Individual artists
Gallery-grade work samples, movement photography, headshots, editorial lookbooks, institutional bio framing, and cross-sector grant calendars.
The Accelerator
Production studio and capacity accelerator, New York City
Stories in motion. Communities in focus.
Rising Frame elevates the storytelling of artists, collectives, grassroots movements, and mission-driven nonprofits. We pair grant strategy, cross-sector fundraising guidance, and low-disruption technical assistance with an in-house visual production studio.
Transformative work often goes underfunded not from a lack of merit, but from a lack of visual translation.
Our studio bridges that gap. We equip participants with work samples, lookbooks, headshots, social cuts, and documentary films that turn vital community and creative work into funded reality.
Who we work with
Four ways in, each with its own strategy and visual deliverables.
Art collectives and grassroots organizers
Ensemble key art, campaign reels, sponsorship pitch decks, and strategies that teach organizers how to embed artists and unlock arts grants.
The AcceleratorNonprofits and fiscally sponsored projects
Remote diagnostics of core grants and digital presence, paired with on-site evaluation interviews where our crew captures donor films and portrait libraries in one visit.
Technical assistanceDocumentary and film funders
Original documentary features, cultural heritage shorts, and festival-grade nonfiction cinema structured for media grantmakers and philanthropic sponsors.
The slate
The Rives Visibility Project
Work samples made in-house.
Led by Midtown Manhattan photographer Corey Rives of Corey Rives Visual Art, our photography unit gives cohort members and partners imagery with real presence.
