2025 McKnight Fellowship for Book Artists Application

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McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists.

Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists thrive, the McKnight Foundation’s arts program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Support for individual working Minnesota artists has been a cornerstone of the program since it began in 1981. The McKnight Artist Fellowships Program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in 15 different creative disciplines. Program partner organizations administer the fellowships and structure them to respond to the unique challenges of different disciplines. Currently the foundation contributes about $1.7 million per year to its statewide fellowships. For more information, visit mcknight.org/artistfellowships.

The McKnight Fellowship for Book Artists supports the conviction that the arts cannot flourish or enhance community life without the ideas, energy, and drive of individual artists, and that artists cannot make these contributions without unfettered creative time.

The goal of the McKnight Fellowship for Book Artists program is to identify talented, Minnesota-based book artists who demonstrate sustained experience and achievement and who are at a career stage that is beyond emerging. The fellowship program supports two beyond emerging artists per year by providing significant financial assistance, creating opportunities to meet with local and national art professionals, organizing a panel featuring the fellows and invited critics, and working with the fellows to create an individualized professional development plan.

Application Cycle: December 1, 2024 - February 26, 2025 at 11:59PM CST.

Start your application early and carefully review the McKnight Fellowship for Book Artists' Application Guidelines (there are some changes to work samples submissions this year) for eligibility, program benefits, and application selection process prior to starting your application.

For further information, contact:

Anika Schneider, Director of Exhibitions and Artist Programs aschneider@mnbookarts.org 612-215-2528

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