2019-2020 Timeline:
     Application released: June 2019 
     Application Workshops: June - September 2019
     Application deadline: September 2019
     Award notification: November 2019
     Support begins: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020

General Grant Information

In 1999, the Arts Council of Indianapolis, with generous support from the Lilly Endowment Inc., established the Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship program. Originally conceived as a renewal opportunity similar to an academic sabbatical, this groundbreaking initiative offers artists and arts administrators the opportunity to renew and refresh their creativity. Every odd-year, the Arts Council awards fellowship grants to be used for research, instruction, travel, conference attendance, apprenticeships or other skill-building opportunities, or other experiences that will help the recipients explore their artistry, refresh their creativity, and recharge their spirit. 

The Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship Program awards thirty $10,000 fellowships every odd-year to qualified professional artists, or an arts administrator employed by a nonprofit organization. Qualified applicants must also meet the following criteria: (1) At least three years of consecutive residence and/or work in one of the following Indiana counties: Marion, Morgan, Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Hancock, Johnson or Shelby; (2) Primary source of income is derived from work in dance, theatre, media arts, music, literature, visual art or multidisciplinary art forms; (3) At least 10 years of experience in the arts and at least three years in which the applicant's primary source of income was employment in the arts; and (4) recipients must agree to share, by way of a public presentation, the results of their fellowship with the community.