BAC 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship

In 2022, Bethany Arts Community (BAC) identified the need and opportunity to support a longer-term fellowship specifically for emerging artists ages 21+. In 2025, BAC welcomes their third Emerging Artist Fellowship, running in two cohorts from May 22 to September 11, 2025 and July 24 to November 13, 2025. 

This fellowship is designed to offer a creative home to emerging artists as they transition and deepen their professional careers and artistic practice. With provided support from BAC, Emerging Artist Fellows will be able to devote uninhibited energy towards creativity.  

Emerging Artist Fellows will be in a community of artists and culture workers from a broad range of disciplines, including our Fall Multidisciplinary residents, local studio artists, BAC staff and board members, those presenting programs on campus and more! In addition, EA Fellows will be invited to participate in education and enrichment programs, curatorial planning, and peek into the “back-end” of art institutions.  

Bethany Arts Community strives to empower the voices of emerging artists in shaping their own careers and future programs at BAC and beyond. 

The Emerging Artist Fellowship cohorts run for about sixteen weeks each, May 22 to September 11, 2025 and July 24 to November 13, 2025. Artists are provided room & board, a private studio, and a $250 stipend per week. Meals will only be provided during other residency programs, approximately 5 weeks of the Emerging Artist Fellowship. Artist is responsible for transportation to and from BAC and any supplies or materials they may need for their practice.  

EMERGING ARTIST FELLOW REQUIREMENTS
16 week commitment – 10 hours per week on average supporting BAC programming 
   – This may include, but is not limited to camp help, administrative tasks, meal prep, kitchen, and cleaning support during other residencies.
Community Program: This free-to-the-public program will be of the Emerging Artist Fellow’s design with support from BAC.
Support and interact with other artists-in-residence, studio artists, and staff  

ELIGIBILITY
21+ years of age
Have a current artistic practice and goals
Interest in community building & engagement
Potential to benefit from the fellowship as an emerging artist  

APPLICATION PROCESS
Submittable application with 1 letter of recommendation, submitted by the designated LOR Deadline outlined below (this recommendation letter also serves Reference #1) and a second reference.
If your application moves to the final round, an interview with Bethany Arts Community panel will be requested on March 5, 2025.  

SELECTION PROCESS
All applications will be reviewed by the Emerging Artist Fellowship Selection Committee.
Applications may be submitted between December 20, 2024 to February 19, 2025. Letter of Recommendation is due by February 21, 2025 for your application to be considered. 

Applications Open: December 20, 2025
Application Deadline: February 19, 2025 at 11:59PM EST
LOR Deadline: February 21, 2025 at 11:59 EST
Interview Notifications: March 5, 2025
Interview Period: March 10 – 19, 2025
Final Notifications: March 21, 2025 

We will be hosting two Q&A sessions for this residency application on Thursday, January 16 6-7PM EST & Friday, January 17 1-2PM EST. If you’re interested in attending, please email submit@bethanyarts.org with your chosen date for the Zoom link. Attending these sessions will not impact the selection process for residency. 

To check out our grounds, other residency and fellowship programs, and more visit our website at www.bethanyarts.org.
If you have issues using the submission form, please contact Submittable.  

This Bethany Arts Community fellowship program is made possible by the New York Community Trust.