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  • SUBMISSION FORM - The Sistas Uprising Fund 2026. MARCH 31 - APRIL 30

    NO DMS. Email us at info@sistacreativesrising.com if you have any questions!

  • 93 SPOTS LEFT OUT OF 100!!

     

    WEBSITE: SISTACREATIVESRISING.COM

    INSTA: @SISTACREATIVESRISING

     

    Have a health issue that makes creating a video difficult, or any access needs? Please email us at info@sistacreativesrising.com and our team will create a solution!

     

    THIS FORM CLOSES AT 100 SUBMISSIONS. WE ARE A SMALL TEAM OF FOUR DISABLED CURATORS AND ONE ASSISTANT GRAPHIC DESIGNER. AS WE GROW WE HOPE TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY

     

    Like our 2025 event, "Art & Mind: COVID, Climate & Our Future," which raised awareness about COVID, disability justice, displacement, genocide, mass disablement, and destruction, we hope to do the same with our 2026 grants.

     

    WATCH THE FILMS ON YOUTUBE

  • YOU MUST BE 18+ TO APPLY

    This is due to the heaviness of topics covered by our projects.
  • The Sistas Uprising Fund 2026 Poster by Amaranthia Sepia, featuring a pond with two red-and-orange koi fish circling each other. Lily pads, lotuses, and floating sunflowers with sunflower petals are floating in the pond. In the middle is Lilette, a chibi blue frog wearing a lotus poncho and an N95 mask. She is SCR's mask-cot. She's holding a pencil close as she looks up at the Sistas Uprising Fund logo above her. Poster text says, "10 BIPOC Microgrants. $300 Each. For Coviding Creatives.

  • Open to Still Masking 18+ BIPOC COVIDING / COVID Conscious / COVID AWARE creatives. Both visual artists, performing artists and creative writers/poets are accepted. MUST BE BASED IN THE USA, USA TERRITORIES, OR CANADA.  You must must also identify as any one of, or multiple, of the following identities below:

    • Disabled Folks
    • Caretakers
    • 2S/LGBTQIA+

     

    As part of qualifying, our team must see that you’re ACTIVELY & CONSISTENTLY Covid-conscious MEANING AN ACTIVE MASKER AND/OR DOING COVID ADVOCACY on your public social media pages.

     

    PAYPAL OR VENMO ARE REQUIRED TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS!!

    We will add a buffer to cover fees.

     

    WHO’S INELIGIBLE: 
    FOLKS WHO DON’T IDENTIFY WITH THE LISTED IDENTITIES, 2024 WINNERS, 2025 ART & MIND FEATURED ARTISTS, 2025 TEAM MEMBERS & 2025 MASK FASHION WINNERS. 

  • WHAT IS COVIDING / COVID Conscious / COVID AWARE?

  • We define this as wearing N95/KN95/KF94 & other high-quality respirators (no surgical or fabric masks) in everyday life, in all public spaces, and around non-masked people. You are social distancing, testing, and getting vaccinated (if able) each year while centering disabled community members and disability justice in your interactions - “no body-mind left behind” - Sins Invalid. As a result, you might be isolated, limited in your physical social interactions, homebound, or only interact with others online.

     

  • Lilette is a blue chibi San José cochran frog with yellow spots, white markings, and purple highlights. Her fingers and toes are bright green.  Lilette has wide eyes with white pupils and green irises.  Yellow markings that look like eyeliner surround her eyes. Lilette always looks cheerful with her pink cheeks! Lilette wears a green lotus lily beret and a poncho made of a lotus and a lily pad. She also wears a strap bag made from a sunflower. It has a water bottle and an N95 mask inside, and a med bag attached with a pink cross.  At the top, purple bolded text outlined in white and bolded white text on a green and blue gradient background reads: “Meet our Mask-Cot!”: LILETTE! The San José Cochran Frog!” Below are three illustrations of Lillette wearing a white mask. Each illustration sits in a zigzaggy yellow design. Below Lilette sits in the middle of pink and white lotus flowers with green Lily pads in between. She is sitting on a large green and white lotus leaf. Below her white text reads: “SISTA CREATIVES RISING.” To the right at the bottom sits the Sistas logo.

  • FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR:

  • - Medical Bill or Medication Bills

    - Medical Supplies, Disability Aids and/or COVID PPE (Masks, Tests, etc.)

    - Utilities

    - Food and Travel Costs for Art-Related Projects

    - Vet Bill For A Pet, ESA, Or Service Dog If The Bill Is Hindering Your Artistic Endeavors

    - Art Supplies

    - Support For A Developing Art Project

    - Pursuit of Art Classes/Studies/Art-Related Certifications

    - Art Apps Such As DaVinci Resolve, Clip Studio Paint, Adobe, etc.

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  • What We Don't Allow:


    - NO AI GENERATED/AI BASED ARTWORKS, OR NFT ARTWORKS. 


    - Cultural appropriation or  inappropriate glorification/trauma porn of trauma that isn't the artist’s own experience 


    - Death threats, slurs, etc. towards a group or singular person (the art is acceptable if it’s highlighting your own experiences with slurs, threats/death threats)


    - No hate against minority groups such as ethnic minorities,  LGBTQ+ people, disabled people etc.


    - No stealing art. If the art is inspired by something else, please give credit in its description.

  • Swimming Koi fish in a pond. The one to the left has white, black and turquoise scales with red eyes. The one to the right has red, orange, black and white scales with blue eyes. They are swimming amongst lily pads. Digital Art by Amaranthia Sepia

  • THIS FORM HAS A TOTAL OF 3 PAGES:

    PAGE 1: The Basics

    PAGE 2: Upload Creative Pieces

    PAGE 3: Your Pitch - Why Will These Funds Help, and Your Video Submission


    Artists must submit a 2-minute video (on camera or voiceover with images/clips) describing how this grant will help them. Winners are featured in our documentary and 3D Kunstmatrix-hosted gallery. We especially encourage you to share how COVID has impacted you.


    Artists must submit sample artworks/performance images/creative writings, a website/portfolio (optional), a social media profile, a photo of themselves and a written explanation that will explain how the funds will help.


    Artists will also be expected to fill out prompts related to accessibility, such as writing alt text or image descriptions. 

  • DOWNLOAD THE VIDEO GUIDELINES (HYPERLINK)

  • WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN JUNE 2026 - EXPECTATIONS OF WINNERS INCLUDE:

  • Snippets of accepted videos will be compiled and posted on our YouTube & Instagram channels. We will add you as an Instagram collaborator on these posts. You’ll also receive a Sistas Uprising Fund 2026 winner image to place on your portfolio/website. Artworks and videos will be showcased on the virtual interactive gallery platform, Kunstmatrix.com, and our YouTube Channel, Art & Mind Series.

     
    VIEW 2024 WINNERS GALLERY

  • See A Completed Sample Submission Form

  • View all form questions via Google Docs

  • Donate via Ko-Fi: A minimum of $10 is suggested if you'd like to tip us for our work! (*Not a Non-Profit)

    Grab some Lilette The Masking Frog Merch (Limited Time! LAUNCHING EARLY APRIL)

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  • Nabila is an Asian woman with long hair and glasses. Her hair color is an ombre from black (original hair color) to blonde and has a light brown skin. Using a close up photo and closed lipped smile, she is using a red shirt with her original character Maquire on it.
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  • Before Submitting Your Creative Works

  • REQUIRED: MAKE SURE YOU’VE READ OUR GUIDELINES THOROUGHLY AND READ OVER OUR PROVIDED EXAMPLES BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. REMEMBER - NO NFTS OR AI

  • Part 2 of 3: Upload Creative Pieces

  • Artist Bio guide taken from Society6.com:


    These are the items most important to your bio. It usually makes for a more interesting read to lead with your inspiration.

    * Where you are currently based. Only mention where you were born or grow up if it informs your current work and is worth noting.  

    * Your art medium(s) and special techniques

    * Inspiration and what you are passionate about

    * Your biggest achievements. This can be awards, high profile clients you’ve worked for, or gallery shows

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  • ACCESSIBILITY: Artwork Descriptions For Blind/Low Vision Viewers

     

    View a guide here about how to write image descriptions!

    Example:

    Amaranthia Sepia | Subjugated - Surviving in Isolation: The Black Mental Health Experience Series| Digital and Ink Pen | 14 by 11 inches | 2020


    Artwork Description |An African-American gender-neutral figure with a large Black and shiny afro lays in the middle of the piece. The character's skin fades from dark brown to light brown, representing varying skin tones. They're surrounded by a circle made of thickly inked spikes and jags, red mouths with sharp teeth, and white noise. The figure is crying in a curled position and is stuck inside. The background is light and dampened blues forming waves and swirls.

  • UPLOAD CREATIVE PIECES. Submit Two Artworks/Images/Written Works That Best Showcase Your Talent

  • FOR VISUAL ARTISTS - WHEN LISTING YOUR VISUAL ARTWORK’S NAME:

    LIST YOUR NAME, NAME OF YOUR ARTWORK, MEDIUM, SIZE AND YEAR.

     

    FOR PERFORMANCE ARTISTS - WHEN LISTING YOUR PERFORMANCE’S NAME:

    LIST YOUR NAME, NAME OF YOUR PERFORMANCE, TYPE OF PERFORMANCE AND YEAR

     
    FOR POETRY / CREATIVE WRITERS - WHEN LISTING YOUR SPOKEN WORD/WRITTEN WORK’S NAME:

    LIST YOUR NAME, NAME OF YOUR WRITTEN WORK AND YEAR

  • FOR VISUAL ARTISTS: Upload your artworks and fill out the artwork description and artist statement prompts.

     

    FOR PERFORMANCE ARTISTS: Please upload photos or non-blurry screen grabs of past performances, and fill out the artwork descriptions and artist statement prompts.

     

    FOR POETRY/CREATIVE WRITING: Please Upload a PDF, doc or docx, and skip the image description section. Fill out the artist statement prompts.

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  • VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST - IF YOUR VIDEO DOESN’T COMPLY TO THIS YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

    Did you thoroughly follow the guidelines?
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