The JGS Fellowship for Photography
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The JGS Fellowship for Photography supports New York State photographers outside New York City with unrestricted awards that recognize completed traditional and experimental work and distinctive artistic voices.
Funder: New York Foundation for The Arts
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $8,000 unrestricted cash grant per artist; five fellows selected
Summary: Supports New York State photographers outside New York City through unrestricted awards recognizing completed traditional and experimental work.
Key Information: Applicants must be at least 25 and have maintained full-time residency outside NYC for at least 12 months.
Description
The JGS Fellowship for Photography is administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), with funding from The Joy of Giving Something (JGS). It supports artists living and working in New York State outside New York City. Eligible practice includes traditional and experimental still photography, light-based work, alternative processes, and forms in which photographic techniques are pivotal without being the exclusive medium.
The fellowship recognizes an artist’s voice and vision rather than funding a proposed project. Applicants submit completed work, including completed pieces from an ongoing body of work. Peer reviewers consider artistic merit, clarity and cohesiveness, and originality and innovation, including work responsive to a particular location, community, or environment.
