Alaska State Council on the Arts: 2017 Connie Boochever Artist Fellowship

The Connie Boochever Artist Fellowship was established to honor Mrs. Connie Boochever's lifelong advocacy for the arts in Alaska and her role in establishing the Percent for Art in Public Places program. The fellowship recognizes and supports Alaska emerging artists of exceptional talent. A select number of $2,500 fellowships will be awarded biennially with specific disciplines funded in alternating years. The 2017 category is performing arts, theatre and music. Uses of the fellowship funds are very broad, but funds must be spent on activities related to the fellow's creative career.

Eligibility is limited to emerging artists living in Alaska and pursuing an art form on an ongoing basis. Applicants must be legal residents of Alaska, 18 years of age or older, and not be full-time students or enrolled in any art-related degree or certification program. Applicants must apply as individual artists, not as collaborative groups or teams. Emerging professional artists are defined as principal creators of new work who take risks and embrace challenges, have a developing voice that reveals significant potential, are rigorous in their approach to creation and production, have some evidence of professional achievement but not a substantial record of accomplishment, and are not recognized as established by other artists, curators, producers, critics, and arts administrators.

Applications must be completed using the CaFE system and include a resume and appropriate work samples. Work samples should reflect high quality work completed within the last two years and consist of a minimum of 6 images and a maximum of 10 images, with video and audio files also acceptable (minimum 0, maximum 2 each; total samples minimum 8, maximum 14). A panel comprised of Alaskan artists in the disciplines being awarded will review qualified applications. Fellowship recipients will be notified by November 1, 2017. Recipients must expend fellowship funds by June 30, 2018, maintain Alaska residency throughout the fellowship year, maintain complete financial records, and acknowledge funding support in brochures, news releases, programs and other printed material. For assistance, contact (907) 269-6610 or toll-free 1-888-278-7424, or email [email protected].