Adobe Stock Artist Development Fund 2022 Application Form
We created the Artist Development Fund to support and promote outstanding artists identifying with underrepresented communities and provide a platform to showcase and celebrate their independent, empowered, and creative forms of visual expression. This content will be part of the Adobe Stock collection (https://stock.adobe.com/) to help with truthful representation in the stock and media industry.
We’re prioritizing content (photography, vectors, illustrations, and video) that's created by self-identifying artists from underrepresented communities that authentically depicts the lives and experiences of:
• Black people
• Hispanic/Latinx people
• Asian/Pacific Islander people
• Indigenous people
• LGBTQ+ people
• Disabled people
• Women (cis and trans inclusive)
• Veterans
• People of different religions (e.g. Christianity, Catholicism,
Judaism, Islam)
• People of different ages (e.g. seniors)
• People of all body and skin types
If you have any questions, please see our FAQ: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/adobe-stock-advocates-program-faq.html
The admission process is rolling, and the application takes about 25-30 minutes to complete, depending on your project proposal.
Best of luck, we are looking forward to reviewing your application!
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CRITERIA
• You must be at least 18 years old, and a person who self-identifies with one of the underrepresented communities listed above.
• You must be an Adobe Stock Contributor to apply for funding. If you don’t have an account yet, please join here for free.
• Our topics are based on observed cultural trends in the U.S. However, we encourage global applications* from artists who would recommend a local approach to the topics.
FUNDING DETAILS
1. The fund provides a flat amount of $7,500 (USD) per selected artist. 40 artists will be selected on a rolling basis between February 22, 2022 to January 22, 2023.
2. Selected artists will deliver one of the three options:
•200 video stock footage clips*
•375 still stock assets: which are photos, vectors,
or illustrations
•250 mixed stills and video stock footage clips:
which are photos, illustrations, vectors & video
stock footage clips*
* A video stock footage clip is a 5-60 second short clip that is either silent (no sound) or may have ambient natural sound, mostly are used for clients’ composite projects. There are no voice-overs, narration, or music.
3. The project production time will be 2 months. Selected artists will receive 50% upfront funds and the remaining 50% will be paid after submission and acceptance of work by Adobe Stock.
4. Artists will be able to take full advantage of promotional opportunities to share their work, voices, and personal stories with the Adobe community and our partner communities. This includes Creative Cloud/Adobe Stock social channels, blogs, and/or our websites.
5. Licensing: As part of our commitment to expand accessibility and promote accurate cultural representation in stock, all content created with support from the Artist Development Fund will be available for licensing from the Adobe Stock free collection for one year. After that year, the content will then become part of the standard collection and artists will receive royalties when the content is licensed. Artists retain ownership of their work.
See the full FAQ for complete terms and conditions:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/adobe-stock-advocates-program-faq.html
CONTACT INFORMATION
First Name
Please provide a phonetical spelling of your first and last name so that we can properly pronounce it.
If you live in the USA, please add your state.
Country *
Please include international country code
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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Are you 18 years or older?
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Portfolio website URL, including https://
• Paste complete profile URL, not just your handle, including https://
• (Dribble, Instagram, TikTok, Vimeo, YouTube, etc.)
How did you first hear about our program? *
Why does the Advocates program interest you? *
Years of work experience in your primary creative skillset?
Do you have experience creating art for stock agencies? *
Are you a current Adobe Stock artist? *
Have you been published, quoted in, or contributed to any creative articles or blogs?
Please provide links.
CONTENT CREATION *
What kind of content do you create/specialize in?
You can select more than one asset type
Select an option
Which of the creative briefs are you applying for? *
You can select more than one brief. https://pages.adobe.com/stock/en/advocates/
Select an option
Communities *
• Black People
• Hispanic / Latinx people
• Asian Pacific Islander people
• Indigenous people
• LGBTQ+ people
• Disabled people
• Women (cis and trans inclusive)
• Veterans
• People of different religions (e.g. Christianity, Catholicism,
Judaism, Islam)
• People of different ages (e.g. seniors)
• People of all body and skin types
• Creators belonging to underrepresented groups
Are you a member of one or more of these communities?
Select an option
Please describe your project idea. (200-250 words max) *
• Will your project respond to one of our creative briefs? If yes, which one(s)?
• If it is a personal project, please describe your project in 1-2 sentences.
• Please provide details about how your specific project would respond to that creative brief. If proposing a personal project, describe your project idea in some detail. What do you most wish to communicate? How does the project relate to your own personal narrative, and why are you the right person to create these visuals?
Please explain your inspiration and process for the project. (250 words max) *
• Can you tell us a bit about your creative process?
•What are your goals for the project? How would success look to you?
• Do you have a strategy to promote this project through your networks?
Please provide a sampling of your previous work that best represents the type of work you envision for this project.
Please provide this sampling via a PDF or a portfolio link.
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