Call for Artists
One Ball for All is a social impact initiative built on a simple, defiant idea: every kid should have a ball. We partner with non-profits, artists, and sponsors around the world to gather communities around the spirit of play.
Opportunities
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| Non-profit Partner | Teen tech non-profit – to be announced soon |
| Locations | Kansas City and New Orleans |
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| Non-profit Partner | Varies |
| Locations | Worldwide |
| Ball Detail | Total of 500 to 100k sports balls to be produced |
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What’s In It For You
This is a creative partnership. You bring the art; we bring the platform.
- Each collaboration includes an artist honorarium – amount varies based on the scale of the activation and available sponsorship
- Artist credit the ball plus OneBallforAll.org, press and social media
- Inclusion in the digital experience connected to each ball produced and distributed
- Dedicated storytelling content featuring you and your work – video, photography, social posts – distributed across One Ball for All and partner channels
- A set of sports balls with your design to keep, gift, or display
- Inclusion in One Ball for All collections
- A story that puts your name in the same sentence as a sporting events and communities around the world
What We’re Looking For
We need a single design from you that reflects your signature style while telling a story of unity, gathering, and community focus. The work should feel:
- Rooted in the energy, people, and culture of sports worldwide
- Joyful and bold – meeting kids, communities, and cultures where they are
- Designed for a ball – graphic, high-contrast work tends to translate beautifully on the curved shapes of sports balls
- Inclusive and community-forward – reflective of all the kids, families, and communities who will join in play
Storytelling plays a large part in each One Ball for All initiative. We’re looking for artists and designers that are comfortable participating in press, interviews, and sharing the story of their work and its connection to the causes we support.
Artistic style and medium is flexible. Muralists, illustrators, graphic artists, textile artists – all are welcome. We are able to assist in translating your work to the ball surface in whatever form your art is created.
Who Should Apply
- Artists with roots in our activation cities
- Artists who resonate with the mission of One Ball for All and our non-profit partners
- Emerging, mid-career, and well-established artists and designers
- Creators whose work is grounded in community, culture, or social impact
How to Apply
Send us the following:
- A brief intro: who you are and why this project calls to you (no more than a paragraph)
- 3–5 samples of your work (portfolio link or attachments)
- Website and social media links
- Your preferred project as listed above
- Any early thoughts on direction, if you have them – not required, just welcome
Send to: artists@oneballforall.org with the subject line “Artist Application: [Ball type]“
FAQ
Nope! Each selected artist will create one incredible work for the initiative. We (along with our amazing manufacturers) help to transition your art onto the sports balls for full-scale production.
No. One Ball for All is not asking artists to create work upfront at this time. We want to see your existing art and style so that we can align your art with the right initiative and cause to share its story.
The One Ball for All team works with the selected artist to design the ball for each initiative. Once the art is created, we capture high-resolution scans and photography to transition the artwork onto the ball. The high-resolution images are sent to the manufacturer for production, then delivered to activation cities for distribution. Each initiative approaches distribution in its own unique way with the non-profit and sponsoring partners.
Yes. We will share a template with the selected artist. The art does not need to be created directly on the ball or template. We will assist in scanning or photographing varied media types so that they can be applied to the ball.
The artistic medium is flexible! We are able to scan or photograph a variety of media at a high resolution to deliver the necessary images for ball production. For digital creators, vector file types (SVG, EPS, AI) are also acceptable and sometimes preferred.
Yes. Each ball includes logos for our partners and sponsors. We also place a QR code on the ball to connect to the One Ball for All digital experience. In some cases, our manufacturing partners require additional markings.
One Ball for All is very kid and family-friendly. We will not display anything you wouldn’t show your great grandma:
- No drugs, alcohol, nudity, or related
- No copyrighted material (without formal approval)
- No political motifs or divisive symbols
Sports balls are not provided for art production, but the artist does receive a selection of printed balls as the activation commences.
Paint, brushes, canvases, work space, and other production materials are not provided at this time.
One Ball for All is an open opportunity for artists that want to be involved. While many initiatives need one artist and one design – some need many all at once. We aim to engage different artists for all of them. Submit your “application” above to learn about new initiatives as they launch.