The Artisan Fund is the non-profit arm of ARTIST & NOMAD, offering support to artisan communities around the world in an effort to help locally-led cooperatives and artisan businesses thrive through mentorship, design consultation, small grants, and documentary film projects. We believe partnerships should be led by the artisans, so we come alongside artisan leaders to support their dreams and visions to grow their business, preserve traditional crafts, and prosper through direct trade opportunities.

In many communities, the main source of income and employment is through the artisan sector, so artisan-led and direct trade models can transform the future of whole communities and families. Many artisans face exploitation and poverty because of middlemen and lack of opportunity, so we aim to help support artisans to gain direct market access. Sometimes there is a need for guidance in areas such as developing collections, entering the marketplace, branding, design, quality control, visual storytelling, etc., in order to achieve these goals. Our ARTISAN FUND helps cover the cost to consult and support artisan leaders in these areas. We also will offer small grants that work as a catalyst to launch an artisan leader’s dream and vision to grow their business. We aim to help dismantle systems of injustice in the artisan sector by creating more equitable jobs, educating the public about the importance of direct trade, and shedding light on the beauty and importance of heritage crafts globally.

We also offer mentorship of artisan leaders in Kenya, India, Portugal, and Morocco who are aiming to break cycles of poverty and exploitation so the heritage crafts continue to create sustainable income for generations to come.

We welcome your donations so we can support the dreams of our artisans friends in these locations. You can choose to make a one time donation or become a monthly artisan partner.

Our big initiative for 2025 is a feature length nonprofit documentary film on artisans. Contact us for the pitch deck if interested in learning more.

Thank you for joining us in creating opportunities for artisan communities to thrive!

(Note: This fund is a 501c3 nonprofit in partnership with Allegro Solutions. Your donation is tax deductible according to US law.)