First Recipients of Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships Program Announced

The Jerome Foundation has announced its first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program, which will give $40,000 over two years to 60 fellows (10 each in the disciplines of dance, film/new media, literature, music, theater/performance/spoken word, and visual arts) who fit the description of "early-career artists based in Minnesota and New York City."

Poets t'ai freedom ford, Marwa Helal, and Chia-Lun Chang are among the awardees! More about the process:

Applicants were eligible to apply either individually or jointly to share a single award as part of a sustained collaborative. 27 Fellowships supporting 28 artists were awarded to Minnesota applicants, while 33 Fellowships supporting 34 artists were awarded to New York City-based applicants. An additional 141 were identified as Finalists by panels before their final full-day deliberations.

“A survey of more than 1,600 artists in 2016 emphasized the need for artists to have significant, flexible, multi-year support that could help them address both artistic and professional needs. This program responds directly to those most urgent needs as identified by early career artists themselves,” said Jerome Foundation President Ben Cameron.

“By providing a sustained source of flexible funding over the course of two years, in combination with individualized professional development, Jerome Foundation hopes to offer artists the resources to continue vibrant and sustainable careers,” added Program Director Eleanor Savage.

Applications for the 2021–2022 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships will open in early 2020.

The full list in Literature:

LITERATURE

D. Allen (Minnesota)

Chia-Lun Chang (New York)

Pallavi Dixit (Minnesota)

t'ai freedom ford (New York)

Marwa Helal (New York)

Su Hwang (Minnesota)

Jennifer Kwon Dobbs (Minnesota)

Patricia Park (New York)

Preeti Rajpal (Minnesota)

Alejandro Varela (New York)

Find out more at the Jerome Foundation.