ARTWorks Fellowship: 2026–2027

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) invites New York City-based visual artists to apply for its Artist Fellowship Training Seminar Series (ARTWorks), a six-month Fellowship that focuses on career sustainability and amplifies the work of emerging, underrepresented visual artists. While all New York City-based visual artists may apply, priority will be given to Queens-based BIIPOC artists.

During ARTWorks, six artists will regard their practice as a small business, identify entrepreneurial and professional goals, and generate a long-term plan to accomplish them. In doing so, ARTWorks Fellows receive the practical knowledge to navigate the aesthetic and socioeconomic complexities and substructures of the New York art world. Through fiscal and technical support, Fellows will learn the business of art as they expand their professional network.

Requirements

To apply, all of the following must be submitted online through JCAL’s ARTWorks Submittable Portal.

• Work samples: six images (.jpg, .pdf, .png, .tiff only) OR two videos 3-5 minutes in length (.mp4, .mov, .wmv, Quicktime only). No password-protected files will be reviewed
• One-page description of work samples, including title, date, dimensions, and medium (for images) or title, date, duration, B&W/color, and silent or sound (for videos)
• One artist statement of no more than 300 words
• One professional reference of no more than 300 words
• CV with all relevant contact information
• One paragraph summarizing your expectations of ARTWorks

All submitted materials, including work samples, must be original to and the sole property of the applicant, or the application will be disqualified. Applications will not be considered complete and will not be reviewed without all required materials submitted.

Application Instructions

Submit your application through JCAL’s ARTWorks Submittable Portal.

Find more information about ARTWorks here.