Deadline: August 16, 2024
Applications are open for the We Are Family Foundation Youth to the Front Fund: “The Creatives” Frontliners 2024. “The Creatives” Frontliners use their power of creativity to fight for change and bring hope. In 2024, Youth to the Front Fund is growing to uplift, support, and fund more artist collectives, cultural storytellers, creative organizers, heritage keepers who are using their voice and the power of art to address systemic injustice and shift narratives in local and global communities.
This is a call for creatives and collectives in the sectors of:
- Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Sculpting, Photography, Filmmaking, Media, Digital Art, Illustration, Graphic Design, Graffiti, Street Art, Fashion Design, etc.
- Performance Arts: Dance, Theater, Experimental, etc.
- Music: Songwriting, Production, DJ-ing, etc.
- Writing & Literary Arts: Poetry, Prose, Spoken Word, etc.
- Creative Changemaking: Curation, Cultural Storytelling, Creative Organizing, Cooking & Culinary Arts, Folk Arts, Inclusive Video Game Design and Development, etc.
- Holistic Healing, Community Spaces & Sports: Holistic Health Practices, Integrative Medicine, Wellness, Mind-Body Therapy, Community Sports Programs, Youth Sports Development, Inclusive Sports Initiatives, etc.
Projects should focus on the following pillars in their approach:
- Civics and Community Engagement
- Education Equity
- Climate Justice
- Arts and Social Justice
Benefits
- The program provides funding & resources that support exhibitions, bold movements, and program initiatives addressing systemic inequalities.
- Cultivate a community of creative organizers and cultural storytellers.
- Supports creatives & collectives through cross-networking & collaborations with critical thought partners in arts and social justice.
Eligibility
You can apply if you are at the forefront of fighting systemic racism, inequality, inequity and injustice in the United States or around the world as a:
- BIPOC or BIPOC-ally;
- Creative or Collective;
- Under 30 Years Old.
Application
For more information, visit We Are Family Foundation.
