07/15/2021
HEY QUINAULT ARTISTS!!
2022 Call for Native Artist Fellowship Applications
View this email in your browser
We are pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2022 Artist in Business Leadership and Cultural Capital Fellowships.
Through these fellowships First Peoples Fund partners with Native artists and culture bearers to strengthen their business skills and to ensure that art, culture and ancestral knowledge are passed from one generation to the next.
Twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) artists will be selected for the one-year fellowship programs. Fellows receive: a $5,000 - $10,000 project grant, technical support and professional training to start or grow an arts business and to further their important work in their communities.
Application deadline: September 6, 2021, 11:59 pm (MST)
ARTIST IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP
The Purpose of the Artist in Business Leadership Program is to develop independent, and credible entrepreneurial artists who are generous in spirit. The fellowship supports artists to pursue specific arts business development goals for themselves and their families. We accept applications from artists at all stages of entrepreneurial development.
The Artist in Business Leadership is a self-directed fellowship which provides professional development training and $7,500+ of working capital funds.
ABL fellows propose a one year project(s) that will strengthen their arts business, further the economic self-sufficiency of their family, and establish themselves as independent and credible artists.
Ideal Artist in Business Leadership applicants demonstrate the following:
• A commitment to increase business skills and knowledge
• Ability to set and accomplish business goals
• Access and sustain new markets, funding, and/or resources for art
• Strengthen and sustain cultural & artistic integrity
• Is a leader in the local arts ecosystem and beyond
CULTURAL CAPITAL FELLOWSHIP
The Cultural Capital (CC) Fellowship program is a project based grant designed for artists interested in community outreach and cultural preservation. The Cultural Capital Fellowship is designed for artists and cultural bearers who are deeply rooted in their communities and are committed to passing on ancestral knowledge and cultural practices within their tribal communities.
Cultural Capital Fellows in this program are given a $5,000+ grant to further the important cultural work in their community through the arts.
Ideal Cultural Capital applicants demonstrate the following:
• Are grounded in the rich cultural heritage of their Tribal Nations.
• Share a commitment to passing on ancestral knowledge and practices within their communities.
• Have a plan to document their ancestral knowledge for future generations.
• Seek ways to sustain cultural sharing as a way of life within their tribal community.
• Must be committed to furthering their native artistic traditions and passing this knowledge and wisdom on to a larger community.
The Purpose of the Cultural Capital Fellowship Program is to strengthen the Collective Spirit of those artists who perpetuate generosity, wisdom and integrity within their communities as they further their important cultural work.
For more information, please contact Program Manager, Rachael Nez at [email protected] or call (605) 863-9460.
Copyright © 2021 First Peoples Fund, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, participated in one of our many programs, or made a contribution.
Our mailing address is:
First Peoples Fund
P.O. Box 2977
706 West Blvd.
Rapid City, SD 57709
www.firstpeoplesfund.org
First Peoples Fund honors and supports the Collective Spirit® of First Peoples artists and culture bearers. We accomplish this by providing tools, resources and a voice to Indigenous artists who share their inspiration, wisdom, knowledge and gifts with their communities.
