Individual Artist Fellowship

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The Fellowship Program honors Oregon's professional artists and their achievements while supporting efforts to advance their careers.

The next deadline for the Fellowship program is for Performing Arts. This for the grant period from January 1, 2027 -- December 31, 2027.

The Arts Commission offers Fellowships in multiple artistic disciplines in alternating years: Performing Arts (choreography, dance, music composition, music performance, theater, performance art, storytelling and puppetry). Visual Arts (crafts, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, new media, fashion, graphic design and industrial design).

Artists from underserved communities, including (but not limited to) rural communities and communities of color, are especially encouraged to apply.

Deadline: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 5 p.m.

Updated guidelines and program details will be posted on this page as soon as they become available.

To stay informed: Check this page periodically for updates. Sign up for our newsletter/email for monthly updates. Follow the Oregon Arts Commission on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Award Amounts

Awards are $5,000. There is a pre-determined number of Fellowships awarded each cycle. Please refer to the guidelines for more details. There are limited resources and not all applicants receive funding.

Who is Eligible?

At the time of the application deadline, all applicants must: Be 18 years of age or older; Have not received an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship in the prior five years; Have been domiciled in Oregon for at least one year (domicile is a person’s fixed, permanent and principal home for legal purposes); Not be enrolled (either part- or full-time) in a creative degree program; Submit an individual application. While the Arts Commission acknowledges that many artists work collaboratively, awards will be made only to individual artists; Submit only one Fellowship application per calendar year. Application Review

The following review criteria are used to evaluate applications: Aesthetic quality of the applicant’s submitted artwork; Artists’ sustained professional achievement; and Potential for the artist’s future contribution to the field.

Documentation of the artist's work is the most important component of the application and artists are strongly advised to submit well-documented and clearly identified work samples. Fellowships are awarded primarily based on the creative excellence presented in the applicant's work samples.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted in the online grant system no later than 5:00 pm on the deadline date to be considered for review.

Please see the Individual Artist Fellowship - Visual Arts Grant Guidelines for full information about this grant program, including the application questions.

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Topic areas: Arts and Culture.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Individual Artist Fellowship is administered by Business Oregon (Oregon Business Development Department) (Business Oregon), listed via Business Oregon (Oregon Business Development Department).