Position Title
VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship
Posted: May 16, 2012
Organization
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts [http://www.vmfa.museum]
VMFA is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.
Candidate Disciplines
Art/Graphic Design, Other
Visual Arts, Art History
Position Information
Location: N/A
Position Type: Fellowship/Scholarship
Approximate Start Date: Awards are made in several isntallments between August 2013-May 2014
Description: 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 students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and has awarded more than $4 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. Offered through the VMFA Art and Education Division, 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.
Professional Artists:
You are eligible to apply if you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as well as a current legal resident of Virginia, and have been so for at least 24 consecutive months prior to the application deadline. You must also continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the grant period of August 2013 – May 2014. A legal resident has a valid Virginia driver’s license and/or pays income taxes in Virginia and/or is a registered Virginia voter. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request.
You are eligible to apply if you are not a degree-seeking student at the time of the application deadline, nor will you be during the grant period of August 2013 – May 2014.
Note: Recipients of a VMFA Professional Fellowship after July 2008 and full-time VMFA employees are not eligible to apply. No artist may receive more than three Fellowships in any category.
Graduate Students:
You are eligible to apply if you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as well as a current legal resident of Virginia, and have been so for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the application deadline. You must also continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the grant period of August 2013 – May 2014. A legal resident has a valid Virginia driver’s license and/or pays income taxes in Virginia and/or is a registered Virginia voter. Students paying in-state tuition to an accredited Virginia college, university, or school of the arts qualify as legal residents of Virginia. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request.
If you attend an accredited college, university, or school of the arts in Virginia but do not qualify for in-state tuition, you may not apply for a VMFA Fellowship until you establish Virginia residency.
You are eligible to apply if you are planning to be enrolled full-time and qualify as a Virginia resident, as outlined above, for the entire academic year 2013 – 2014 at an accredited college, university, or school of the arts. Half-year fall semester Fellowship awards (worth $3,000) may be considered on a case-by-case basis for full-time students in the final year of a degree program who plan to graduate in December 2013.
Note: Full-time VMFA employees are not eligible. No artist may receive more than three Fellowships in any category.
Undergraduate Students:
You are eligible to apply if you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as well as a current legal resident of Virginia, and have been so for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the application deadline. You must also continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the grant period of August 2013 – May 2014. A legal resident has a valid Virginia driver’s license and/or pays income taxes in Virginia and/or is a registered Virginia voter. Students paying in-state tuition to an accredited Virginia college, university, or school of the arts qualify as legal residents of Virginia. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request.
If you attend an accredited college, university, or school of the arts in Virginia but do not qualify for in-state tuition, you may not apply for a VMFA Fellowship until you establish Virginia residency.
You are eligible to apply if you are planning to be enrolled full-time and qualify as a Virginia resident, as outlined above, for the entire academic year 2013 – 2014 at an accredited college, university, or school of the arts. Half-year fall semester Fellowship awards (worth $2,000) may be considered on a case-by-case basis for full-time students in the final year of a degree program who plan to graduate in December 2013.
Note: Full-time VMFA employees are not eligible to apply. No artist may receive more than three Fellowships in any category.
Compensation: $8000 for Professional artists; $6000 for Graduate students; $4000 for Undergraduate students
Organization's Online Posting: http://www.vmfa.museum/fellowships
Application
Required Materials: Resume, Visual work samples, Online application
Materials Format: Mail
Deadline: November 9, 2012
Submit Applications To:
Elizabeth Cruickshanks
Fellowship Program Coordinator
elizabeth.cruickshanks@vmfa.museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N. Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
USA
Phone: 804.204.2685