Illinois Arts Council Calls For Artists Fellowship Applications

Chicago - Applications are now available for the Illinois Arts Council's (IAC) Artists Fellowship Program. These highly competitive grants honor artists of exceptional talent and enable them to pursue their artistic goals. Fellowships are a fixed amount of $7,000. A limited number of Finalist awards will also be given. These $700 awards are intended to recognize additional applicants who demonstrate considerable talent. All Illinois residents are eligible and encouraged to apply.

The Artists Fellowship Program operates on a two-year rotating cycle. This year, applications for choreography, crafts, ethnic and folk arts, media arts, new performance forms, prose, and scriptworks will be accepted. The primary factor on which applications will be judged is quality of submitted work.

"We are committed to pursuing and rewarding excellence," says Terry A. Scrogum, IAC Executive Director. "The Artists Fellowship Program helps to support a robust creative landscape in Illinois."
 
The deadline for application to the FY08 Artists Fellowship Program is September 1, 2007. Guidelines and application materials are available from the Illinois Arts Council website: www.state.il.us/agency/iac . For further information about this program and/or to receive a hard copy of these materials, please contact the Illinois Arts Council at 312/814-6750, toll-free in Illinois 800/237-6994, TTY 888/261-7957 for individuals who have hearing or voice impairments, or email iac.info@illinois.gov . Individuals who are blind, have low vision, or have learning impairments may obtain assistance regarding IAC written materials by contacting the agency's ADA/504 Access Coordinator.