Art Goat← Explore
Deaf Spotlightgrant

BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant

Sign up free to apply Source Past Recipients
Sign up to save
BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant — Deaf Spotlight
2025 BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant recipients; image courtesy of Deaf Spotlight.
  • Who Can Apply: BIPOC Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, or Hard of Hearing artists age 18+ living in the U.S. or U.S. territories; at least 18 years old by August 28, 2026; not current board members, staff, or active committee members of Deaf Spotlight or Urban Jazz Dance Company; not past BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant recipients.
  • The Focus: Support for emerging and established artists working in literary, media, performing, tactile, and visual art disciplines to advance their careers.
  • The Funding: $1,000 per award (5 awards total); recipients may choose single payment or two $500 payments.
  • Key Requirements: Short bio (100–150 words); artist statement explaining artwork and its importance (100–350 words); description of how grant funds will be used (100–350 words); portfolio of 3–5 original artworks created in the last 10 years with titles, dimensions, year made, and summaries; all submitted via Submittable form by August 28, 2026.
DeadlineFriday, August 28, 2026
Award$1,000 each to 5 recipients
Application fee$0
LocationSeattle, WA
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesEmerging, Mid-Career, Established
DisciplinesComics and Graphic Novels, Experimental/Hybrid works, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Zines, Animation, Augmented Reality, Film, Immersive Audio & Video Works, Podcasts, Screenplays, Sound Art, Teleplays, Video Art, Virtual Reality, Web-based Art, Costume Design, Dance, Music Composition, Musical Theater, Performance Art, Playwriting, Puppetry, Set Design, Sound Design, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Theater, Traditional/Folk Performance, Craft, Furniture Art, Interactive Installation & Sculpture, Immersion, Mixed Media, Multi-Sensory, 3-D, Public Art, Textile Arts, Bio Art, Digital Arts, Ecological Art, Environmental Design, Illustration, Traditional/Folk Art
Application notesApplicants must identify as BIPOC and as Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, or Hard of Hearing. Geographic distribution: at least one award to Pacific Northwest residents (WA, OR, ID with 2+ years residency), at least one to California residents (2+ years residency), and at least one to other U.S. states/territories. Work with audio elements must include accessibility (transcripts, captions, audio descriptions, visual descriptions). Recipients must complete a post-award reflection (100–350 word summary or 1–5 minute sign language video) describing how the grant supported their artistic pursuits and grant permission for Deaf Spotlight to promote their work. Preliminary review sessions available June 15–19, 2026. Information session: Tuesday, June 9, 4:30–6:00 PM PT / 7:30–9:00 PM ET.
ContactBIPOCDeafArtsGrant@deafspotlight.org
Hosted by

Deaf Spotlight

Organization based in Seattle