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Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown – Visual Arts Fellowship 2027–28
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown · Provincetown, MA, United States
Seven-month fellowship (1 October 2027 – 30 April 2028) for emerging visual artists with apartment, studio, $1,250 monthly stipend and $1,000 exit stipend. Applications open 20 October 2026; tiered fee $40–$65.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- 18 and over
- Career stage
- Emerging
- Mediums
- Any medium
- Education
- Not open to anyone in full-time education
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Emerging artists only (no major museum/biennial shows, tenure-track jobs or mid-career awards); not in a degree programme during the fellowship; 18+; any nationality.
About
The Fine Arts Work Center offers twenty seven-month fellowships each year in Provincetown, Massachusetts, split between emerging visual artists and writers. Fellows live and work at the Work Center from 1 October to 30 April.
It is aimed at artists in the early stages of their careers: applicants must be 18+, not enrolled in a degree programme during the fellowship year, and not have had high-profile museum/biennial exhibitions, tenure-track posts or mid-career awards. No MFA is required and non-US citizens are welcome (a US tax ID is required).
Fellows receive an apartment, a studio, a $1,250 monthly stipend and a $1,000 exit stipend. Applications for 2027–28 open 20 October 2026; the deadline is listed as 7 February 2027 and acceptances are announced in early May.