The National Arts Club (NAC), currently celebrating its 125th anniversary, is a non-profit organization with the mission to stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts. The Club is situated in Gramercy Park in New York City.

The NAC Artist Fellowship program, established in 2019, provides a select number of established young professional artists (21 years of age or older) with one year of full membership to the historic club, with the goal of furthering their careers. The chosen Artist Fellows can be working in any one (or more) of the disciplines reflected in the NAC’s arts committees, adhering to the Club’s core values of championing all facets of the evolving American artistic landscape: Archeology, Architecture, Art and Technology, Culinary Arts, Dance, Decorative Arts, Fashion, Film, Fine Arts, Literature, Music, Photography, and Theater.

Artist Fellows will be provided with complimentary Club membership, providing access to the historic clubhouse, public programs and discounted private overnight rooms. The Artist Fellowship provides opportunities for the recipient to be featured in Club programming and presentations.Artist Fellows are selected by a rotating jury comprised of arts specialists, NAC Board members, and previous Artist Fellows. To be considered for a National Arts Club Artist Fellowship, applications must be received by September 1, 2023. NAC Fellowship recipients will be informed of their selection in mid- to late September, with the Fellowship starting in October, 2023. The application process is open to all artists. Applicants must be 21 years of age or older. Applicants of all backgrounds, including BIPOC artists are highly encouraged to apply. There is no residency with this fellowship. Applicants should reside within the NYC metro area to receive the maximum benefit from the fellowship.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Please email your application as a single PDF titled “NAC Fellows-Last Name-First Name 2023.” Any links to work documentation should be in the pdf and may be included in the email as well. We ask that you submit:

• Curriculum Vitae;
• Cover letter: in 500 words or less, tell us about your current work and aspirations and how a Fellowship at the NAC would help further your artistic ambitions;
• Links to and/or files for five (5) samples of your work and/or performances;
• Names of two to three references with contact information (these will only be contacted if you are chosen as a finalist for the Artist Fellowship).

For any additional questions and to submit your application, please email [email protected].