visual arts fellowships 2026-27

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship Program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts and art history in Virginia. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists as well as art and art history students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and, as such, has awarded more than $6 million in Fellowships to Virginians.

Fellowship Disciplines

Fellowship applicants may submit work for the following disciplines. Applicants should select the discipline that most closely corresponds to the body of work they are submitting.

Submissions are not judged within these disciplines, but instead within eligibility categories (Professional, Graduate, Undergraduate) across all disciplines.

• Crafts
• Drawing
• Film/Video
• Mixed Media
• New/Emerging Media
• Painting
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• Art History (Graduate Students Only)