The Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship in Art

Program Background: Since 2017, The Gordon Parks Foundation has awarded two annual $25,000 fellowships to artists working in a variety of fields and mediums. The program is inspired by Gordon Parks' own experience receiving the Julius Rosenwald Fellowship in 1942 ($1,800, equivalent to ~$35,000 today), which enabled him to move to Washington, D.C. and apprentice under Roy Stryker at the Farm Security Administration for one year.

Focus Areas:

• Thematic Focus: Support development of new or ongoing projects that explore themes of representation and social justice
• Artistic Fields: Artists working in a variety of fields and mediums (visual art, photography, textiles, painting, etc.)

Program Benefits:

• Financial support of $25,000
• Solo exhibition at the Gordon Parks Foundation Gallery in Pleasantwell, New York upon fellowship completion

Eligibility:

• Applications by invitation only — this is a highly selective, invitation-based program

Geographic Scope: United States (primarily)

Organization Contact:

• The Gordon Parks Foundation
• Located in Pleasantwell, New York
• Website: gordonparksfoundation.org

Mission: The Gordon Parks Foundation permanently preserves the work of Gordon Parks, makes it available to the public through exhibitions, books, and electronic media, and supports artistic and educational activities that advance "the common search for a better life and a better world."

Application Process

Important Note: Applications for fellowships are accepted by invitation only.

This is a selective, invitation-only program. Interested artists should not submit unsolicited applications. Instead, artists should monitor the foundation's announcements and maintain visibility in their artistic communities.

No additional application details are publicly available on the website for this invitation-only program.