Master Apprenticeship

The Master Apprenticeship supports mentoring relationships between master artists and apprentices. These grants of up to $5,000 will pair an experienced master artist with an apprentice for up to one year, establishing a one-on-one learning experience that helps to ensure the continued vitality of Native artists in New England. 

Funding Criteria

• Applications will be reviewed based on the Native Arts New England Funding Criteria and the following: 
• Artistic quality of the master’s work. 
• Skill and commitment of the apprentice. 
  (Does the apprentice have the skill to benefit from working with the master? Is the apprentice dedicated to continuing and disseminating the art form?)   
• Feasibility of work plan.
  (Does the plan provide sufficient and well thought-out interaction to achieve meaningful results?)   
• Appropriateness of match between master and apprentice.
  (Are the individuals well-matched for successful transference of the art form?)   
• Potential impact of the apprenticeship on the continued vitality of the tradition, art form or contemporary work.  

How To Apply

Deadline: March 15, 2012

The master artist should contact NEFA staff to apply:

Dawn Spears, Native Arts Program Manager
New England Foundation for the Arts
Native Arts Master Apprenticeship
145 Tremont Street, 7th Floor | Boston, MA 02111
dspears@nefa.org | 617.951.0010 x525