The California Community Foundation (CCF) awards one-year fellowships to outstanding Los Angeles County-based visual artists through the Fellowship for Visual Artists.
Donor Name: California Community Foundation (CCF)
State: California
County: Los Angeles County (CA)
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 04/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The California Community Foundation’s Fellowship for Visual Artists is unique to Los Angeles, supporting local artists in advancing to the next level of professional development and ensuring a long-term, sustainable career in the arts in Los Angeles.
The California Community Foundation’s Fellowship for Visual Artists is made possible by the J. Paul Getty Trust Fund for the Visual Arts, the Brody Arts Fund, the T.M. and R.W. Brown Fund, the Jennie Strong Memorial Fund, the Joan Palevsky Endowment for the Future of Los Angeles, the Rose Anne Rice Charitable Fund and other CCF funds.
The Fellowships for Visual Artists is a unique opportunity for artists because it is an investment in the artist’s career, rather than singular project. Artists are chosen by a panel of art professionals based on artistic merit and commitment to Los Angeles County. Receiving a fellowship is more than just a check. CCF Fellows receive:
- $40,000 one-year unrestricted grant
- Collaborative Artists’ Retreat
- Opportunities to develop business skills to achieve financial independence
- Membership to a community of prestigious artists in the region.
Objectives
- To support and develop artistic or cultural talent of special merit that reflects Los Angeles County’s diverse population
- To acknowledge the contributions of outstanding visual artists in Los Angeles County by enhancing, encouraging and nurturing artistic accomplishments
- To increase access to artistic support among the diverse communities of Los Angeles County.
Eligible Applicants
- Must be working in the visual arts (e.g., painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation, experimental film and video*, interdisciplinary/mixed media or performance art** in which visual art must be a significant and integral component).
- Artists whose primary practice is performing or media arts (e.g., music, dance, acting, film, video, or moving animation) are not eligible
- Artists must be visual artist with at least five (5) years or more of active professional experience in their field. Artists must have documented exhibition history, publications or other significant proof of professional accomplishments, including evidence of work in Los Angeles County
- Must be a full-time resident of Los Angeles County for at least the last five (5) consecutive years prior to the application deadline. Full-time resident is defined as being physically present in Los Angeles County 9 months per year of residency
- Must be at least 25 years old in age.
Not Eligible
- Individuals that are currently enrolled in an arts-related undergraduate or graduate degree program
- Individuals who live outside of L.A. County
- Individual artists whose submitted resumes do not adequately demonstrate the required 5 years of professional history
- Individuals who have previously received a CCF Fellowship
- California Community Foundation employees and their immediate family members.
For more information, visit CCF.
