For Artists

Your craft belongs here.

HearthLight is curating excellent Christ-centered creative work for a network that reaches families, households, and communities. If you are an independent Christian artist, musician, animator, filmmaker, writer, devotional creator, or visual storyteller — we are here to honor your work, place it beautifully, and share the fruit fairly.

Curated excellence

Every piece is reviewed for craft, spirit, and fit. HearthLight programs only work that meets a high standard of beauty, truth, and family readiness.

You keep ownership

Artists retain ownership unless a separate signed agreement says otherwise. Submitting work allows review only. Nothing more.

Fair revenue share

Artists receive 73% of creator-attributed revenue from eligible work placed under HearthLight's creator-revenue framework, subject to the terms of the applicable agreement.

How the creator-revenue framework works

When eligible work placed under HearthLight's creator-revenue framework generates defined creator-attributed revenue, the share attributed to that creator is split to keep the mission healthy and the artist honored.

73%

To the artist

10%

Set aside for charity

17%

Network operations

Artists receive 73% of creator-attributed revenue from eligible work placed under HearthLight's creator-revenue framework, subject to the terms of the applicable agreement. Specific terms, including what qualifies as "creator-attributed revenue," are defined in the individual agreement sent when work is selected. Nothing here creates a binding contract until that agreement is signed.

What we're looking for

Submit work in these categories

We welcome independent Christian artists, musicians, animators, filmmakers, writers, devotional creators, and visual storytellers. If your work is rooted in faith and made with excellence, we want to see it.

Music

Worship, singer-songwriter, instrumental, choral, and original scores.

Visual art

Illustration, painting, photography, and digital work suitable for broadcast or companion content.

Short film / animation

Narrative, documentary, and animated pieces from two minutes to half an hour.

Devotional writing

Scripture reflections, poetry, liturgical pieces, and written meditations.

Children's programming

Stories, songs, and teaching content crafted for young hearts and family screens.

Lo-fi / ambient / Scripture visuals

Atmospheric music, visual prayer loops, and meditative content for rest and focus.

Original series concepts

Pitch a show, season, or recurring segment built for the HearthLight network.

Before you submit

Submitting work gives HearthLight permission to review it for fit. It does not transfer ownership or grant publication, broadcast, sublicensing, monetization, archival, derivative, or AI-training rights unless a separate written agreement says so. Submission does not guarantee review, response, selection, placement, payment, or ongoing participation.

If your work is selected, we'll send a separate agreement outlining rights, term, placement, and revenue share. You are free to decline. You are free to walk away. We believe trust is built through clarity, not pressure.

All submitted work must be family-safe (G / PG), original, and rights-cleared. We do not accept content that disparages other believers, denominations, or traditions.

Read the full artist submission terms →

Collaboration models

Three ways to work with us

Feature

Already have a finished body of work? We curate, program, and pay you out of the network's creator-attributed revenue share.

Commission

We fund and co-produce new originals with artists whose voice fits the network's center and season.

Residency

A season of programmed time on the network for a single artist or collective, with dedicated promotion and behind-the-scenes content.

Questions

Frequently asked

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Submit Your Work for Review

We read every submission. Response time is typically two to four weeks.