The Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence is open for visual artists and writers

  • Award, Competition, Fellowship
  • United States
  • Fully Funding Type
  • Deadline in 1 month
https://osgf.submittable.com/submit/319668/2026-residency-and-fellowship-opportunities
  April 18, 2025

About Opportunity

The Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence, organized by the internationally recognized Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF), invites applications from outstanding early-career artists creating new work that engages with plants, gardens, or landscapes in a broad context. This opportunity is open to visual artists, writers, dancers, and musicians. The Fellowship includes a $10,000 individual grant and a required residency of 2 to 5 weeks at Oak Spring in Virginia, USA. OSGF seeks to support an exceptional artist whose work demonstrates significant potential to deepen our understanding of the natural world and humanity’s relationship to it. Fellows are chosen through a rigorous multi-stage selection process involving OSGF staff, alumni, and external jurors.

About Organizer

​The Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF), established in 2016, is dedicated to perpetuating and sharing the legacy of Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon by fostering scholarship and public dialogue on plants, gardens, and landscapes . OSGF offers various programs, including fellowships and residencies, to support early-career artists, scholars, and scientists whose work aligns with its mission.
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Details

Eligibility:

  • Both visual and fine artists, or writers, who are not enrolled in an undergraduate program in 2026, with some professional recognition but still under-recognized, from all over the world can apply for this fellowship program

Project/event location:

  • Virginia, U.S.

Participation fee:

  • Participation is free

Award/prize: 

  • Grant - $10,000

  • Accommodation

  • Traveling expenses

  • Production materials

  • Working art studio

Application requirements:

  • Online application form in English

  • CV/portfolio

  • Artist statement (200-300 word count)

  • Project proposal and description 

  • Motivational letter (200-300 word count)

  • Visual artists may submit up to 10 images of previous work samples, while writers should provide 7–10 pages that demonstrate their current interests and writing style

The submission closes:

  • 31 May, 2025

Specifications

Opportunity Types
Award, Competition, Fellowship
Event Location
United States
Deadline
31 May, 2025
Funding Type
Fully
Applicant Country
United States
Open to
Worldwide