Established by the Rhode Island Foundation in 2003, the MacColl Johnson Fellowships provides up to three artist fellowships each year. The awardees of this fellowship rotate among composers, writers and visual artists on a three-year cycle. In all three disciplines, the Fellowships will be awarded to emerging and mid-career Rhode Island artists whose work demonstrates exceptional creativity, rigorous dedication, and consistent artistic practice, and significant artistic merit. The 2024 Fellowships will be awarded to writers, the 2025 Fellowships will be awarded to visual artists, and the 2026 Fellowships will be awarded to composers. Though the Fellowships are not awarded by career stage categories, applicants must demonstrate that they are within the range of an emerging to mid-career stage in their artistic profession, regardless of age. Applicants may submit a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 work samples. Applicants are encouraged to submit their strongest work created within the past five years. Applications are accepted for original work in fiction, non-fiction, poetry (including spoken-word), playwriting, screenwriting, and other experimental/new-genre written forms. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.