2025 Conjure Council Funds Nomination

Now more than ever we need spaces to learn and grow together in practices that root us in the work of sustaining our spiritual, emotional and physical wellbeing even as we continue to build and dream a world worthy of our light and futures.

In this intention we launch a new program - Conjure Council Funds. This is an invitation for artists, cultural workers who are descendants of the African Diaspora to apply for resources to support periodic facilitated spaces that support Black inquiry, multi-valent learning and expansion. In line with the work of Black Spatial Relics over time, we see the facilitation of these spaces as a Black radical performance praxis in service of community.

We especially encourage nominations from artist/collective facilitators that exist at the varied intersections of art-making, collective care, embodied practice, land-based work, youth-based work and spiritual practice. This may look like a community of practice coming together for a co-facilitated study space. This may look like a cultural organizing space working to assemble community members around creative approaches to local empowerment.

We invite you and/or the collective to which you belong to submit your work to this simple nomination form. This fund is for individuals and small collective grassroot efforts that are based outside of the programming of formal non-profit organizations. 

Four councils will be awarded funds this round. Awarded projects will receive $4,000 to support their efforts.

TImeline

  • Nominations Open: Nov 1, 2025

  • Nominations Deadline: December 1, 2025

  • Round 1 Notifications: December 22, 2025

  • Round 2 Materials Due: January 15, 2026

  • Panel Decisions Completed: March 1, 2026

  • Funds Dispersed by April 1, 2026

Supplemental Programming

We know that these discursive and exchange based-spaces have much to learn from each other. Consequently, there will be one virtual gathering space for facilitators to come together and share about their work. Finally, we will invite participating facilitators and collectives to submit a concluding info-graphic/one page zine or otherwise learning material to share with the larger publics of Black Spatial Relics. 

Black women, queer folks, trans* and gender non-conforming people, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

DEADLINE: Nominations must be submitted via the Black Spacial Relics website by Dec. 1st, 2025 11:59 EST

QUESTIONS: If you have questions prior to submission, please email blackspatialrelics@gmail.com