmental issues. Environmental art projects that qualify for this program may focus on the following themes, but are not limited to:
  • Regeneration
  • Eco-social engagement
  • Decarbonization as decolonization
  • Ecofeminism
  • Climate change / climate collapse
  • Systems-restoration
  • Interspecies relationships
  • Natural or built systems
  • Recycling and repurposing
  • Clean energy production
  • Bioplastics
• The funded project or phase of the project must be completed by August 2025
• Projects must have a public engagement component that is free to attend and takes place within the grant term (August 2024 to August 2025).
• Funds must be used to complete the project outlined in the application form. Funds may be reallocated as necessary to complete the project.

Who can apply?

• Applicants must identify as a woman and/or female, including trans women and people of variable gender identities who were designated female at birth
• Applicants must be 18 years or older on or before March 5, 2024
• Applicants must be the project lead, but collaborative projects are eligible and encouraged to apply
• Applicants must have residence in one of the 50 states, a Tribal Nation, a U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline
• Applicants must be a US citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 visa holder
• Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind during the grant term (August 2024 to August 2025)
• Applicants can be past recipients of other NYFA and AWAW grant programs
• Recipients of the grant are open to accept additional funds from other donors
• NYFA and AWAW employees, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above cannot apply.

For more information, visit NYFA.