YOUR GIFT SUPPORTS SHARED ANCESTRAL FUTURES
As an ally, you can join the BADG family by contributing funds that make our work possible. You can support the work of Black Artists and Designers by giving one time, monthly, as a corporate partner, or by shopping in our store.
Your generous contribution supports programs and initiatives, including scholarships, mentorships, and the BADG Lab. Your contribution is fully tax deductible.
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BADG Obsidian Project Fund
The BADG Obsidian Project is a virtual house in the hills of Oakland, California (part of the greater Silicon Valley footprint). Using an actual site, the virtual structure is set in the year 2025, designed by BADG-Creators. LEARN MORE
While this fund will address current needs and allow us to provide a high quality virtual online experience, we are also using this as an opportunity to secure important resources for the future, ensuring that our community can create additional spaces digitally, if necessary, while also utilizing cutting-edge technological tools in design.
Mission Fund
Building a solid mission fund is key not only to BADG’s financial stability, but also to supporting our efforts to build a more equitable and inclusive industry for independent Black artists, makers, and designers in creative industries. The Mission Fund provides unrestricted financial resources to support BADG’s day-to-day operations, providing infrastructure and support services that are vital to members' success.
BADG Education Fund is structured to provide scholarships, grants, and residencies for artists and designers at different stages in their careers and to support special pedagogical projects. Our education initiatives:
CREATIVE FUTURES SCHOLARSHIPS
for undergraduates and graduate studentsVISIONARIES GRANTS
for working designers and artists, to be used toward residencies and creative developmentLEGACY MAKER FELLOWSHIPS
individual grants for working artists and designers, to be used for research on black cultural design
