McKnight Community-Engaged Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships

Staff

Mike Hoyt

About McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships:

Opens Jan. 26, 2026.

Closes: Mar. 23, 2026 at 5pm (CST)

The McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships Program provides annual
fellowship awards to two (2) outstanding mid-career Community-Engaged artists. This Fellowship program is administered by the Pillsbury House + Theatre in partnership with the McKnight Foundation.

This fellowship is limited to Community-Engaged Artists who are at a stage beyond emerging. Community-Engaged Artists, as defined for the purposes of this fellowship, are artists who use their artistic practice to engage relationship aimed at producing social or cultural transformation. And this intention drives choice and process throughout the conception, design, stewardship, and implementation of their work.

The Pillsbury House Theatre-administered fellowship program uses an independent jury of arts specialists to competitively award two (2) fellowships. The fellowship runs for one year, and includes:

Fellows Receive:

• A $25,000 award

• A $3000 professional development fund

• Access to PH+T’s facilities and equipment

• Support from PH+T staff and community resources

• Consultation, support, and resources from Springboard for the Arts

• Access to Artist Residencies with the Artist Communities
Alliance

Contact
Mike at 612-787-3655 or mikeh@pillsburyunited.org for more information.

For more information, visit mcknight.org/artistfellowships.

McKnight Foundation

Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists and culture bearers thrive, the McKnight Foundation’s arts and culture program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Support for individual working Minnesota artists and culture bearers has been a cornerstone of the program since it began in 1982. The McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships Program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in 15 different creative disciplines. Program partner organizations administer the fellowships and structure them to respond to the unique challenges of different disciplines. Currently, the foundation contributes about $2.8 million per year to its statewide fellowships. For more information, visit mcknight.org/artistfellowships.