The Wyoming Arts Council has launched the Native Art Fellowship to increase support and recognition of Wyoming’s rich cultural arts and traditions.
Donor Name: Wyoming Arts Council
State: Wyoming
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 05/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Native Art Fellowships are unrestricted $5,000 awards of merit, based on the artist’s portfolio, honoring the work of contemporary Native American artists at any stage of their career who live in Wyoming. This fellowship supports diverse creative disciplines and artists working in any medium including, but not limited to, visual, performing, literature, multidisciplinary, film and video, or folk and traditional, may apply.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be an enrolled/citizen member or lineal descendant of a federally recognized tribe, a state recognized tribe, or be an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian. If selected for the fellowship, you may be asked to provide a copy of a Tribal ID, letter of descendancy, or Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB). If your tribe is not federally or state recognized you will be asked to provide more detailed information
- Must be at least 18 years of age at time of application
- Must not be a full-time student pursuing high school, college, or university art-related degrees
- Must be a U.S. citizen or have legal resident status (evidence of U.S. citizenship, resident status and state residency may be required)
- May not be affiliated with the Wyoming Arts Council either as a board member or staff member, including their families, whether full-time, part-time or contractual
- May not be an employee of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources
- Must be a Wyoming resident, living in the state for at least 10 months of the year
- May receive a total of two fellowship awards in your lifetime
- You may choose to be automatically considered for the WAC fellowships in Creative Writing, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts, but you can only receive one Fellowship per year
- You may enter the competition only once by the deadline.
For more information, visit WAC.
