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Joyce Awards Information Session - August 2022

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On August 2, we held an information session about the Joyce Awards program and the application process. The recording of the webinar can be viewed below or here on the Foundation's Youtube channel. The presentation slides shared during the webinar are available here.

If you are interested in applying, please review the Awards Criteria and Guidelines and FAQ.

Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for the next Joyce Awards will be accepted until September 12, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. CDT, with awardees notified by May 2023. Registration of new organizational applicants is due one week prior, by September 7, 2022. Visit our How to Apply page for more information on the deadlines and application process. Click here to download the application as a Word Document.

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Help us spread the word about the Joyce Awards to artists of color, arts organizations and community-based organizations in your networks!

The Joyce Awards is the only regional program dedicated to supporting artists of color in major Great Lakes cities. Each award of $75,000 supports an artist and commissioning organization in the creation and production of a new work that engages communities in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and/or Minneapolis-St. Paul.

About The Joyce Foundation

Joyce is a nonpartisan, private foundation that invests in evidence-informed public policies and strategies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in the Great Lakes region.

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