2025 Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
Identify as a woman and/or female, including trans women and people of variable gender identities who were designated female at birth
Be 18 years or older on or before the grant deadline
Be an individual artist who is the project lead of the proposed project
Collaborative projects are eligible and encouraged to apply
While partnerships with organizations are allowed, organizations themselves cannot apply or serve as the lead applicant
Have residence in one of the 50 states, a Tribal Nation, a U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline
Not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind during the grant term (August 2025 to August 2026)
Not have received an AWAW EAG previously as the lead applicant
Past recipients of other NYFA and AWAW grant programs are eligible to apply
Not be a NYFA or AWAW employee, member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above
About the Grant: The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) provides grants of up to $20,000 to environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.
The AWAW EAG supports environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply.
For the 2025 cycle, the program will distribute over $520,000 in funding. This more than doubles the yearly funding since AWAW EAG’s inaugural year, offering more artists the opportunity to have their projects funded.
