McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists
Minnesota Center for Book Arts is pleased to partner with the McKnight Foundation to offer two fellowships to mid-career book artists living and working in Minnesota who demonstrate exceptional artistic merit and commitment to the field.
Applications for the 2023 McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists closed on March 1, 2023.
2023 Fellowship Benefits Include:
- Unrestricted $25,000 award
- Studio visits from a national critic/curator
- $1,000 travel stipend to attend one conference
- Opportunity to participate in public artist panel
- $2,000 toward custom tutorial with an artist in the field
- Two years of MCBA studio access
- Opportunity to attend an artist residency with stipend
- Group exhibition in MCBA’s Main Gallery
The program is designed to award Minnesota book artists who have created a substantial body of work over a sustained period of time and are at a stage in their career that is beyond emerging.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts values a culture of equity and inclusion and encourages artists with diverse cultural backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.
For further information, contact:
Anika Schneider, Director of Exhibitions & Artist Programs
aschneider@mnbookarts.org
612-215-2528
About the McKnight Artist Fellowships Program
Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists thrive, the McKnight Foundation’s arts program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Support for individual working Minnesota artists has been a cornerstone of the program since it began in 1982. The McKnight Artist Fellowships Program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in 14 different creative disciplines. Program partner organizations administer the fellowships and structure them to respond to the unique challenges of different disciplines. Currently the foundation contributes about $2.8 million per year to its statewide fellowships. For more information, visit mcknight.org/artistfellowships.
Read the McKnight Artist Fellowships Community Values.
About the McKnight Foundation
The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation is deeply committed to advancing climate solutions in the Midwest; building an equitable and inclusive Minnesota; and supporting the arts in Minnesota, neuroscience, and international crop research.
Past Fellows
2022
CB Sherlock
Corinne Teed
2021
Mary Hark
Sonja Peterson
2020
Paula McCartney
Lisa Nebenzahl