fy26 artist fellowship

The Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Artist Fellowship Award from the Nevada Arts Council recognizes committed artists living in Nevada reaching pivotal moments in their artistic practice who demonstrate sustained excellence in their work. By acknowledging outstanding artistic accomplishments across a body of work the program promotes public awareness and appreciation of the role of the artist in our society. In odd fiscal years the grant is open to visual artists and in even fiscal years it is open to performing and literary artists.

FISCAL YEAR 2026 DISCIPLINE:

Literary Arts

• Creative Prose (Fiction/Nonfiction) and Dramatic Writing: literary work in all varieties and genres, such as excerpts from fiction novels, short stories, and writing for young adults or children. Dramatic writing, including original stage plays, screenplays, and audio drama. Critique or review writing is not accepted.
• Poetry: includes original work in all forms and genres of poetry.

Performing Arts

• Dance, Choreography, Theater Performance and Theater Direction: includes original choreography and performance in all dance forms such as ballet, high-hop, jazz, modern and tap. Also includes theater performance and direction of a play, opera, musical, or a devised piece of work.
• Music Performance and Composition: includes original composition and performance in all musical genres such as chamber, choral, electronic, experimental, jazz, opera, rock, country, pop, and symphonic.