WHAT IS A VISUAL ARTS FELLOWSHIP?

Visual Arts Fellowships are $3,000 unrestricted awards of merit, based on the artist’s portfolio, honoring the work of Wyoming visual artists whose work reflects serious and exceptional aesthetic investigation. Artists working in any media, including film and video, may apply. Applications are juried by noted artists, curators, and others in the visual arts from outside the state. Up to three fellowships may be given each year, and jurors may also select honorable mentions. Recipients of the Visual Arts fellowships exhibit their work in the Wyoming Arts Council Biennial Exhibit, held every two years at a major visual arts institution or museum in the state. The exhibition is curated by one of the jurors, who serves on the panel for two years.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Applications must be submitted through CaFE (callforentry.org). Mailed or emailed submissions will not be accepted.

Artists working in any visual media are invited to apply, including: experimental (conceptual/new media), graphic (printmaking/book arts), painting, sculpture, installation, photography (includes experimental, color, black & white, photocopy and computer), clay, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, plastic, wood, mixed media, film or video.

Artists may submit up to ten work samples, of which up to two may be detail images, if appropriate.

Film/video applicants may submit up to 4 samples, and have the option to submit stills. Jurors will only be required to watch up to 10 minutes of a film/video submission.

Work must have been created within the past 5 years.

Applicants are asked to submit an artist’s statement and to verify that they meet the eligibility requirements.

Please ensure your name does not appear anywhere on the application or work samples, except where specifically requested, to preserve the anonymous nature of the judging.

WHAT IF YOU WIN AN AWARD?

You’ll receive $3,000 up front

Fellowship recipients agree to participate in the Wyoming Arts Council Biennial Exhibition.

You’ll sign a contract that verifies you’re eligible to receive this award.

You’ll need to supply a bio and a head shot for publicity.

You will retain all rights to this work and the work you produce during the grant period.

You must create an impact statment, due August 31, 2022, sharing with the Wyoming Arts Council how this award helped you and what you accomplished during the year you received it.

ELIGIBILITY

Must be at least 18 years of age at time of application.

Must not be a full-time student pursuing high school, college, or university art-related degrees.

Must be a U.S. citizen or have legal resident status (evidence of U.S. citizenship, resident status and state residency may be required).

May not be affiliated with the Wyoming Arts Council either as a board member or staff member, including their families, whether full-time, part-time or contractual.

May not be an employee of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.

Must have been domiciled within the state borders for a total of 20 months in the previous two years.

Must remain a Wyoming resident for at least one year after award, living in the state for at least 10 months of the year.

Applicants must register or update their information in the Wyoming Arts Council’s Artists and Venues Directory.

Must not have received a Visual Arts fellowship within the last four years.

May receive a total of two fellowship awards in your lifetime.

You may enter the competition only once by the deadline.

JURORS

TASHA KUBESH is currently Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota. Kubesh graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, and studied at Parson Paris School of Art and Design, Paris, France. She has twenty years of experience working with contemporary visual artists and art in the Midwest region.

LOUISE MARTORANO is the Executive Director of RedLine, a non-profit contemporary art center and residency located in Denver, Colorado. RedLine's mission is to foster education and engagement between artists and communities to create positive social change. Under her leadership, RedLine has received the Denver Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts (2014 & 2015), the Greenway Foundation’s “Partner in Change” award, acknowledged by Denver Public Schools for excellence in community engagement, and has presented and organized over 100 exhibitions over the past 10 years. She holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder and M.H. from the University of Colorado, Denver with a focus in Contemporary Art History & Music. In 2017, Martorano was awarded a Livingston Fellowship from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation for promising nonprofit leaders who hold significant leadership roles in Colorado’s nonprofit sector. She also sits on the advisory committee for the Visiting Artist, Scholar & Design program at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, is the Board Treasurer for the Global Women’s Empowerment Fund, and is on the Board of Trustees for the Harmony Hammond Trust.

Application Requirements

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Eligibility Criteria

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