McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships

About this program

McKnight Foundation’s Arts & Culture program administers McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships that award $25,000 in unrestricted support to strengthen the exploratory opportunity, economic stability, and creative capacity of midcareer artists while funding discipline-specific artistic and professional development. Fellowships are offered across many disciplines (e.g., book arts, ceramics, choreography, composition, community-engaged practice, dance, fiber, media, music, playwriting, printmaking, theater, visual arts, and writing) and some awards include additional residency stipends, project funds, or discipline-specific benefits; an Indigenous Roots track supports culture bearers practicing sacred and healing lifeways. Applicants must be midcareer artists or qualifying culture bearers and must apply via the individual partner organizations’ websites, where discipline-specific eligibility criteria, deadlines, and application guidelines are posted.