MAISON FOUNDATION

So excited to announce the initial 2026 MAISON FOUNDATION CANNES EQUITY & REPRESENTATION SCHOLARSHIP cohort. This years applicants have taken the game up a notch, so are so filled with gratitude, so filled with hope for the future of creativity. This is the beginning. There is still time to donate, hit the dm or link in bio so we can open this life changing opportunity to more people 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

@maisonfoundation CANNES EQUITY AND REPRESENTATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! WE ARE BRINGING THE NEXT GENERATION TO ATTEND THE CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY AND ADVERTISING AWARDS. 💫 HOW TO APPLY: CREATE A POST ON YOUR FEED ANSWERING THESE 5 PROMPTS TAG US @maisonfoundation REQUEST TO COLLABORATE ON THE POST WE’LL REVIEW YOUR SUBMISSION AND REACH OUT DIRECTLY. 🎥 We’ll be spotlighting applicants every Monday until Cannes. Submissions close on April 20th, 2026 BONNE CHANCE & À BIENTOT 🖤  #Cannes2026 #canneslions

THIS IS MAISON FOUNDATION Maison Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit that exists to provide opportunities for historically-excluded people in advertising, branding and marketing, agency-side, client-side and for individuals and small businesses.The foundation reaches its public through fund-raising and community-service initiatives We are kicking doors down, pull up

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thanks for an incredible response. winner reveal soon🤲🏾

I just had a birthday and hit 10,000 followers🎉 time for a reintroduction🫵🏾 - hi guys i’m Josh, 24: 1. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Growing up it was just me and my mum: a Zambian asylum seeker who raised me in Bradford and refused to let our circumstances decide who I got to become. Church choir kid, read too much and ended up winning a full scholarship to read law at the University of Oxford. 2. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? London, merging two worlds - by day, I work in corporate law and I’m closing in on qualification. By night, I’m a session recording artist and backing vocalist (@soulsanctuarygospelchoir ) while building a platform on life, careers and music. (side note: we also released an album with @londonsymphonyorchestra last November and have an upcoming international tour in dec so make sure you keep an eye out!) 3. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE IN 3–5 YEARS Qualified, working in the emerging companies space, with a platform big enough that a 16-year-old in Bradford doesn’t have to guess how any of this works. I want the initiatives I’m quietly building now to be pulling people through the doors I had to find on my own. 4. ONE PIECE OF YOUR CREATIVE WORK A Reel I made about being sent to Zambia for discipline as a kid. This is a decision facing many families in the diaspora and almost nobody talks about publicly. It affected me deeply for years. It was a challenging post, but I was so moved by the discussion it created. I spoke to parents who’d made that choice and carried guilt about it; people who had been the ones sent as children; and struggling parents fretting over whether they should make that decision. That’s the kind of content I want to keep making. 5. ONE PIECE OF CREATIVE WORK FROM SOMEONE ELSE THAT HIT FOR YOU My cousin’s content. He has cerebral palsy and made the US national soccer. The achievement is crazy. But what gets me is that he just refused to allow his disability to stop him. He inspires me every day.@cerebralpossibility . @maisonfoundation hopefully see you in Cannes🫵🏾❤️

For @maisonfoundation 1. Where you’ve been: Raised in Nicaragua, shaped in Miami, and now based in New York City. I got my start photographing at church, and since then have had the privilege to travel the world capturing artists and causes that matter to me. 2. Where you are now: My photography is centered around celebrating and exploring themes of community, love, and identity- with people always at its heart. 3. Where you want to be in the next 3–5 years: I see myself touring globally with an artist or band that aligns with my values and passion for music. At the same time, I want to establish and grow my own photo studio in New York, where I can continue creating honest, inviting portraits that reflect people as they are in each moment of their lives. 4. A piece of your own creative work: ritavega.com 5. A piece of creative work you admire: inspired by @victor.llorente @damon_baker @platon

If y’all catch me gallivanting in France this summer at @cannes_lions , it’s high key bc of this post — my submission to the @maisonfoundation ’s Cannes Equity & Representation Scholarship. If you know me well, you know my nonlinear path, too. The best part is all the side quests are beginning to ladder up in a way I’m SO excited about! Where I’ve been 🙂‍↕️😎🥳 Where I’m going 🥵🤩🤑 Let’s get this girl to Cannes 🏎️💨

its clutch time! its the last day to get in with us. find out whos part of the ‘26 cohort on 4/27. it might be you. we’ll also be featuring some great community members to connect with leading up to cannes in june.

its the final countdown. 4/20 is around the corner. Dont smoke your chances of being at the cannes lions this summer

we see the material, keep em comin

hey everyone this is my submission for @maisonfoundation . When this opportunity came my way, I couldn’t pass it up. I’d love the chance to attend Cannes this year, so here’s a little bit about me. SLIDE 1: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? My name is Mali. I’m originally from Jamaica and was raised in New York City SLIDE 2-3: WHERE ARE YOU NOW? I’m a singer/songwriter based in New York, currently working as a Talent Logistics Coordinator at CBS Network. I also run Mali View Studios, where I focus on creative direction and support other creatives through marketing and project development. With a genuine passion in film photography. SLIDE 4: WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE IN 3–5 YEARS? In 3-5 years, get promoted to ‘talent producer’ in my field. Also would love to continue creating with intention. focusing on community, collaboration, and storytelling through my work whether it’s photography, campaigns and music videos, etc. I want to keep building with the people around me, and expand my community. To eventually create a program or charity that supports creatives. helping artists bring their ideas and projects to life in a real, tangible way. SLIDE 5: (1) PIECE OF YOUR CREATIVE WORK: Last year, I had the honor of joining the beauty team at @essence for my photography, which meant a lot to me. A very proud moment, especially knowing what Essence represents. Showcasing my love for portraiture capturing people in a way that feels honest and natural. It’s something that continues to inspire me to grow. SLIDE 6: (1)PIECE OF CREATIVE WORK YOU LOVE FROM SOMEONE ELSE: I loved the @aminamuaddiofficial SS26 collection. It felt nostalgic and really relatable. It reminded me of being younger. Looking up to others and wanting to be like them, whether that was through style, energy, or presence. That feeling was captured so beautifully. I can’t wait to eat some French baguettes!🥖🇫🇷 @maisonfoundation , I’m really excited about this opportunity. Ready to make dreams reality.