Artist's Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund For Individuals
Artist's Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund For Individuals supports mid-career visual artists with financial need through unrestricted fellowships for expenses that enhance their ability to create work.
Funder: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Due Dates: September 1, 2026 (Applications open) | October 15, 2026 (Application deadline) | March 31, 2027 (Decision notification)
Funding Amounts: Unrestricted fellowships generally range from $1,000 to $10,000
Summary: Supports mid-career visual artists with financial need through unrestricted fellowships for expenses that enhance their creative practice.
Key Information: Applicants must have lived in the eligible region for at least two years and actively created and exhibited work for at least 10 years.
Description
Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.), administered by Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, provides unrestricted fellowships to individual mid-career visual artists in New England and Columbia or Northeast Dutchess Counties, New York. Established in 1996, the fund recognizes substantial commitment, development, and quality in artistic work. It supports painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, and artists working in mixed media.
Fellowships can cover expenses that enhance an artist’s ability to create, including supplies, materials, equipment, rent, travel, and residencies. The fund is committed to diversity and inclusion, with artistic excellence and financial need guiding awards. A changing committee of curators and artists assesses submitted images, while foundation staff verify financial need.
