S otheby’s is thrilled to partner with ARTNOIR on the 2025 edition of the Jar of Love Fund. This microgrant initiative supports artists, designers, curators, and cultural producers of color with unrestricted $5,000 grants and includes mentorship and opportunities designed to foster long-term creative and community impact. Founded in 2020 in response to a moment of global unrest, the Jar of Love Fund has evolved into a powerful platform for resource redistribution and cultural care—disbursing more than $300,000 in direct support to date.
This year’s cycle focuses on recipients based in New York, where selected grantees will join a dynamic cohort of peers and gain access to programming and networks within the broader arts ecosystem. This new cohort will join a growing community of Jar of Love alumni whose practices exemplify artistic excellence, cultural innovation, and social impact.
Grantees are selected by an esteemed committee including Derrick Adams, multidisciplinary artist, Dr. Kellie Jones, Hans Hofmann Professor of Modern Art in the Department of Art History & Archaeology and Professor of African American & African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University, and Diya Vij, Curator at Creative Time. The 2025 cohort is set to be announced this October.
Dr. Samuel Ross MBE on the Jar of Love partnership supporting Black British Artists in London
Applicants must be 18 years or older, reside in New York State or adjacent Tribal Nations, and be actively working within the arts. We welcome applications from individuals across all disciplines—including visual art, performance, choreography, writing, design, curation, and other forms of cultural production. We strongly encourage submissions from practitioners across all gender identities, sexual orientations, disability statuses, and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are committed to equity in arts funding and will continue to prioritize outreach to historically underserved communities. For any inquiries, please email hello@artnoir.co.
The Jar Of Love Fund application can be found here and will remain open through September 15, 2025.
