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200 West Madison Street, Fl 3
Chicago, IL 60606

(312) 470-6325
info@unitedstatesartists.org

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For press inquiries, contact: Hunter Braithwaite, Cultural Counsel

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United States Artists (USA) is a national arts funding organization headquartered in Chicago, IL. We raise money and redistribute resources to the country’s most compelling artists and cultural practitioners. We focus on supporting and centering individual artists through unrestricted awards, professional services, and content development.

Each year we award up to fifty USA Fellowships and one Berresford Prize. USA Fellowships are annual $50,000 unrestricted awards recognizing the most compelling artists working and living in the United States at every stage of their career. Fellowships are given in the following disciplines: Architecture & Design, Craft, Dance, Film, Media, Music, Theater & Performance, Traditional Arts, Visual Art, and Writing.  The Berresford Prize is an unrestricted $25,000 award given annually to a cultural practitioner who has contributed significantly to the advancement, well-being, and care of artists in society. 

In addition to our own award programs, we administer a range of fellowships through our initiatives on behalf of foundations, philanthropists, and field partners seeking to develop programs that support individual artists. We are currently administering Artist Relief, Disability Futures, and the Knight Arts + Tech Fellowship.

Our rigorous nomination and panel selection processes can take up to an entire year to complete. Artists are anonymously nominated to apply by a diverse and rotating group of arts professionals. Applications are then reviewed by panels tailored specifically for each award or initiative, who select the finalists. At this time, there is not an open application or nomination process for any of our awards or initiatives.

Unwavering support is critical as our field fights to protect artists in a moment of economic uncertainty. USA is funded by a broad range of philanthropic foundations, companies, and individuals committed to cultivating contemporary culture in the United States. Learn more about our funders here.

 

Opportunities

  • Director of Advancement_

    USA is seeking to hire one Director of Advancement to join its team.

    Reporting to the President and CEO, Judilee Reed, the Director of Advancement will be responsible for initially maintaining and eventually growing diverse revenue streams to achieve the current fundraising goal of raising $4-6 million annually. The Director will set the vision and implementation of United States Artists’ fundraising efforts and strategies as well as raise its organizational profile among a variety of constituents. The Director of Advancement supervises a development team of two and a communications team of four, and works collaboratively with staff across all departments.

    Kindly send nominations or expressions of interest to:
    Lisa Byala
    Principal, ByalaSearch LLC
    usadoa@byalasearch.com
    T: (212) 547–9536
    www.byalasearch.com

    Application