Mass Cultural Council is accepting applications for the 2022 Artist Fellowships to support Massachusetts artists.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowships
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/24/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Details:
The Fellowships are direct grants to artists to recognize exceptional creative work. They consider individual artists to be an essential part of their vital communities, and they hope the awards will foster the creation of new art in the Commonwealth.
Next year (2023), they will welcome applications in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, Film & Video, Music Composition, Photography, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres.
Categories
Artist Fellowships in the following categories:
- Drawing & Printmaking
- Fiction/Creative Nonfiction
- Painting
Funding Information
Artist Fellowships are $15,000, and Finalist awards are $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
You may apply for an Artist Fellowship if you are:
- 18 years or older.
- A legal resident of Massachusetts for the last two years. You should also be a legal resident when the grants are awarded. They define “legal resident” as someone who meets the definition of a “full-year resident” in the Massachusetts tax code. Visit the Mass Department of Revenue website to learn more.
- An artist who creates original work. Artist Fellowship Finalists from previous years may also apply this cycle.
You are ineligible (for now) if you:
- Received a Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in the past five years. For FY22, this includes 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
- Are a high school or undergraduate student, or a graduate student in a degree program (such as an MFA) directly related to the discipline to which you are applying. They encourage you to apply for an Artist Fellowship after you have completed your studies.
- Are a governor-appointed Mass Cultural Council member. Mass Cultural Council staff and family are likewise ineligible to apply.
- Are an artist who interprets or translates the work of others applying for any discipline other than Traditional Arts. (Theye hope to support your work through other Mass Cultural Council programs and initiatives.)
For more information, visit Artist Fellowships.
