Wyoming Arts Council 2017 Visual Arts Fellowships

The Wyoming Arts Council invites Wyoming artists to apply for its 2017 Visual Arts Fellowships. Fellowships honor the work of Wyoming visual artists that reflects serious and exceptional aesthetic investigation. Artists working in any visual media are invited to apply, including experimental (conceptual/new media), graphic (printmaking/book arts), painting, sculpture, installation, photography, clay, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, plastic, wood, mixed media, film, or video.

The Wyoming Arts Council awards up to three $3,000 fellowships in the visual arts. In addition to the three recipients, each panel may select honorable mentions. Panelists may choose not to award the number of fellowships or honorable mentions available. Fellowship recipients agree to participate in the Wyoming Arts Council Biennial Exhibition and are included in the catalog produced. The Biennial exhibition for the 2016 and 2017 recipients will be held at the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, September 9 – December 30, 2017. Honorable Mention artists may be included, space permitting.

Fellowship judging will be anonymous, with decisions based solely on the merit of the work submitted. Work is viewed electronically. Out-of-state jurors are chosen to represent a wide range of stylistic and aesthetic concerns, a broad understanding of contemporary visual art, and ethnic, gender, and age diversity. Artists may submit up to ten work samples, of which up to two may be detail images. Film/video applicants may submit up to 4 samples and have the option to submit stills. Ensure your name does not appear anywhere on the application or work samples, except where specifically requested. Fellowship results will be announced at the CLICK! conference April 7-9, 2016, held at Art 321 in Casper. Entrants not selected will be notified in writing after that date.