Engaging Artists

About the Program

Engaging Artists (EA) is More Art’s 2-tiered, Fellowship and Commission program for artists seeking to both develop and sustain their public art and socially-engaged practice. The program curriculum encompasses a professional development series, public art commission opportunities, mentorship, and peer networking.

Fellowship

More Art’s year-long Engaging Artists Fellowship is designed to help emerging NYC artists and community organizers develop and sustain a socially engaged and public art practice. The Fellowship program curriculum includes mentorship, peer networking, access to programming opportunities in New York City, and workshops and artist talks tailored to the interests/needs of the cohort. The infrastructure and laboratory provided by More Art allow selected emerging and underrepresented artists to gain a deeper understanding of the history and vitality of public and socially engaged art and encourage artists to expand and develop social practice.

The 2025/26 call for Fellowship applications is currently closed. Applications will open in Spring 2026.

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Commission

More Art’s Engaging Artists Commission is an opportunity for early career artists focused on the incubation and commissioning of a public art project and carries an $8000 award to realize the project, plus curatorial, conceptual, budgetary, and logistical mentorship. The infrastructure and laboratory provided by More Art allow one selected early career and underrepresented artist (or collective) to gain a deeper understanding of the history and vitality of public and socially engaged art.

The 2025/26 call for Commission applications is currently closed. Applications will open in Spring 2026.

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2025/26 Commission: Danielle Jagelski

Danielle Jagelski is a composer, conductor, and creative producer. She is the Artistic Director and Co-founder of Renegade Opera, Producer for First Nations Performing Arts, and Founder of Simmer Arts.

“Danielle Jagelski is a prime example of socially responsive artistry in the 21st century.” – I Care If You Listen

Her work has been performed at distinguished art spaces including Performance Space New York, Roulette Intermedium, The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and Green Room 42. Recent commissions and collaborations have been with Voices of Ascension, New Native Theatre, North American Indigenous Songbook, Colleen Bernstein- Percussionist, MUSE Cincinnati Women’s Choir, Hear Us Hear Them, and the Sister Singers Network. Upcoming commissions include works for Portland Opera, Boston Opera Collaborative, and More Art.

An enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe, Danielle often collaborates and performs with other Indigenous and Native American artists. She is passionate about kinship building and decolonization through interdisciplinary projects.

Click here to learn more about Danielle’s practice, and explore her work at daniellejagelski.com. Stay tuned for more information about the 2025/26 Commission project!

2024/25 Engaging Artist Fellows

Meet our current cohort of Engaging Artists Fellows, who will be cultivating their socially engaged art practices through artist & organizer talks, practical workshops, guided reflection, and one-on-one support from More Art staff from September 2024 through July 2025.

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