| Address |
500 Mero Street
Frankfort,KY 40601-1987
USA |
| Phone Number |
(502)564-3757 |
| Fax Number |
(502)564-2839 |
| TTY Number |
(888)833-2787 |
| Email |
[email protected] |
| Website |
http://artscouncil.ky.gov/ |
| Executive Director |
Ms. Lori Meadows |
| Founding Year |
0 |
| Incorporating Year |
1965 |
| Mission Statement |
The Kentucky Arts Council is the state government agency responsible for developing and promoting support for the arts in Kentucky. As the state’s arts agency, the council creates opportunities for people to find value in the arts, participate in the arts and benefit from the arts through programs, grants and services. |
| Program Name |
The Al Smith Individual Artists Fellowships |
| Program Contact |
Tamara Coffey, Individual Artist Director |
| Program Phone |
888-833-2787 |
| Program Email |
[email protected] |
| Year Program Founded |
1983 |
| Description of Program |
The Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowships are $7,500 awards given to professional Kentucky artists who have achieved a high level of excellence and creativity in their work and who have demonstrated significant achievement in their fields. Fellowships are based primarily upon the quality of the work samples submitted by the artist. Awards are unrestricted and may be used in any way to enhance the artist's career. |
| Conditions/Public Service Requirements |
n/a |
| Award Website |
http://artscouncil.ky.gov/Grants/ASF.htm |
| Where does the program take place? |
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| Does this program primarily support the creation of new work? |
Yes |
| 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) |
7500.00 (1000.00 - 7500.00) |
| Related Arts |
| Category | Discipline | Secondary | Tertiary | | Performance Art/Interdisciplinary | Interdisciplinary | | | | Literature | Literature, All | | | | Dance | Dance, All | Choreographers | | | Music | Music, All | Composers | | | Media Arts | Media Arts, All | | | | Visual Arts | Visual Arts, All | | | | Multidisciplinary | | | |
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| Residency |
| State | City | County | Neigborhood | | Kentucky | Any | Any | Any |
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| Gender |
No Requirement |
| Age |
18 and older |
| Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? |
Yes W/ Restrictions |
| Ethnicity |
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| Career Point |
- Emerging
- Mid-Career or Established
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| Special Population |
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| Other Restrictions |
Fellowships are awarded annually on a rotating basis by discipline. Visual and Media artists may apply in odd numbered years for Fellowships. Composers, Choreographers, Writers and Interdisciplinary Artists may apply in even numbered years for Fellowships.
No individual may receive more than one Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship in their lifetime.
- Fellowship recipients may not apply for an Emerging Artist Award.
- Artists may apply only with work samples over which they had complete creative control.
- Work created solely for commercial or instructional purposes is ineligible.
- Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary or multi-category applications are not eligible.
- Translations are not eligible.
- Collaborations and teams are not eligible to apply.
- Artists may apply in one category and one medium only per application year. All work samples submitted must be representative of the selected category and medium.
- With the exception of media arts, all work samples must have been completed within the past three years. Media artists may submit work completed within the past four years. |
| Total Number of Applicants (annually) |
0 |
| Total Number of Recipients (annually) |
0 |
| Total Number of Awards (annually) |
0 |
| Total Amount Awarded by this Program (annually) |
$0 |
| Procedure |
Open Application |
| Contact Requirements |
The arts council welcomes all questions regarding this program. For more information, contact:
Tamara Coffey
Individual Artist Director
888-833-2787 (toll free)
502-564-3757 ext. 479
[email protected] |
| Material/Process |
n/a |
| Application Fee |
$0 |
| Exact Deadline |
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| Deadline2 |
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| Deadline3 |
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| Deadline4 |
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| Approximate Deadline |
March |
| Rolling Deadline |
No |
| Ideal Contact Month for New Application and Guidelines |
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| Selection Process/Criteria |
Panels of out-of-state, discipline-based, arts professionals will review all fellowship applications according to the performance expectations.
The panel’s recommendations are forwarded to the arts council’s governing board for approval.
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| Notification Process |
Applicants that receive a favorable recommendation enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Agreements cannot be altered without prior approval from the arts council's executive director. |
| Are awardees required to submit a Final Report? |
True |
| Awardee's Public Service Requirement? |
n/a |
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