Tennessee Arts CommissionfellowshipRemote
Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship
- Who Can Apply: Professional practicing Tennessee artists, age 18 or older, legal residents with a Tennessee mailing address who have lived in the state for the past three consecutive years; full-time students, full-time State of Tennessee employees (other than state-supported faculty) and past fellowship recipients are ineligible.
- The Focus: Monetary recognition of outstanding professional Tennessee artists; FY2028 categories are Visual Art (two-dimensional, mural), Craft, Media (film, photography), Dance, Music, Theatre and Literary Arts.
- The Funding: $5,000 fellowship per recipient; no matching funds required and no specific project must be carried out.
- Key Requirements: Online application in the Tennessee Arts Commission grants system with a current professional artist résumé, proof of Tennessee residency (voter registration card or driver's license) and discipline-specific work samples — e.g. visual art, craft and photography: ten JPEG images of recent work, 1–4 MB each; film: at least three recent works totalling no more than 20 minutes.
DeadlineFriday, January 15, 2027
Award$5,000 per fellowship recipient (approximately 1–3 fellowships per discipline)
LocationTN
Open toArtists in Tennessee
ParticipationRemote
DisciplinesTwo-Dimensional Work, Mural Arts, Craft, Film, Photography, Dance, Music, Theatre, Literary Arts
Age range18–
Application notesFY28 applications open in the Online Grants System (tnarts.fluxx.io) on October 9, 2026. Register well before the deadline, complete your People profile, select the IAF application and upload the required documents. Forms do not auto-save, so click Save before navigating away. Apply in one category only. Contact for Visual Arts, Craft and Media: Krishna Adams, krishna.adams@tn.gov, (615) 532-9798.
Contactkrishna.adams@tn.gov
Tennessee Arts Commission
Organization based in Nashville