Deadline: 15-Mar-22
The Iowa Arts Council is inviting applications for the Iowa Artist Fellowship Program to advance your artistic career.
The Artist Fellowship provides support to Iowa artists, filmmakers, musicians and creative writers who demonstrate exceptional creativity and a commitment to advancing their artistic practices at a pivotal moment in their careers.
Priorities
The program advances the artistic careers of Iowans through funding and professional development. Fellowship recipients exemplify the following program priorities:
- Excellence & Innovation: Artwork achieves unique artistic vision through highly creative means in concept and form exemplifying excellence or innovation in the field
- Career Readiness: Artist is at a pivotal stage in artistic career and committed to advancing artistic practice
- Public Value: Artist contributes to the vitality of arts in Iowa by actively engaging Iowans through artistic practice
Benefits
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Funding: Fellows are provided financial support for the development of their artistic career and to enhance their capacity for creative work, including:
- Grant Award – Fellows are awarded a $10,000 grant for the fellowship award period.
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Professional Development: Fellows are regularly convened during the fellowship period to receive professional development to elevate their artistic careers, including:
- Iowa Artist Professional Development Program – Fellows are required to participate virtually in an Iowa Artist Professional Development Program presented by Strategic Planning Partners, one of the nation’s leading providers of professional development for artists.
- Panelist Program – Fellows serve as panelists on the Iowa Arts Council‘s review panels over the course of the fellowship year.
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Promotion: Fellows are provided opportunities during the fellowship period to be recognized for the impact and value of their work, including:
- Meet the Artist Events – Fellows are required to participate in Meet the Artist events to introduce their work to new audiences.
- Iowa Artist Fellowship Videos – Fellows are featured in a group video documenting the impact of the program and an individual video highlighting their individual work.
- Social Media – Fellows are highlighted in department social media platforms over the fellowship year and on an ongoing basis afterwards.
Eligibility Criteria
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Eligible applicants must meet all of the following requirements. Individuals who do not meet these requirements are not eligible to apply.
- Individual artist, including visual or performing artist, filmmaker, musician or creative writer
- Current, full-time Iowa resident with permanent address in Iowa
- Legal Iowa resident
- 21 years of age or older
- Full-time Iowa resident physically located in Iowa since March 15, 2019
- Full-time Iowa resident physically located in Iowa for the duration of the funding period
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Eligible applicants to the Artist Fellowship must be originating, non-interpretive artists working in any artistic discipline(s) including visual arts, performing arts, filmmaking, music, or creative writing.
- Originating artists create original works of art (e.g. visual artists, playwrights, composers or choreographers).
- Interpretive artists perform or interpret original works of art of others (e.g. dancers, actors or performers).
For more information, visit Iowa Arts Council.
For more information, visit https://iowaculture.gov/about-us/about/grants/iowa-artist-fellowship-program