Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Visual Arts Fellowships

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Award: $4,000–$8,000

Deadline: Nov 7, 2026

To support professional artists and art students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen field. Qualifications: Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as well as a current legal resident of Virginia, and have been so for at least 24 consecutive months prior to the application deadline; must continue to be a legal resident of Virginia for the Fellowship period of last year. A legal resident has a valid Virginia driver’s license, and/or pays income taxes in Virginia, and/or is a registered Virginia voter; cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at the time of the application deadline nor plan to be a degree-seeking student during the Fellowship period of current year; not eligible include the following: recipients of a VMFA professional Fellowship in the last 5 years; recipients of three or more Fellowships in any category; full-time VMFA employees; undergraduate and Graduate students who will be enrolled full-time in a degree-seeking program during the academic year of Aug 2024-May 2025. Selection criteria: Awards will be given to those applicants of the highest artistic merit. How to apply: Applications includes: applicant’s basic Information (name, contact info, etc.); resume/CV; transcript (Graduate or Undergraduate; Fellowship applicants only); work Samples (images/videos/research papers); work Sample Details (title, date, dimensions, etc. of each submitted work); artist statement (200 words maximum). Focus: Art history; Visual arts.

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