Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award

The Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award is an annual $5,000 award that supports young and emerging art activists creating work focused on HIV/AIDS awareness, health equity, and social justice. It is administered by the National AIDS Memorial in partnership with ViiV Healthcare. Recipients are asked to share their completed funded art within one year, and the organizer does not claim ownership of submitted work. The award is intended for applicants who use art as a vehicle for HIV/AIDS and/or broader health and social justice community activism.

$5,000 award; recipients asked to share completed funded art within one year; organizer does not claim ownership of submitted work

Applicants must be 27 years of age or younger, must reside in or be enrolled in a U.S.-based program or institution, and must be engaged in artistic work that supports activism related to HIV/AIDS and/or broader health and social justice issues. Student and non-student art activists may apply.

Access the application via the National AIDS Memorial website; submit personal and contact information, description of proposed or ongoing artistic project, and examples of previous work; submit completed application by the posted deadline.