The Notes Towards Van Lier Fellowship application at Judson Commons is OPEN and will close March 24. The Fellowship will support two NYC-based BIPOC artists, aged 18- 30, in their artistic development and career growth with rigorous, artistic learning from 2026 to 2027. See details below and learn more on our website. Contact apply@judsoncommons.org with any questions. 

The Fellowship supports:

- Artists of color who are interested in creating radical, experimental, moving and subverted avant-garde experimental work within any performance-based artistic discipline

- Rigorous, engaging artistic learning that encourages artists to critically consider how their work not only connects with audiences but also responds to, sustains, and builds pathways toward a more liberative, explorative, and uncorrupted future.

 

The Fellowship resources include:

- A 10-month Fellowship 

- An unrestricted $11,000 cash stipend

- 15 hours monthly (150 hours total) of free space use at the Judson Church

- A $500 Professional Development stipend

- Participation in peer learning groups with current and former Black Aesthetics/{Notes Towards} artists

- Workshops in proposal development, grant writing, budget planning, and sustainability sessions led by arts administrators, professors, artists, and organizers actively involved in their respective fields.

- An opportunity to perform during a weekend show run, facilitate a public workshop, or lead a small series of activations at Judson Church, with access to lighting, tech, and limited yet mighty production support.  

- A mentor selected by the Fellow to support key development areas through regular meetings and “Studio visits.” Mentors also receive a stipend.