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Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship

FIRST PEOPLES FUND

Funding Amount

US $10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship

Overview: A yearlong program that helps independent Native artists pursue art as a way to build a business to support themselves and their families.

Geographic Scope: United States (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian artists)

Program Components:

  • Network-building opportunities

  • Professional development training

  • Funding to launch artists into success

  • Technical assistance

  • Professional training
  • Focus Areas:

  • Fashion design

  • Textile arts

  • Weaving

  • Knitwear design

  • Visual arts

  • Performing arts

  • Cultural entrepreneurship
  • Eligibility:

  • Independent Native artists (American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian)

  • Artists seeking to build sustainable arts businesses

  • Artists at various career stages
  • Background: This fellowship program is designed to empower Native artists to create sustainable livelihoods through their artistic practices while maintaining cultural integrity.

    Contact: First Peoples Fund, 706 West Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57701 | P: (605) 348-0324 | info@firstpeoplesfund.org

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    Fields of Work

    native-americansartsstartups

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