Artists' Fellowships are $7,000 unrestricted cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York. Grants are awarded in 15 artistic disciplines, with applications accepted in five categories each year. Since the awards began in 1985, NYFA has awarded over $22 million to over 3,788 artists. Peer review panels select up to 100 Fellows each year based on artistic vision, the goal being to buy recipients creative time to continue making work. No entry fee.

Guidelines/applications:

http://nyfa.org/afp