Deadline: August 1, 2006
Description: The PCA supports outstanding Pennsylvania artists by awarding Fellowships on an annual basis. Award amounts are either $5,000 and $10,000.
Activity Period: January 1 - December 31. All funded activities must take place during this time period.
Fellowships are offered in a variety categories of artistic discipline.
Even Calendar Year Application Deadlines: August 2004, 2006, 2008, etc.
Arts Commentary - Perspectives on the Arts;
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Fellowship Eligibility: Applicants must be creative artists who are current residents of Pennsylvania, and have been Pennsylvania residents for at least two years prior to the application deadline. The following individuals are not eligible to apply: Individuals enrolled in high school, or in a bachelor's, master's or PhD degree program in the arts. If you received a Fellowship, you may not apply for a Fellowship in the following year.
Application & Funding Process: All Fellowship and Apprenticeship applicants must send a completed application form, program-specific work samples and support materials to one of the PCA Fellowship Partner organizations listed below. Applications are reviewed by a jury of arts professionals in the fall prior to the Fellowship year. Their recommendations are then submitted to the Council for final approval.
Evaluation Criteria: The artistic quality of the applicant's submitted work is the review criteria for selection. However, in the Folk Arts category, the artist's relationship to the community is essential in the evaluation process.
Fellowship Partnership Organizations: Below is a listing of Fellowship categories and the corresponding PCA Fellowship Partnership organization with contact information. Applications to the Fellowships Track must be submitted to the appropriate parter organization.
Folk & Traditional Arts
The Institute for Cultural Partnerships (ICP)
3211 North Front Street, Suite 104
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1342
717-238-1770 (phone) 717-238-3336 (fax)
Contact: Carlos Fernandez
fernandez@culturalpartnerships.org
www.culturalpartnerships.org
Crafts, Dance, Literature, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF)
201 N. Charles Street, Suite 401
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-539-6656 ext. 101
Contact: Rebecca Scollan
rebecca@midatlanticarts.org
www.midatlanticarts.org
