Nominations for $6,000 Artist Fellowship due September 1st
Nominate an Artist, Culture Bearer, Writer, Creator, or Performer (Or Yourself!) for a $6,000 R2Arts Fellowship
If you are an artist, culture bearer, writer, creator, or performer or if you know one who should be considered for a Fellowship award, contact Region 2 Arts Council with your nomination, or fill out a nomination form on our website, r2arts.org.
Nominations must be received by September 1, 2026. After nominations have closed, R2Arts staff will solicit the nominees for a statement about their creative practice, samples of their work, and a resume or biography centered on their work as an artist, culture bearer, writer, creator, or performer. Two Fellows will be selected by the Region 2 Arts Council Board of Directors from the nominees.
Nominees must be 21 years or older and live in Minnesota’s Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, or Mahnomen Counties. Nominees who have received an Artist Fellowship or a Career Development Fellowship from Region 2 Arts Council in the past are not eligible to receive this award. The intent of the Fellowship Award is to honor and celebrate individuals who show excellence and dedication to their creative practice, and who also have a substantial independent body of work, public performances, presentations, exhibitions or publications of original work, and awards or other acknowledgement of their work such as selection for commissions, film festivals, artist residencies, peer learning or exchange opportunities. Visit our website for more details on eligibility.
The goal of the Region 2 Arts Council Fellowship Program is to celebrate the region’s most talented and creative individuals and assist them in furthering and innovating their work by awarding financial support to fund creative time and facilitate depth and advancement in their creative discipline. Through such support, R2Arts aims to honor and award creative excellence and elevate the quality of artistic work in our region. The R2Arts Fellowship Award is made possible the by generous support from the McKnight Foundation.
Questions?
CALL: 218-751-5447 / 800-275-5447 TEXT: 218-407-2507 EMAIL: staff@r2arts.org