Vagner Mendonça-Whitehead Microgrant Fund

The Vagner Mendonça-Whitehead Microgrant Fund supports equity, inclusion, and diversity in our community through unrestricted grants of up to $1000 to BIPOC artists and scholars in the new media art field at any stage of their careers. In addition to monetary funds, grant awardees also receive support in the form of an optional exhibition opportunity in the NMC Header/Footer Gallery and a Member Spotlight Feature on our website.

Applicants must provide an artist or research statement (600 words max), a short biography (300 words max), and 3-5 work samples (artwork or writing). For artists, the work samples should demonstrate at least one completed and web-friendly work. Applicants who have not received an award previously from NMC will receive primary consideration.

Applications for the 2025 cycle were due on February 17th, 2025 at 11:59 EST.

100% of your tax-deductible donations made before January 1 will go directly to recipients of the 2026 microgrant through our annual open call.

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2025 Recipients:

Bomi Yook
Meshal Al-Obaidallah
Ruby Que
X. A. Li

2024 Recipients:

Haisi Hu
Rodrigo Guzman-Serrano
Banyi Huang

2023 Recipients:

Wednesday Kim
Asma Kazmi
Chanee Choi