Deadline: 1-Mar-22
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is seeking applications for its Artist Fellowship Program.
MAC’s Artist Fellowship program is focused on honoring Mississippi artists who demonstrate the ability to create exemplary work in their chosen field.
The Artist Fellowship program is highly competitive – only a small number of the total applicants each year receive an award. An artist may submit one Fellowship application per year. Those who are not awarded a fellowship may re-apply the following year. Applicants can receive written feedback from the review panel on their application.
Funding Information
The agency awards fellowships of up to $5,000 in several categories each year. The program does not require a cash match. Professional artists living and working in Mississippi are eligible to apply.
Eligibility Criteria
- You may apply for an Artist Fellowship if you are a professional artist producing work of high artistic quality.
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Individuals are considered to be at the professional level if they:
- earn at least part of their annual income in their artistic disciplines,
- consider their artistic endeavors as a career,
- maintain a high level of artistic quality, and
- make a significant time investment in their artistic disciplines through practice, performance and production;
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In addition the applicant must be:
- more than 18 years of age;
- not a full-time student; and
- a permanent, legal resident of Mississippi at the time of application and throughout the grant period. Applicants may be required to show proof of residence (such as driver’s license, proof of domicile, homestead, utility bills).
Ineligible
Individuals who receive an Artist Fellowship are ineligible to re-apply for five years. Artist Fellowship recipients are not eligible to receive an Artist Minigrant during the same fiscal year of their Fellowship award.
For more information, visit Mississippi Arts Commission.
For more information, visit https://arts.ms.gov/grants/grants-for-individuals/artist-fellowships/