The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is seeking applications for its Fellowship Program to support professional and committed Utah artists reaching pivotal moments in their artistic practice, as well as their career advancement and growth.
Donor Name: Utah Divisions of Arts and Museums
State: Utah
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
The Performing Arts Fellowship is a $5,000 unrestricted award to acknowledge and encourage the careers of mid-career and established Utah artists who are demonstrating exceptional creativity in the performing arts. Six fellows are selected by an out-of-state arts professional. Performing arts disciplines rotate every three years between dance, music, and theatre.
The Fellowship is awarded to professional performing artists in Utah to acknowledge their artistic excellence and to encourage their ongoing career development. This fellowship is awarded based on review by a prominent performing arts professionals outside of Utah.
Eligibility Criteria
- Performing arts disciplines rotate every three years between dance, music, and theatre. The 2022 fellowship focus is theatre.
- Artists practicing in theatre arts such as acting, directing, dramaturgy, experimental, performance art (theatre), playwriting, storytelling, and traditional arts are eligible.
- The performing arts must be a primary, significant, and integral component of the work. Artists whose primary practice is visual arts may be eligible for the Visual Arts Fellowship. Designers can apply for the Design Arts Juried Exhibition.
Applicants must meet all of the following requirements to apply:
- Must be age 27 or older at the time of the deadline.
- Must be a legal Utah resident for a minimum of two years prior to application.
- Must have a legal right to receive taxable income in the United States.
- Previous Performing Arts Fellowship recipients may not apply.
- Individuals enrolled in any degree-granting program are not eligible to apply.
- The Fellowship is given to an individual. Artist teams/groups are not eligible to apply.
- Immediate families, board or committee members, and employees of the Utah Division of Arts & Museums are not eligible.
- If an applicant is a theatre teacher/professor, they may include information about teaching but must also include information about work outside of their teaching role
For more information, visit Performing Arts Fellowship | Theatre.
