The Individual Artist Fellowship (IAF) provides monetary awards to outstanding professional artists (i.e. those individuals who by education, experience, or natural talent engage in a particular art form or discipline) who live and work in Tennessee.
Donor Name: Tennessee Arts Commission
State: Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 01/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
To qualify, an artist must be financially compensated for his or her work, and this compensation must be a significant source of support for their livelihood. See qualification exception below for Literary Arts.
To qualify for a Literary Fellowship, a writer must meet most of the following criteria:
- Have a significant publishing history other than vanity or print-on-demand publication
- Have been recognized with local, regional, or national awards for their writing
- Work in a literature related field such as teaching literature or writing, editing, or publishing
- Hold a degree or have other specialized education in Writing or Literature
- Have received significant financial compensation for their work
Accepted categories for 2025:
- Visual Art (two categories):
- Three-Dimensional Work
- Mural Arts
- Craft
- Media (two categories):
- Film
- Photography
- Dance (one category):
- Solo Dance or Choreography
- Music (two categories):
- Composition
- Performance (Instrumental or Vocal)
- Theatre (two categories):
- Acting or Directing
- Production Design (set, lighting, or costume)
- Interdisciplinary Performing Arts (one category):
- Interdisciplinary Performing Arts (integrating more than one performing arts discipline to form a single work)
- Literary Arts (three categories):
- Fiction
- Children’s Literature/Young Adult Literature
- Poetry
Funding Information
The Commission anticipates that each fellowship will be awarded $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Fellowship applicants must be professional practicing artists of exceptional talent working in their chosen discipline.
- Fellowship applicants must be at least 18 years of age and be legal residents of Tennessee with a Tennessee mailing address.
- Applicants must have resided in Tennessee for the past three consecutive years.
- Proof of residency will require a valid Tennessee voter registration card or a legal Tennessee driver’s license.
- Applicants may be requested to submit a copy of their most recently filed Federal Income Tax Form 1040 if there is a question concerning legal residency.
- Individuals may apply in only one fellowship category each fiscal year.
- Those not eligible to apply include: past fellowship and partial fellowship recipients, minors (individuals under 18 years of age), full-time students (elementary, secondary, college, or university), full-time State of Tennessee employees (other than instructors on the faculties of state-supported educational institutions), Commission or staff members or members of their families.
For more information, visit Tennessee Arts Commission.
