The PCA supports outstanding Pennsylvania artists by awarding Fellowships on an annual basis. The PCA also publishes an annual catalog of PCA Fellowship Recipients. Any individual artist who established residency in Pennsylvania two years prior to the application deadline, and who is not in a degree-granting program in a related field is eligible. If you received a Fellowship, you may not apply for a Fellowship in the following year.
Artistic excellence is the primary criteria for selection.
However, in the Folk Arts category, your relationship to the community is essential in the evaluation process. All applicants send in a completed application form and program-specific work samples and support materials to one of the PCA Fellowship partners. The PCA can answer all inquiries about eligibility and discipline descriptions. Their recommendations are acted on by the Council in December prior to the Fellowship year. All applicants are notified in writing of the final decisions on or about January 15 of the Fellowship year.