MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund Deadline September 1st

The Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund, established at The Rhode Island Foundation in 2003, provides up to three $25,000 artist fellowships each year, rotating among composers, writers and visual artists on a three-year cycle.

The Fellowships honor and enhance public recognition of Rhode Island artists producing work of high aesthetic quality. In each respective category, in keeping with the expressed intent of Robert Johnson, the founding donor, the fellowships will be awarded to emerging to mid-career artists whose work demonstrates exceptional creativity, rigorous dedication through consistent artistic practice, and significant artistic merit.

The 2011 Fellowships will be in musical composition. The 2012 Fellowships will be in literary arts and the 2013 Fellowships will be in the visual arts.

Application deadline is September 1, 2011

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