Fellowship

Lower East Side Young Artists of Color Fellowship

Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc)

70 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003

Deadline

Dec 09, 2024

Posted

Nov 14, 2024

FAB’s Lower East Side (LES) Young Artists of Color Fellowship supports early career artists interested in building a peer network of mutual support, meeting with experienced artists and producers of color to help shape strategies for furthering their work in the field, and participating in a culminating public showcase of original work.

FAB developed the Fellowship particularly to support POC artists who live in the Lower East Side, although they accept applications for any young artist who is a NYC resident. FAB defines the Lower East Side as including the area from 14th Street to Canal, Bowery to the East River, as well as Chinatown. This includes Loisaida, the East Village, and all of Community District 3.

Each Fellow will:
- Receive a $500 stipend
- Participate in weekly meetings with the full fellowship
- Meet and hear from established arts professionals of color
- Share artistic works-in-progress and career challenges
- Identify topics of interest for workshops such as fundraising, marketing, and portfolio development
- Present work through a culminating exhibit / performance

Requirements

To be eligible, you must be an artist of color between the ages of 18 and 26. You must also be a New York City resident and have a year-round/permanent address in New York City. Priority considerations are given to Lower East Side residents and NYCHA tenants.

FAB is accepting 8 fellows for thier 2025 cohort. The program supports artists creating original work. Artists from all disciplines may apply.

The program has been most useful to visual and creative artists interested in working with nonprofit arts organizations and in pursuing residencies, commissions, community collaborations, exhibits, public space activations, and non-traditional venues. The program is not well suited for those artists interested in connecting to the commercial music and media industries or securing agents.

Application Instructions

Fill out the application at https://form.fillout.com/t/8LLdZPukZgus by Monday, December 9, 2024 (23:59).