Professional Artist Fellowship

The Professional Artist Fellowship honors Long Beach’s living artists with awards recognizing their most recent work. Eligible artists must be active Long Beach artists who live, work or actively create in Long Beach and demonstrate an active exhibition and/or production record of at least three (3) years with profound impact to Long Beach communities. Awards are granted based on artistic merit and professional achievement. The grant award amount is dependent upon available funds and the number of qualified applicants.

We welcome artists and performers of all genres to apply, including, but not limited to:

• • Visual Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Audio Arts
  • Literary Arts
  • Media Arts
  • Culinary Arts
  • Multidisciplinary or Interdisciplinary Arts
  • Folk and Traditional Arts

Professional Artist Fellowship Technical Assistance Workshop

• • Check out the previous 2023-2024 application cycle technical assistance workshop video on our YouTube page.

If you are looking for application assistance, visit our Grant Application Assistance webpage to sign up for the 2026-2027 application cycle technical assistance workshop and find the Grants Department’s contact information.

Past Professional Artist Fellows

2017–2018 Professional Artist Fellows

• Kristen Beeler
• Jose Loza
• Gerardo Monterrubio
• Brittany Mojo 

2014–2015 Professional Artist Fellows

• Olga Lah
• Pamela K. Johnson
• Carole Frances Lung
• Sunny Nash
• Yulya Dukhovny