Liverpool Biennial are inviting expressions of interest from Black artists to receive a £500 research & development grant, delivered as part of 24 Kitchen Street’s Black History Month programme this October.
If you’re a creative in the early stages of your artistic career and are based in the Merseyside region, this opportunity is open to any discipline and comes with up to 6 hours of 1:1 mentoring support in production, learning, marketing and fundraising.
They are particularly interested in hearing from artists who are working locally but through an international lens, or who would benefit from gaining national connections with other artists, galleries or organisations.
Funds should be used to research and develop something which will help enhance your artistic practice – this may be covering fees for your own creative time, or gaining access to workshops, new materials or paying for travel to expand your network, attend an event or see an exhibition.
There is no expectation to produce a work, but there is opportunity to exhibit or perform as part of 24 Kitchen Street’s Black Market on 24th October or online through Biennial’s various digital channels, should you wish to do so.
If you’re interested in this Artist Research & Development Grant, please email info@biennial.com with a short (no more than 250 words) paragraph telling them about yourself, your work and what you’d like to get out of the opportunity. Don’t forget to include any links to your website, or images / videos of your work. Deadline for expressions of interest is 26th September 2021.
If you have any questions or would like to apply in a different way, please email info@biennial.com or message them through social media. Additional funds for accessibility support are available upon request.