Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition

Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts

Applications for the MCC’s 2019 Artist Fellowships due Oct. 1!

MCC logoApply now for Mass Cultural Council’s Fellowships in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres. Deadline: Monday, October 1, 2018.

The Artist Fellowships are anonymously-judged awards to Massachusetts artists. Grant decisions are based solely on the artistic excellence of the creative work submitted. This year, the Fellowships are $15,000. The program also awards $1,000 Finalist awards.

“We award 30-35 Fellowships and 30-35 Finalist awards each year.” ~ MCC Artist Fellowships

The full program guidelines and application instructions are here:
http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellows_guidelines.asp

See profiles of past awardees Lisa Nilsson (Crafts), Nina Louise Morrison (Dramatic Writing) and Elizabeth Alexander (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres) in ArtSake, a service of the MCC that digs into the creative, innovative work of Massachusetts artists.

There are two Artist Fellowship application deadlines per year, and this is the first deadline. Applications in Film & Video, Music Composition, and Photography begin December 15, 2018, with a January 28, 2019 deadline.