The Rasmuson Foundation is seeking applications for its Project Awards and Fellowships to provide artists living and working in Alaska the resources to concentrate and reflect on their work, to immerse themselves in a creative endeavor, and to experiment, explore and develop their artistry more fully.
Donor Name: Rasmuson Foundation
State: Alaska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award/Fellowship
Deadline: 03/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
In addition to individual artists, groups and collaboratives — two or more artists working together — are eligible for Project Awards and Fellowships. A musical band, a dance company and a multimedia collective are some examples.
The awards types are:
- Project Awards: Awards of $10,000 for emerging, mid-career, and mature artists in all disciplines for specific, short-term projects that have a clear benefit to the artist and the development of his/her work. Approximately 25 Project Awards are granted annually. Project Awards are available in all 11 of the artistic disciplines listed below in the Fellowships section.
- Fellowships: $25,000 awards for mid-career or mature artists to focus their energy and attention for a one-year period on developing their creative work. The Fellowship program awards grants in 11 artistic disciplines that rotate on a two-year cycle. Approximately 10 Fellowships are awarded each year.
- 2023 Fellowships
- 2024 Fellowships
- Media Arts
- Multidiscipline
- Music/Music Composition
- New Genre
- Presentation/Interpretation
- Visual Arts
Benefits of award
Award recipients receive a grant as well as professional development and promotion of their work. In 2023, professional development will be provided by the Anchorage Museum to focus on continued skill development in marketing, finances, creation of work samples and more. The Foundation also promotes artists through social media and rasmuson.org.
For more information, visit Rasmuson Foundation.
