Aperture—BAXTER ST Next Step Award
Funding Amount
$10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- US-based artists
- Artists at critical junctures in their artistic development
Geography
- Work that encourages diverse opinions and timely lens-based work relevant to contemporary visual culture and society
Other requirements
- Works across a wide array of genres or approaches
Overview
Funder: Aperture, BAXTER ST at the Camera Club of New York, and 7|G Foundation
Geographic Scope: United States (US-based artists)
Focus Areas: Lens-based photography and visual art; supports artists at critical junctures in their artistic development
Eligibility
- US-based artists
- Artists at critical junctures in their artistic development
- Work that encourages diverse opinions and timely lens-based work relevant to contemporary visual culture and society
- Works across a wide array of genres or approaches
Award Components
- $10,000 artist's grant
- Publication of a photobook with Aperture
- Solo exhibition at BAXTER ST at the Camera Club of New York
Selection Process
- Nomination committee of artists and curators reviews submissions
- Diverse group of artists and curators bring expertise and artistic experience to selection
- Previous nomination committees have included: Shantell Martin, Greg Harris, Wendy Red Star, and Akili Tommasino
Program History
- Initiated in 2020
- 2023-24 recipient: Pao Houa Her (Hmong American artist working with landscape, portraiture, and identity in diasporic communities)
- Previous recipients: Zora J Murff and Tommy Kha
About Partners
7|G Foundation: Champions organizations and individuals that challenge inequality in human rights, education, art, and culture
What Camera Club of New York Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2022
- 2
- Total given
- $134K
- Median grant
- $67K
- Range
- $64K–$70K
- By dollars: Maryland 52%, Connecticut 48%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; New Haven, CT.
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Maryland Art Place Inc · Baltimore, MD
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$70K
NXTHVN Inc · New Haven, CT
General operating
$64K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Visual artists
- Arts
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