The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Fellowship in the Visual Arts

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The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation is offering a $50,000. direct unrestricted fellowship to an American artist working in the visual arts in recognition of exceptional original work.  In addition the awardee will be granted a solo exhibition at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, Maine. They will be also be invited to present one public lecture.

Criteria: 

The only criterion is artistic excellence

Requirements: 

Applicants must be 18 years of age or more

Applicants must have resided in the United States for at least one year prior to submission and maintain their residency during the award year.

Applicants must work in the visual arts. This includes painting, sculpture, printmaking, media  arts, social practice.

Board members, staff, and their immediate family members may not apply, nor may those artists who enjoy a personal or financial relationship that would create a conflict of interest with any staff or board member of EBF.

Application process:

Deadline: May 1, 2024

Upload a resume and 10 images and/or videos.

Applications will be reviewed by a panel of experts through an anonymous review process. 

Applicants will be notified by July 30, 2024 of the awardee.

Only one award will be granted annually.

Awardees may receive one fellowship award every ten years.

Please note that grant dollars are subject to taxes

The jurors for the 2024 Fellowship review are:

Tara Donovan, Artist

Denise Markonish, Chief Curator, MassMOCA

Daisy Desrosiers, The David and Francie Horvitz Family Foundation Director and Chief Curator
    The Gund at Kenyon College