The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) and Oregon Humanities (OH) are collaborating to invest in individual artists, culture bearers, and their communities through the Fields Artist Fellowship.
Donor Name: Oregon Community Foundation
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 06/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Fields Artist Fellowship was created to support individuals who address important issues in their communities and create meaningful change through creativity and cultural expression.
The program was established in partnership with Oregon Humanities in 2019 to bring increased access, community impact, and visibility to Oregon-based artists and culture bearers while helping OCF and OH explore support structures for cultural leaders across the state.
For the next fellowship cycle, OCF and OH will award four Fields Artist Fellows $150,000 each over a two-year period. Fellows also receive robust professional development, networking, and community-building opportunities throughout the fellowship. Eight finalists will also receive a one-time award of $10,000.
The third cohort of the Fields Artist Fellowship aims to support artists and culture bearers who are at a pivotal moment or inflection point in their careers, where the fellowship can provide meaningful impact over the two-year term. The goals of the current fellowship cycle are to:
- Enable Fields Artist Fellows to advance their artistic work and careers
- Honor and sustain their commitment to creating social change within their community
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for a Fields Artist Fellowship, applicants should have:
- At least five years of professional practice in an artistic discipline or combination of disciplines
- At least three years of residence in Oregon (non-continuous) and the intent to reside in Oregon for the majority of the fellowship term (May of 2024 to May of 2026)
- Demonstrable evidence of artistic practice that can engage with community groups and organizations and/or address community concerns
Selection Criteria
The Oregon Community Foundation and Oregon Humanities team will use an equity lens in the selection process for this fellowship, prioritizing and centering artists whose perspectives have been institutionally undervalued, ignored, generalized, or oppressed. The program aims for representation from artists in different regions of the state, as possible, and artists who use their artistic or cultural practice to create social change within their communities.
The Selection Committee will also consider:
- The depth and resonance of applicants’ artistic or cultural practice
- The potential for the fellowship to advance the applicants’ artistic or cultural work and career
- The applicants’ demonstrated experience working towards social change through creative and cultural practices in Oregon
- The combination of all four invited Fellows’ communities, regions, and artistic disciplines
For more information, visit Fields Artist Fellowship.
