United States Artists (USA), the Chicago-based arts funding organisation, has announced the 50 artists that will receive their annual fellowship. Each fellow will be granted a $50,000 unrestricted cash award as well as access to professional services and resources. Among them, the six visual artists are Edra Soto, Eric-Paul Riege, Macon Reed, Maia Chao, Mercedes Dorame and Raheleh Filsoofi.
Now in its twentieth year, the fellowship recognises artists and cultural practitioners working in the United States in a range of disciplines including architecture and design, craft, dance, film, media, music, theatre and performance, traditional arts, visual art and writing.
The full list of 2026 fellows can be viewed here.
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