Am I eligible to apply for an Artist Award?


Yes. Artists applying for this award may be affiliated with organizations that have previously received a BANF Grant. These include the 2022 Crisis Relief Grants, and the Houston Cultural Treasures.


Artists who are affiliated with an organization that has applied for a Cultural Treasure Accelerator grant (currently in review) are also eligible to apply.


In the application, the artist will be asked:

Are you employed by and/or have a leadership role (Artistic Director, Curator, Program Director, Lead Artist) of a BANF Grantee organization/collective? *

This question supports a practice of transparency, and allows BANF to prevent conflicts of interest during the review process. Reviewers will be notified of the association and may take that into consideration in identifying final awardees.


If I receive an Artist Award will my organization be excluded from future opportunities at BANF?

No.