Grants for Artists Worth $2500 from Shutterstock

Shutterstock is offering the ‘Create Fund’ grants for artists who are helping to change the world. The Create Fund is an initiative that provides financial and professional support for artists focusing on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and environmental awareness through the content they create. One winner for each grant will be featured on Shutterstock’s site and awarded $2,500.

About the Grants:-

The ‘Create Fund’ grants includes three main grants:

• Create for the Climate

  • Drawing awareness to global climate change by supporting artists who use their talents to depict climate change, environmental protests, and our changing landscape.

  • All applicants are encouraged to outline how their submitted projects increase our understanding of the global impact of climate change and environmental crisis around the globe.

• Supporting Invisible Illness

  • Promoting artists who create visual stories and representations that break the stigma around mental health, portraying a more inclusive view of mental illness around the world.

  • All applicants are encouraged to outline how their submitted projects increase our understanding of mental health and other invisible illness. Priority consideration will also be given to applicants who identify as living with a mental illness.

• The Senior Creatives

  • Supporting Shutterstock’s community of senior creatives—those over 50 who have had years to hone their craft and want to share their experiences and perspectives through creative means.

  • All applicants are encouraged to outline how their submitted projects will add to the narrative of senior creatives.

Eligibility Criteria:-

• All proposals must be submitted in English. 

• All applicants must be over the age of 18. 

Selection Criteria:-

• Create for the Climate

  • Selection will be based on the ability to execute submitted proposals, and the applicant’s ability to document a visual story depicting the climate crisis and environmental issues. The panel will consider the submitted portfolio, evaluate the project proposal, and the creative’s professional ability to be able to execute the proposal. 

• Supporting Invisible Illness

  • Grants will be awarded by a panel of judges selected for their expertise and experience in this field. Selection will be based on the ability to execute submitted proposals, and the applicant’s ability to document a visual story depicting mental health or mental illness. The panel will consider the submitted portfolio, evaluate the project proposal, and the creative’s professional ability to be able to execute the proposal. 

• The Senior Creatives

  • Grants will be awarded by a panel of judges selected for their expertise and experience in this field. Selection will be based on the ability to execute submitted proposals, and the applicant’s ability to document a visual story depicting their unique perspective as a mature artist. The panel will consider the submitted portfolio, evaluate the project proposal, and the creative’s professional ability to be able to execute the proposal. 

Benefits:-

• This fund provides a grant of $2,500 per selected artist. 
• Artists must have a bank account in order to receive their winnings.
• Winners will receive support from the Shutterstock team on maximizing their stock potential.
• Winners will work together with the Shutterstock team to promote their work on multiple channels. 

About Shutterstock:-

Shutterstock is an American provider of stock photography, stock footage, stock music, and editing tools; it is headquartered in New York. Founded in 2003 , Shutterstock maintains a library of around 200 million royalty-free stock photos, vector graphics, and illustrations,with around 10 million video clips and music tracks available for licensing.

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