| Address |
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 580
Los Angeles,CA 90036
USA |
| Phone Number |
(323)857-5857 |
| Fax Number |
(323)857-5867 |
| TTY Number |
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| Email |
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| Website |
http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/Public/Home/index.cfm |
| Executive Director |
Ms. Katherine DeShaw |
| Founding Year |
2005 |
| Incorporating Year |
0 |
| Mission Statement |
To nurture, support, and strengthen the work of America’s finest living artists. |
| Program Name |
USA Fellows Program |
| Program Contact |
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| Program Phone |
(323) 857-5857 |
| Program Email |
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| Year Program Founded |
2005 |
| Description of Program |
Each year, United States Artists honors 50 of America’s finest artists with individual fellowships of $50,000 — unrestricted funds awarded across eight disciplines. |
| Conditions/Public Service Requirements |
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| Award Website |
http://www.usafellows.org/ |
| Where does the program take place? |
Art Museum |
| Does this program primarily support the creation of new work? |
No |
| Support or Services Provided as part of the Program |
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| Description of Support or Services |
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| Amount Awarded by this Program (if an award) |
50000.00 |
| Related Arts |
| Category | Discipline | Secondary | Tertiary | | Visual Arts | Visual Arts, All | | | | Theater | Theater, All | | | | Performance Art/Interdisciplinary | Performance Art | | | | Music | Music, All | | | | Literature | Literature, All | | | | Media Arts | Media Arts, All | | | | Dance | Dance, All | | | | Folk/Traditional Arts | Folk/Traditional Arts, All | | | | Design Arts | Design Arts, All | | |
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| Residency |
Programs Open to Applicants Living in Any US State, Territory, or Indian Nation |
| Gender |
No Requirement |
| Age |
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| Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? |
No |
| Ethnicity |
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| Career Point |
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| Special Population |
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| Other Restrictions |
To be considered for fellowships, artists must be 21 years of age or older and U.S. citizens or legal residents in any U.S. state. |
| Total Number of Applicants (annually) |
362 |
| Total Number of Recipients (annually) |
50 |
| Total Number of Awards (annually) |
50 |
| Total Amount Awarded by this Program (annually) |
$0 |
| Procedure |
Not Open |
| Contact Requirements |
To become a USA Fellow, one must be nominated. Each year nominations are made by a different anonymous group of arts leaders, critics, scholars, and artists chosen by USA. Nominators do not know one another; their identities remain confidential.
Nominators are asked to submit names of artists they believe show an extraordinary commitment to their craft. Artists at any stage of career development may be nominated. |
| Material/Process |
Nominated artists are notified of their nominations and encouraged to apply. Artists are required to complete a simple online application and to submit work samples. |
| Application Fee |
$0 |
| Exact Deadline |
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| Approximate Deadline |
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| Rolling Deadline |
No |
| Ideal Contact Month for New Application and Guidelines |
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| Selection Process/Criteria |
USA selects and convenes eight discipline-specific peer panels composed of leading artists and art experts who meet to review the artist applications within their discipline. These panels select the finalists for the awards. The USA Board of Directors approves the final recommendations. |
| Notification Process |
The USA Fellows and the peer panelists who selected them are announced annually at an awards celebration. |
| Are awardees required to submit a Final Report? |
False |
| Awardee's Public Service Requirement? |
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