The National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships recognize the recipients’ artistic excellence and support their continuing contributions to their nation’s traditional arts heritage.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Arts
States: Selected States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territory: Guam
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 05/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
NEA encourages nominations of master folk and traditional artists to recognize artistic excellence, lifetime achievement, and contributions to the nation’s traditional arts heritage.
The designation of a Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship will be awarded to an individual who has made major contributions to the excellence, vitality, and public appreciation of the folk and traditional arts. The nominee should be worthy of national recognition and must be actively engaged in perpetuating the folk and traditional arts. Named after the influential advocate, educator, and producer of the folk and traditional arts, Bess Lomax Hawes, this award recognizes:
- An artist whose contributions, primarily through teaching, advocacy, organizing, and maintaining important repertoires, have greatly benefited their artistic tradition. OR
- An individual such as a producer or advocate whose efforts have significantly increased opportunities for and public visibility of traditional arts and artists.
Awards for the National Heritage Fellowships (inclusive of the Bess Lomax Hawes Fellowship) will be up to $25,000 and maybe received once in a lifetime.
For more information, visit National Heritage Fellowships.