Announcing the 2024 World Makers

FFL is thrilled to announce the 45 recipients of the 2024 Louisiana World Makers Awards. This groundbreaking arts and culture grantmaking initiative provides a total of $430,000 in unrestricted funds to support the visionary creative work of Louisiana artists, cultural workers, and tradition bearers across the state.

These 45 World Makers, representing a broad array of creative disciplines, were selected through a competitive open call and a rigorous peer review process facilitated by renowned cultural leader Gia Hamilton. The judging panel, diverse in artistic and cultural practices, race, gender, and geographic roots within Louisiana, sought out visionary work with the ability to transform our sense of what other worlds are possible.

Selected from over 152 applicants, the World Makers' work addresses critical issues facing our communities, including climate impacts, mass incarceration, cultural memory and legacy, and the displacement and erasure of Black and Indigenous communities.

FFL prioritized supporting Black, Indigenous, and artists of color born, raised, and/or with generational ties to Louisiana. We also gave additional priority to elder artists and culture bearers, as well as transgender and gender-nonconforming artists and culture bearers.

We are proud to invest in these visionary Louisiana World Makers and their invaluable contributions to the cultural landscape, freedom work, and justice movements throughout the state.