Artist Fellowships
Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission
Funding Amount
$20,000 per artist
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Recognizes artistic excellence and honors the work of seasoned artists, advances the work of mid-career artists, and nurtures the work of developing artists.
Geographic Scope: St. Louis City and County, Missouri
Eligible Disciplines: All artistic disciplines including visual arts, theater, music, literature, design, dance, media arts, and more
Award Timing: Typically awarded in January
Number of Awards: Approximately 10 artists annually
Evaluation Process: Selected from applicants after in-depth review by:
- 20 discipline readers
- Community advisory committee
- RAC's Board of Commissioners
Program History: Since inception in 2013, RAC has awarded a total of $1.4 million (as of 2020) to help regional artists further their artistic careers as fellows
Contact Information:
- Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Associate Director of Artist Programs
- Email: olivia@racstl.org
- Phone: (314) 863-5811
- Website: racstl.org
Background: One of RAC's four competitive grant programs. RAC provides approximately $4 million+ annually in financial support for nonprofit organizations and individual artists in St. Louis City and County.
What Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 166
- Total given
- $8.23M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,600–$600K
- By dollars: Missouri 99%, District of Columbia <1%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: St. Louis, MO; Chesterfield, MO; Florissant, MO.
- 62% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Continuity · St Louis, MO
Program support
$600K
St Louis Dance Theater · St Louis, MO
General operating support
$600K
Contemporary Art Museum · St Louis, MO
Program support
$500K
St Louis Black Repertory Company · St Louis, MO
General operating support
$500K
St Louis Shakespeare · St Louis, MO
Program support
$500K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Visual artists
- Creative writing
- Music
- Dance
- Theater
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