The Bill Fischer Award for Visual Artists is designed to make a meaningful impact on the career of a visual artist residing in the Louisville Metro Area.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Louisville
States: Kentucky, Indiana
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 04/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $7,000
Details:
Recipients of the Fischer Prize must show a commitment to experimentation and the creative use of materials and techniques, and a commitment to pursuing a career as a professional working visual artist.
The Bill Fischer Award for Visual Artists is funded by the Artist Bill Fischer Foundation for Working Artists at the Community Foundation of Louisville. Louisville Visual Art serves as the administrative partner to the project and competition process. Recipients of the Fischer Prize must show a commitment to experimentation and the creative use of materials and techniques, and a commitment to pursuing a career as a professional working visual artist.
Funding Information
This prize provides a $7,000 cash award to the winning artist to support the execution and exhibition of artwork and other efforts to foster a professional career as a visual artist.
Criteria
The Bill Fischer Award for Visual Artists was created to support artists working in the following disciplines: ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, graphic design, and crafts. Artists working in architecture, photography, video, time-based media, limited duration installation, or the performing arts are not eligible for this award. Both emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply.
Recipients of the Fischer Award must show a commitment to experimentation and the creative use of materials and techniques, and a commitment to pursuing a career as a professional working visual artist. Applicants must be residents living in the Louisville Metro Area for a minimum of six months prior to the application deadline. The Metro Area is defined as Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Bullitt, Nelson, Meade, Trimble and Henry Counties in Kentucky; and Clark, Harrison, Floyd and Washington Counties in Indiana. Applicants must be a minimum of 25 years old and have completed any formal art training a minimum of three years prior to the application deadline, so if you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or post-graduate art or design program you are not eligible. This is a one-time prize; winners of the Fischer Award are not eligible to apply for future Fischer Awards. The prize may be considered taxable income, so applicants should consult a tax professional. There is no submission fee to the Fischer Award for Visual Artists.
Artists working in the following media are eligible to apply: ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, graphic design, glass. Artists working in architecture, photography, video, time-based media, limited duration installation and the performing arts are not eligible for this award. Both emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply.
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