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2026 cycle open; nearest deadline Aug 3, 2026 (also Aug 16, 2026)
Historical funding: $7,500
Prior eligibility: Full-time Kentucky residents who are professional, working artists at least 21 years of age.
The Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship is a grant from the Kentucky Arts Council that funds professional, practicing Kentucky literary artists creating work of high quality, excellence, and creativity. Named after the late Kentucky journalist Al Smith, the fellowship supports the advancement of artists' careers in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting or screenwriting. A companion ,000 Emerging Artist Award is available to artists in the first ten years of their professional careers who demonstrate excellence but may not yet have established reputations. Eligible applicants must be full-time Kentucky residents who are professional working artists at least 21 years of age. The fellowship award is ,500; the application deadline is March 15 (2026 cycle deadline: June 7, 2026).
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