Artist Fellowship Recipients

Since 1980, the North Carolina Arts Council has provided fellowship awards to artists who have been selected through a rigorous panel screening process. The Arts Council awards these direct grants to support artists in the development and creation of art because their work is essential to our cultural heritage and the creative vitality of the state. Fellowship recipients receive $10,000 to set aside time to work, to purchase supplies and equipment or to pursue other artistic goals.

Fellowships recognize the contribution artists make to the quality of life in North Carolina. From the beginning of the program, the Arts Council board recognized the importance of artists to the state's artistic and cultural growth. The program was conceived both to recognize outstanding artists for their accomplishments and to help them produce new work by giving them the time and resources to develop their ideas.

Music, literature and theater fellowships are offered every other year, alternating with film/video and visual art fellowships.

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