The Working Artist Fellowship is a one-year program that supports artists in the development and completion of new, socially-engaged work. Launched in 2023, the fellowship serves as an extension of the existing Pioneer Works Residency Program—nominating New York City-based Alumni Residents to partake in a fellowship program that supports the development and completion of new, socially-engaged work.

Artist fellows each receive a range of resources including a $50,000 stipend, teaching and public engagement opportunities, production resources, mentorship, and advisors to support artists who want to deepen and expand their connection to socially-engaged modes of creating.

The Working Artist Fellowship is directly supported by The Rockefeller Foundation’s Artist Impact Initiative, a two-year initiative created to foster a diverse community of New York City-based artists with ambitious projects that respond to and address the needs of the city’s people and communities.