EMPOWER BLACK CREATIVE COMMUNITIES

A working resource of organizations dedicated to uplifting and supporting black creative communities.

Black Visions Collective
Black Visions Collective believes in a future where all Black people have autonomy, safety is community-led, and we are in right relationship within our ecosystems.

Afrotectopia
Afrotectopia is a social institution fostering interdisciplinary innovation at the intersections of art, design, technology, Black culture and activism. It began as a a new media arts, culture and technology festival designed to recognize the contributions of Black artists.

Black Girls Rock
BLACK GIRLS ROCK® is a mission-driven multi-platform, global women’s empowerment movement, media, entertainment, lifestyle company and an acclaimed award show dedicated to inspiring, emboldening, and celebrating women and girls of color.

Black Artist Fund
The Black Artist Fund is an initiative giving money directly to Black artists to combat systemic inequity in art.

Black Trans Femmes in the Arts
The mission of the BTFA Collective is to connect the community of black trans women and non-binary femmes in the arts & to build power among ourselves.

The Black Rock Coalition
The Black Rock Coalition (BRC) represents a united front of musically and politically progressive Black artists and supporters.

Black Art Futures Fund
Black Art Futures Fund (BAFF) is a collective of emerging philanthropists promoting the elevation and preservation of Black arts & culture. Through grant making, board-matching, and organization-to-donor cultivation, we seek to amplify and strengthen the future of Black art.

Black Queer & Trans Artists of LA
LOOK AT US has put together an emergency fund for their black queer and trans artist community in Los Angeles. 

Currently there is an attack on black bodies while we are amidst a pandemic. The black queer / trans community is in need of mutual aid now more than ever. It is important for us to help them stay safe and healthy. Physical and mental health are key during this time along with transportation, food, housing and protection of their family members also in need of their support.

SONKU Collective 
SONKU lives in the tradition of the Harlem Renaissance, Négritude, Black Arts, Hip-Hop, and Neo-Soul movements as a collective and was founded in autumn of 2018 by a Black woman poet to serve as a creative and collective space for Black and POC artists, which sits at the intersections of collective based art and holistic healing and is currently run by a predominantly Black team servicing a predominantly Black community.