BROOKLYN MUSEUM AND INSTAGRAM ANNOUNCE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2022 BLACK VISIONARIES’ GRANTS

The Brooklyn Museum and Instagram, in collaboration with #BlackVisionaries Creative Chair Antwaun Sargent announced the ten recipients of the 2022 grant program.

BROOKLYN MUSEUM AND INSTAGRAM ANNOUNCE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2022 BLACK VISIONARIES’ GRANTS

The program, now in its second year, gives $650.000 in grants awarded to Black artists, designers and to Black-led Businesses: five $100,000 Visionary Small Business Grants for Black-led organizations focused on design and five $30,000 Emerging Visionary Grants for Black individuals focused on art and design, awarded with the support of Meta Open Arts. The aim is to uplift, center and invest in Black voices and organizations working in art and design.

 

$30,000 Emerging Visionary Grant Recipients: Albert Hicks IV, Anaïs Duplan, Christopher Joshua Benton, Cornelius Tulloch and Jaline McPherson.

 

$100,000 Visionary Small Business Grant Recipients: Black Fashion Fair, The Black School: Design Studio, Dark Matter U, Pacific and Strada.

 

As part of this year’s program, the Brooklyn Museum and Instagram will also provide mentorship to each grant recipient in partnership with Mobile Makers, a nonprofit organization that offers design and skill-building workshops to youths in Chicago and Boston communities.

 

This year’s grant recipients were selected by a committee of artists and designers led by curator and writer Antwaun Sargent. Members are Elle Decor Editor-in-Chief Asad Syrkett, Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, and Director of Metaverse Design at Meta Ian Spalter.

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