OUR FELLOWSHIPS

2025 Fellowship Applications are now open! See below to apply!

Artists have the ability not only to reflect reality but also to create it.

OUR FELLOWSHIPS

The Center for Arts + Social Justice aims to support, equip and elevate the impact of emerging artists in their communities for social good. Center Fellows showcase the work of the VCFA community that advances social justice goals, and inspires reflection on the role of art and the artist in contemporary society.

AWARDS:

Individual Fellowships ($2,500) will be awarded for work in progress that demonstrates the intersection of art and social justice.
Community-Engaged Fellowships ($5,000) will be awarded to students who are working in collaboration with an existing nonprofit organization, agency, or other collective on a project with mutually-beneficial outcomes.

FELLOWSHIP EXPECTATIONS:

Center Fellowships were created to promote and support the creation and development of new creative work that demonstrates commitment to social change.

The fellowship period will run from January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.

Fellows are expected to attend quarterly events organized to support professional development. Topics such as: The Business of the Arts: Building Your Platforms and Promoting Your Work; Creative Communities: Engaging with Multiple Publics; Arts Advocacy: Building Networks of Support. Fellows also have the opportunity to present work during residencies or at other points during the year.

More Information + Resources:

Information Session Slides

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Applications open September 16, 2024 and close October 11, 2024 at 5 PM ET.

Questions about your application? Email: [email protected].

As a designer it’s exciting to have a seat at the table where a lot of change can happen in terms of accessibility and otherwise. I get to see my work directly affect my community basically whenever I leave my home.

Lex Poolos

| 2020 MFA in Graphic Design

It’s important to inspire questions. When people ask questions, they inherently link a part of themselves to a topic. We need those connections to be made because they’re a part of engagement, and we’re at a critical time where we need everyone to be engaged for the environment.

Thammika Songkaeo

| 2022 International MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation

2023-24 Fellowship Applications are Open!

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OUR FELLOWSHIPS

Artists have the ability not only to reflect reality but also to create it.

OUR FELLOWSHIPS

AWARDS:

FELLOWSHIP EXPECTATIONS:

More Information + Resources:

Our 2024 Fellows

Alexis Powell

B.K. Zervigón

Beste Filiz

Chris Lange

Christine Hartman Derr

Hannah Ban

Jonathan Jackson

Joor Baruah

Shannon Cleere

Our 2022 Fellows

Jen Gilomen

Christopher Cobley

Ray Masaki

LiAnne Yu

Ethan Sudan

Vanessa Miranda

Callie Newsom Doyle

Ty Chapman

Our 2021 Fellows

Brad Bailey

Juliet Way-Henthorne

Jaquay Smith

Leah Byck

Diana Norma Szokolyai

Vic Rodriguez Tang

As a designer it’s exciting to have a seat at the table where a lot of change can happen in terms of accessibility and otherwise. I get to see my work directly affect my community basically whenever I leave my home.

Lex Poolos

It’s important to inspire questions. When people ask questions, they inherently link a part of themselves to a topic. We need those connections to be made because they’re a part of engagement, and we’re at a critical time where we need everyone to be engaged for the environment.

Thammika Songkaeo

2023-24 Fellowship Applications are Open!