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54 Fellowships awarded in 8 fields for over $2.88M in total support for early career artists

The Jerome Foundation is honored to announce 71 recipients of grants totaling $5,466,000 through its Arts Organization Grants program.

A letter from President Ben Cameron reflecting on his more that 40 years in the arts and his service to the Jerome Foundation.

President Ben Cameron will retire following 8 years of service to and leadership of the Jerome Foundation. Korn Ferry will conduct the search for his successor. A job description for the position is now available (as of November 9).

Recommended by a multi-disciplinary panel comprised of artists and arts leaders and confirmed by the Jerome Board of Directors, this dynamic group of early-career artists—working across visual arts, music, literature, dance, and more—includes Janani Balasubramanian, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Amanda Krische, Ka Oskar Ly, Migiwa Miyajima, Michael Premo, Ashwini Ramaswamy, and Nicole Sealey.

The Jerome Foundation is pleased to announce 9 grants totaling $530,136 to Minnesota-based arts organizations and initiatives to support opportunities for choreographers and dance makers at early stages in their careers. Grants were made to Ananya Dance Theater (ADT), Explore Choreo North, Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center (IRoots), MOVO, Red Eye Theater, Three Thirty One Space, The Cowles Center, Threads Dance Project and Walker Art Center.

Lara Mimosa Montes and Melissa Levin will join the Foundation in January 2022.

$431,640 awarded to 22 early career filmmakers in New York City

$168,000 awarded to thirteen early career filmmakers in Minnesota.

Please note: applications for these positions are now closed.