RI Foundation Reminds Artists of Deadline to Apply for $25K Fellowships
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RI Foundation Reminds Artists of Deadline to Apply for $25K Fellowships
The deadline to apply is August 19.
“This assistance will permit local artists to spend more time thinking about their work instead of trying to make ends meet. This fellowship reflects the importance that our donors placed on the presence of practicing artists in the community,” said Jenny Pereira, the Foundation’s vice president of grant programs.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTPrevious recipients include Leslie Hirt, a RISD professor who works in a variety of media to explore the meaning of materiality; and Jordan Seaberry, whose work has been exhibited at the Marwen Art Foundation in Chicago, the deCordova Sculpture Park, and Museum in Lincoln, Mass., and the RISD Museum.
Applying for the Grant
Applicants must have been legal residents of Rhode Island for at least 12 months prior to the Aug. 19 deadline. High school students, college and graduate students who are enrolled in a degree-granting program and writers who have advanced levels of career achievement are not eligible.
Applicants will be judged on the quality of their work samples, artistic development and the creative contribution to the visual arts, as well as the potential of the fellowship to advance their career. Applications will be accepted from visual artists creating new original work in any genre, including film, sculpture, painting and photography.
Recipients are expected to devote concentrated time to their art and to engage in activities that further their artistic growth. Examples include creating new work, training in technologies or techniques, purchasing equipment, travel, research and developing artistic endeavors.
The recipients will be selected by a panel of out-of-state jurors who are recognized practicing artists and arts professionals.