2021 AHL Foundation Artist Fellowship Application Guidelines 

 

Overview

AHL Foundation is pleased to announce the open call for the 2021 AHL Artist Fellowship. This open call Artist Fellowship will be awarded to established but under-resourced mid-career Korean American artists to support their creative endeavors during key moments in their artistic and professional development. 

Four selected recipients will each receive a stipend of $5,000 at the AHL Foundation’s Annual Award & Gala Ceremony and also be given the opportunities to showcase their works at a group exhibition in Chelsea, Manhattan in Spring 2022 and participate in a mentoring program with the award jurors in spring 2022.

Established in 2019, The AHL Foundation Artist Fellowship was made possible by a generous contribution from the Dow Kim Family Foundation.  The Dow Kim Family Foundation is a non-profit organization engaged in philanthropic activities in areas of education, social services, and arts & culture with a primary focus to help better and empower the lives of underserved and under-resourced Korean Americans.

Please read the application guidelines carefully before starting your online application. We recommend having all your information ready to input and upload before starting the online application since applicants must finish the application in one sitting.

**Fellowship recipient must attend the Benefit Gala & Awards Ceremony to receive the award**

 

Application Period: June 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021 (11:59pm EST)

Notification of Result: September 30, 2021

Eligibility

  • Must be a visual artist of Korean heritage based in the U.S. (Commercial photographers, filmmakers, and dancers are not eligible for this fellowship. However, fine art photographers, video artists, interdisciplinary artists and performance artists may apply.)
  • Selected winners of the Contemporary Visual Art Awards from the past 3 years are not eligible for the 2021 Awards.

Awards

  • $5000 Award to each selected winner
  • Group Exhibition in New York City

Application Requirement

  • Artist Statement
  • Work Samples from the past 5 years (Up to 10 work sample images or 3 video links. If you wish to submit both, please upload up to 5 images and 2 video links.) *** Please Do Not upload video clips of exhibition views
  • Full curriculum vitae of education, professional experience, honors, awards, and publications