The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship Program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists as well as art and art history students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and, as such, has awarded more than $5 million in Fellowships to Virginians.
The Fellowship Program was established in 1940 through a generous contribution made by the late John Lee Pratt of Fredericksburg. 2015 marks the 75th anniversary! Offered through VMFA Statewide, Fellowships are still largely funded through the Pratt endowment, supplemented by annual gifts from the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation and the J. Warwick McClintic Jr. Scholarship Fund.
Awards are offered to professional artists, full-time undergraduate students in the visual arts (including college-bound high school seniors), and full-time graduate students in the visual arts or art history.
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the USA as well as current legal residents of Virginia.
Award amounts:
Professional artists - $8000
Graduate students - $6000
Undergraduate students - $4000
No application fee; Application deadline is 5pm, Nov 6, 2015.
More information including the application form, full eligibility criteria, and a printable PDF flyer available online at www.VMFA.museum/Fellowships. ______________________________________________
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists and art students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and, as such has awarded nearly $5 million to Virginias artists since the programs creation over 70 years ago.
The VMFA Fellowship program was established in 1940 through a generous contribution made by the late John Lee Pratt of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Offered through VMFA Statewide, Fellowships are still largely funded through the Pratt endowment, and supplemented by annual gifts from the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation and the J. Warwick McClintic, Jr. Scholarship Fund. The Fellowship program has a long and established history of supporting Virginias artistic talent and has helped to further the careers and studies of many distinguished individuals, including recent recipients Steve Bernard of Boones Mill, Susan Sterner of Arlington, and Sarah Boyts Yoder of Charlottesville.
VMFA offers $8,000 awards to professional artists, $6,000 awards to graduate students, and $4,000 awards to undergraduate students. Applicants may apply in the disciplines of Crafts, Drawing, Film/Video, Mixed Media, New/Emerging Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Art History (graduate students only). All applicants must be legal residents of Virginia and student applicants must be enrolled full-time in degree-seeking programs. Applicants works are reviewed anonymously by distinguished jurors and awards are made based on artistic merit. The deadline for Fellowship applications is Friday, November 7, 2014.
We ask that you please encourage interested students and professional artists to apply. Full eligibility criteria, an application, and a printable PDF flyer can be found at www.VMFA.museum/fellowships.
Jenny Harding Fellowship Program Coordinator
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 N. Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220-4007 t: 804.204.2685 e: jenny.harding@VMFA.museum
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship Program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists as well as art and art history students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and, as such, has awarded more than $5 million in Fellowships to Virginians.
The Fellowship Program was established in 1940 through a generous contribution made by the late John Lee Pratt of Fredericksburg. 2015 marks the 75th anniversary! Offered through VMFA Statewide, Fellowships are still largely funded through the Pratt endowment, supplemented by annual gifts from the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation and the J. Warwick McClintic Jr. Scholarship Fund.
Awards are offered to professional artists, full-time undergraduate students in the visual arts (including college-bound high school seniors), and full-time graduate students in the visual arts or art history.
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the USA as well as current legal residents of Virginia.
Award amounts:
Professional artists - $8000
Graduate students - $6000
Undergraduate students - $4000
No application fee; Application deadline is 5pm, Nov 6, 2015.
More information including the application form, full eligibility criteria, and a printable PDF flyer available online at www.VMFA.museum/Fellowships.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Visual Arts Fellowships 2018-19
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists and art, and art history students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and has awarded nearly $5.5 million to Virginias artists since the programs creation over 76 years ago.
Awards are offered to:
- Professional artists: $8000
- Full-time graduate students in the visual arts or art history: $6000
- Full-time undergrad. students in the visual arts (including college-bound high school seniors): $4000
Applicants must be citizen or permanent residents of the USA as well as current legal residents of Virginia.
No application fee; Application deadline is Nov. 3, 2017
More information including the application form, full eligibility criteria, and a printable PDF-flyer available online at www.VMFA.museum/fellowships.
