Round-Up: Entrepreneurial and Art Funding Resources
Last summer’s social uprisings set off a domino effect for some brands, businesses and institutions to not only reflect the dollars that support them, but to figure out ways to give back. This week I’m doing a round-up of art and entrepreneurial funding and informational resources that can support your curiosities as a black artist both in discipline and funding with five really helpful resources:
The Black Artist Fund
The Black Artist Fund is once such funding source that popped up last summer as a nonprofit organization giving money directly to Black artists to combat systemic inequity in art.
Created by 10011 Magazine, The Black Artist Fund collects funds directly from artist community, and raises additional funds through art sales. They then disburse to individual Black artists and Black art collectives / organizations across the United States.
The application is simple, and grant recipients are voted on weekly by a and accepting on a rolling basis BIPOC committee comprised of folks from diverse artistic and professional backgrounds
You can find them at theblackartistfund.com.
ifundwomen
“IFundWomen is the go-to funding marketplace for women-owned businesses and early-stage entrepreneurs. They also carry a subsidiary called IFundWomenOfColor to help black and brown entrepreneurs bring their dreams into reality through raising capital via crowdfunding, grants, coaching, and the connections needed to launch and grow successful businesses.”
They offer access to capital through a “premium online fundraising experience, access to small business grants from corporate partners, expert business coaching on all the topics entrepreneurs need to know about, and a network of women business owners that sparks confidence, accelerates knowledge and ignites action.”
Go to ifundwomen.com for more information
Bloom Fund
Bloom Fund exists to support this shortage of funding and focus to BIPOC creators, and on their site presented the following statistics:
In 18 Major US museums, 1.2% of the works are by African American artists, 9% by Asian artists, and Hispanic and Latino artists only 2.8%. 85% of artists in U.S. museum collections are white, and 87% are male.
It is imperative to support emerging funding sources like Bloom Fund who are, “on a mission to empower and fund Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and transform their communities through art, invention, leadership and entrepreneurship.”
Their focus is on visual arts, literature, small business, non-profit, research, and education. You can find them at
You can also find them committing their efforts to, “closing the gap of racial disparity in arts and venture capital funding with their micro grant structure” at bloomfund.org
Creative Capital
“Creative Capital supports innovative and adventurous artists across the country through funding, counsel, gatherings, and career development services. Creative Capital seeks to amplify the voices of artists working in all creative disciplines and catalyze connections to help them realize their visions and build sustainable practices.”
You can sign up for their email list to get a list of Artist Opportunities with Upcoming Deadlines delivered right to your inbox.
They also offer:
Guidance and courses on grant writing
Artist Support
Peer-to-Peer Workshops
Community & Connections
And more
