Individual Artists

The Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program honors and encourages the preservation of North Dakota's diverse living traditions by providing funding up to $4,000 for master traditional artists to pass their skills and knowledge to apprentice(s) over an extended period of time.

The ND Individual Artist Fellowship is designed to support two outstanding and established practicing individual artists in rotating eligible disciplines. Fellowships of $5,000 are annually awarded for projects that will enhance or expand the applicant's artistic skills and/or process and help the artist generate greater visibility and exposure to potential audiences.

Professional Development is a reimbursement grant program that provides up to $1,000 for North Dakota nonprofit art organizations, educational institutions, and individual artists and art educators to engage in arts-related learning activities. Proposed activities can be in the United States or international.

Special Projects is a grant program that provides up to $1,500 for North Dakota groups and individual artists to initiate new art events of all disciplines and forms utilizing North Dakota and/or out-of-state artists/artist groups.