Image Equity Fellowship

Image Equity Fellowship is sponsored by FREE THE WORK. Supports early-career image-based creators of color in the U. S.

to create photo-centric projects exploring untold stories.

Image Equity Fellowship | Aperture On September 18, 2026, Aperture will open the doors to a permanent home at 380 Columbus Avenue in New York City. Learn more . Call Closed: 2022 Image Equity Fellowship Google's first-ever Image Equity Fellowship is a 6-month, application-based Fellowship awarded to 20 early-career image-based creators of color in the US.

Google's first-ever Image Equity Fellowship is a six-month, application-based Fellowship awarded to twenty early-career image-based creators of color in the US. Selected Fellows will receive $20,000 in unrestricted funds to create an image-based project that explores and uplifts community(ies) of color with care and nuance.

Fellows will receive support from Google and three industry-celebrated nonprofit partners—Aperture, For Freedoms & FREE THE WORK—in the form of dedicated mentorship, workshops, funding and publication of and press for their completed projects. Apply on the contest Picter page.

The Image Equity Fellowship will consider any person who meets the following qualifications: Fellow must self-identify as a person of color (e.g. Black, Middle Eastern, Indigenous, Asian, and/or Latinx) Fellow must be at least 18 years old (at the time of application submission) Fellow must have a valid United States address Fellow must be able to submit a W9 form If selected, Fellows will need to provide a W9, a US address, and bank account information June 21, 2022: Call for entries is open for submissions.

July 20, 2022: Deadline to submit. August 15, 2022: Fellows announced August 29, 2022: Fellowship begins February, 2023: Fellowship concludes June, 2023: Fellow showcase There is no entry fee to apply to the Image Equity Fellowship. Does Google or the partner organizations own the work that is submitted by applicants?

What if I run out of time? No exceptions will be made for late submissions. Please allow for ample time to complete your entry.

Can I submit individual images from different projects? Yes. Applicants can submit from one body of work/project or multiple bodies of work/projects.

We are looking for work that speaks to the creator's commitment to storytelling and expression through photography. However, this body of work does not need to be complete; images can be from an ongoing project. Can I submit fewer than the required minimum of 5 images/artifacts for the Fellowship application?

No. Applicants will need to submit a minimum of 5 images/artifacts. The evaluators and judges are expecting to see a number of images that equate to a range (e.g. a portfolio of images) and therefore we will not accept submissions that contain fewer than 5 images/artifacts or more than 20 images/artifacts. If I live outside the continental United States, am I still eligible for entry?

Unfortunately not. The Image Equity Fellowship is open to artists currently based in the United States. Selected Fellows will need to provide a W9, U.S. address, and bank account.

What does it mean that the award is "unrestricted"? If selected, do I have to make a new body of work with the money I receive? The Google Image Equity Fellowship is about supporting and sustaining Artists' emerging and current practice.

There are no restrictions on how the awarded money is used, and we do not impose reporting obligations. Artists are required to make new work with the money received that focuses on normalizing, uplifting, and capturing communities of color with nuance, highlighting the importance of equity for these communities, and of being seen accurately, beautifully and dignifiedly.

Does Creative Theory Agency or Google own the work that is submitted? Will my work be published by Creative Theory Agency, Google, or partners of the Image Equity Fellowship? Yes.

At the time of the Fellows announcement, all selected artists will have their work featured online and in physical exhibitions by all participating partners of the Image Equity Fellowship. I would like to submit work that has already been published. Will that affect my chances of winning?

You can submit work that has already been published, and no, it will not affect your chances of being selected as a Fellow. Can I submit more than one portfolio? No, you may only submit one portfolio.

Can I edit my portfolio once it has already been submitted? What are the specs for uploading images? Images must be at least 3,000 pixels wide and saved as a JPG file.

Other file types such as TIFF, PNG, and PSD are not permissible. If you continue to have issues uploading your images or completing your submission, visit the Picter help center or e-mail the Picter support team at support@picter. com.

Is the $20,000 award money taxable? Yes, the $20,000 award is taxable. All federal, state, and/or local income and other taxes, if any, are the Fellow's sole responsibility.

I still need help. Who can I contact? Send an email to imageequityfellowship@creativetheory.

agency How would you define Image-Based creators? Must center lens-based still imagery (e.g. photographs, scans, collages). There needs to be a clear and demonstrable tie back to lens-based, still image.

Anything that isn’t rooted in a lens based image does not qualify. How would you define early-career? Lack of major institutional support and an extremely well client portfolio.

Submit your CV and be sure to include any institutional background. Can collaborative groups or teams apply? No, unfortunately collaborative groups or teams can not submit one application.

We encourage individual submissions. Announcing the Winners of Google’s 2022 Image Equity Fellowship In partnership with Google, Aperture, For Freedoms, and FREE THE WORK, the Image Equity Fellowship aims to support the next generation of image-makers of color. Sorry, we couldn't find any posts.

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