Transformation Award

Deadlines

  • May 15, 2010 (Stage 1)
  • Stage 2 is by invitation only.

 

The Transformation Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women and trans artists living in the Delaware Valley region who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work.

The Award is unrestricted (it is not project-based) and open to women and trans people working in any art form, traditional or non-traditional.

We encourage you to apply if you are a woman or trans artist who:

  • Creates art for social change that impacts a larger group, audience, or community.
  • Has been creating art for social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to this work.
  • Has financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources.
  • Has lived for the past two or more years in the Delaware Valley region: Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County.

The Transformation Award application is a two-stage process.

Stage 1: Leeway will award at least 12 Transformation Awards in 2010. This is a two-stage application process. The Stage 1 application is due May 15, 2010. Stage 1 is open to all eligible applicants. A panel of community-based artists will review applications and make decisions to invite applicants to submit work samples for Stage 2 by mid-July 2010.

Stage 2: By invitation only. All invited applicants from Stage 1 will receive a $100 application stipend to help cover the costs of preparing work samples. In addition to the stipend, we will offer each applicant support through in-person meetings and application feedback, as needed. The Stage 2 deadline will be announced to finalists only. All invitees will receive notification and announcement of final Awardees in December 2010.

 

2010 Stage 2 Transformation Award Application & Guidelines


*Please note, all Leeway Grants and Awards are selected by a peer review panel. The decisions made by these panels are final; they cannot be overturned by Leeway staff or Board.