IMPART Artist Grants

The empowerment of artists is a core tenet of QAIC’s mission. To achieve this goal, QAIC annually selects three promising visual artists as part of its IMPART Artist Grants in support of their creative vision and to “incubate” their artistic ventures.

2022 Theme

The challenges posed by climate change, rising pollution levels, and the destruction of vital wildlife habitats threaten the foundations which sustain us all. In light of these challenges facing communities around the world, the selected theme for the 2022 IMPART Artist Grants is “Sustainability & the Arts.”

Today, the concept of sustainability is touched upon across all spectrums of our world, from politics to modern industry to even the arts. While ensuring a path to a sustainable world will safeguard our collective future, how do sustainability and environmental stewardship influence the arts and the very manner in which we approach creative expression?

Application requirements:

Applications are reviewed by QAIC staff for completion of the requirements. Any applications missing any of the listed requirements will be rejected without further review. All completed applications will be reviewed by an independent committee of subject-matter experts who will select the three (3) winning recipients. Please submit a single PDF or Word document containing:

The artists name, email address, and relevant website information

A detailed proposal of the project they intend to pursue with the grant

Visual references to their work and the project proposal

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until November 4, 2022.

The three selected artists will each receive a $5,000 grant to support the production of their art that will included in a culminating exhibition hosted at QAIC’s headquarters in Washington, DC in 2023. The three grant recipients will also receive an invitation to participate at QAIC’s annual IMPART Summit to speak on their work and creative process. The artists selected for the 2022 IMPART Artist Grants will be notified and publicly announced in January 2023.

Eligibility & application terms:

18 years of age or older

Must submit an original proposal and create work that is wholly your own. Incomplete proposals will not be passed on to the review committee

Artists who have worked with QAIC or exhibited with QAIC are eligible to apply

Previous Grant awardees may not apply for a period of 5 years after their awarded year

Project proposals that are in line with QAIC’s mission will be prioritized

QAIC staff, board members, and advisory board members are not permitted to apply

Unless applying as a collaborative, you must be the sole conceptual author of the proposal. Collaborators must be clearly identified and credited.

Emerging and mid-level career artists preferred

Artwork containing themes and elements of sexuality, nudity, violence, and vulgarity are not permitted

If you are interested in applying for the IMPART Artist Grants, please read our guidelines below and submit your application through the following link

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The IMPART Artist Grants are possible due to the generous support of:

IMPART Grant Winners 2021

We are excited to announce the recipients of our 2021 IMPART Artists Grants: Nia Alexander Campbell, Josh Berer, and Patricia Daher.

“Connecting Creatives” and artist empowerment are central tenets of QAIC’s philosophy, and in that vein, and for the first time, QAIC established its IMPART Artist Grants initiative for artists to receive funding to help support them for their artistic venture in the year to come. We were humbled by the large number of applications from various and prolific artists in Qatar, America, and beyond, and we are grateful to all who submitted their proposals.

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