• The monetary stipend of up to $5,000 is for the duration of a one year fellowship, and artists must be able to show how the funding supported artist related presentations, training, research, and/or creation of new art.
• Applicants must be 19 years old or older and a resident of Nebraska for two years prior to the application date and remain a resident of Nebraska during the fellowship award period of one year.
• In addition, applicants must also submit an attestation of Nebraska residency at least 24 months before submission and attestation of intent to remain in Nebraska during the fellowship, if selected.
• Applicants must not be enrolled in an undergraduate program in the artistic field in which the application is being made. Applicants may be enrolled in graduate or certificate-granting program in the artistic field in which the application is being made, the strength of the portfolio outside the graduate or certificate-granting program will be assessed.
• All applicants must be the originator of the submitted work, not an interpreter of the work of others.
• Previous winners are eligible to reapply. Previous winners must complete their grant award requirements and Final Report to be eligible, submit work not previously part of an award-winning application, and can only apply every three years.

This is a competitive program based on a professional peer review process. Applicants are adjudicated according to the merit of their work by out-of-state jurors selected for their expertise as established career professionals in the artistic discipline under consideration. Evaluation criteria are based on the quality of work, which includes innovation demonstrated by significant critical and aesthetic considerations explored through the art form. Artists must be able to show how the funding supported artist related presentations, training, research, and/or creation of new art. Artists may include information about how they plan to use their fellowship funding in the Artist Statement portion of the application.

Applicants may be awarded between  up to $5,000 through the Individual Artist Fellowship program. Funds must be used for the creation of new art, presentations, training, and/or research.

• Artist biography:
  • Please provide your artist biography that highlights your artistic practice and any previous exhibitions, education or related experience. This will not be visible to the jurors, so you do not need to redact your name.
• Artist statement:
  • Please provide a descriptions of the body of work you submitted. In the artist’s statement, you can provide deeper insight into your work through your personal history or background, the themes you address, any influences or techniques you use in your process. Please redact your name from the artist statement.
• Work samples (Visual Arts)
  • Uploaded Images can be up to 5MB each
  • Uploaded Videos can be up to 250MB each
  • In the description of each work sample, please include the title, artwork size, year created, medium, and any related description of the work.

The upcoming application for 2025 Individual Arts Fellowship for Visual Art can be found here: https://nebraska.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/80285

The call is open from August 14, 2023 to December 8, 2024.

The Fellowship awardees be announced March of 2025.

Artist biography: An artist biography highlights your artistic practice and any previous exhibitions, education or related experience. Information included is similar to a CV/Resume, but is in paragraph form. It delivers how your career highlights have propelled you to your current position and where you are headed.

CV/Resume: A List format with relevant dates and details for each accomplishment, including educational, performance, publication, positions, etc. For additional guidance writing a CV, try this link, or try this link for an artist Resume. (not required for program)

Originating Artist: The artist submitting the work is who created the work, which can be differentiated from an artist who performs, interprets, or present a piece of work of another artist.

Contact Meagan Dion for more information.