Social Justice Artists: Apply for an Anne Feeney Hellraiser Grant
“Up-and-coming artists need more than just encouragement, they need material support,” said Evan Greer, one of Anne Feeney’s collaborators. “We launched the Anne Feeney Hellraiser Fund to continue the work that she did throughout her life,” she said.
Friends and family of legendary folk musician and “hellraiser” Anne Feeney have come together to announce a new round of grants for artists “on the frontlines of the fight against fascism.”
The Anne Feeney Hellraiser Memorial Fund will provide three grants of up to $1,000 for emerging artists of any discipline who create art in support of social movements for justice. Past recipients include Neffy—who subsequently won NPR’s Tiny Desk contest—and labor-rapper Mickey O’Brien.
“I was a 19 year old punk kid with no following when Anne took me under her wing, took me on tour with her, and jump-started what has now become a lifelong career for me as both a musician and activist,” said Evan Greer. “She taught me everything I know not just about touring and making a living as a working musician, but about the true meaning of solidarity.”
Greer said that Feeney recognized that “up-and-coming artists need more than just encouragement, they need material support.
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“We launched the Anne Feeney Hellraiser Fund to continue the work that she did throughout her life,” she said.
Applications open today and are due by August 18, 2025. Winners will be announced on Labor Day, September 1, 2025. You can apply here.
The fund is fiscally sponsored by the Labor Heritage Foundation. You can support the fund by donating here.
