Wyoming Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowships 2022

Visual Arts Fellowships are $3,000 unrestricted awards of merit based on the artist's portfolio, honoring the work of Wyoming visual artists whose work reflects serious and exceptional aesthetic investigation. Artists working in any media, including film and video, may apply. Applications are juried by noted artists, curators, and others in the visual arts from outside the state. Up to three fellowships may be given each year, and jurors may also select honorable mentions. Recipients exhibit their work in the Wyoming Arts Council Biennial Exhibit, held every two years at a major visual arts institution or museum in the state.

Artists working in any visual media are invited to apply, including experimental, graphic, painting, sculpture, installation, photography, clay, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, plastic, wood, mixed media, film, or video. 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; jurors will only be required to watch up to 10 minutes of a film/video submission. Work must have been created within the past 5 years. Applicants must submit an artist's statement and verify eligibility requirements. Names must not appear on applications or work samples except where specifically requested.

Eligibility requirements include: must be at least 18 years old; not a full-time student pursuing art-related degrees; U.S. citizen or legal resident; not affiliated with the Wyoming Arts Council as board member, staff, or family; not an employee of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources; domiciled in Wyoming for 20 months in the previous two years; must remain a Wyoming resident for at least one year after award, living in the state at least 10 months per year; must register or update information in the Wyoming Arts Council's Artists and Venues Directory; may not have received a Visual Arts fellowship within the last four years; may receive a total of two fellowship awards in lifetime; may enter only once by deadline. Fellowship recipients agree to participate in the Wyoming Arts Council Biennial Exhibition, sign a contract verifying eligibility, supply a bio and head shot for publicity, retain all rights to work, and submit an impact statement by August 31, 2022.