The NBAF Gala & Showcase highlights NBAF’s annual programming and features talented artistic performances by artists from the NBAF community at large. These events also serve as the official presentation and awards ceremony for the Horizon Awards. NBAF’s Horizon Awards for Emerging Artists seeks to help aspiring emerging artists scale their careers. The award is highly competitive and grants the recipient in the categories of Visual Arts, Music and Film with a $10,000 awards package to fund their practice.