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The 2025 XENO Prize for Performance Art and Artists’ Books
Franklin Furnace
03/10/2025
Online / Virtual
Opportunity type: Grant
Opportunity Disciplines: Film/Video/Media, Interdisciplinary/Hybrid, All Performing Arts, Book Arts, Theater
Description
*The XENO Prize has two separate deadlines- please make sure you are applying to the correct category.
March 1, 2025: open for submissions—the 2025 XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books. The recipient will receive $5,000 to publish an artist’s book on the topic of book banning and burning in an edition of at least 100 copies.
US based artists over the age of 18, across all disciplines, are encouraged to apply. For eligibility requirements and the application, please visit our Submittable page https://shorturl.at/qD9eF
The deadline to apply is July 4, 2025. An independent artist jury will select the winner, and the XENO awards will be announced in September 2025.
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Opened January 1, 2025: the 2025 XENO PRIZE for Performance Art recipient will be selected from proposals submitted for the 2025–26 Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art (deadline: April 1, 2025).
The winner will receive $5000 in support of new work by an early-career LGBTQ+-identifying performance artist working in one of the 26 United States where, according to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, laws and policies restrict gender-affirming care. States include: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, ND, NH, OK, OH, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV, WY.
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Learn more about Franklin Furnace’s grant opportunities via our website: https://shorturl.at/QM3Lb
How to apply
TWO DEADLINES:
- April 1, 2025 for The XENO PRIZE for Performance Art
- July 4, 2025 for The XENO PRIZE for Artists' Books
FF WEBSITE ABOUT THE XENO PRIZE:
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Application Deadline
04/01/2025