CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP
MADE IN MIDTOWN · THE FOOD LAB
The Made In Midtown Creative Fellowship is for emerging creatives. The Fellows will spend six months learning to find, document, and share community stories, big and small, using food, storytelling, and multimedia production. Working alongside Creative Mentors, community partners, and neighborhood residents, fellows will create Story Collections that celebrate and preserve Midtown's history, culture, and foodways.
$3,600
FELLOWSHIP STIPEND
6 MONTHS
OF HANDS-ON MENTORSHIP
PUBLISHED
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO + CREDIT
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Applicants may come from a wide range of creative backgrounds: filmmaking and video production, photography, writing, podcasting, graphic design and illustration, culinary arts and food storytelling — any discipline with a passion for community storytelling.
FELLOWS RECEIVE
· A $3,600 fellowship stipend
· Hands-on experience & professional mentorship
· A portfolio of published work
· Professional credit & meaningful relationships
· A certificate of completion
APPLY NOW
Deadline is October 1st, 2026. Jackson residents encouraged to apply — Greater Jackson-Metro Area only, 18+.
About The Fellowship
The Made in Midtown: FLEET Creative Fellowship is a six-month, cohort-based program that brings together emerging creatives to document and celebrate the people, places, and foodways that shape Midtown.
Each fellowship cohort is intentionally limited to six fellows, creating a collaborative learning environment where participants work closely with two Creative Mentors, community partners, and neighborhood residents throughout the fellowship. Together, fellows build relationships, develop their creative practice, and learn how storytelling can strengthen community.
Throughout the fellowship, the cohort completes three Story Collections, each following the same eight-week creative rhythm. Every Story Collection begins by discovering a community story, develops through interviews, research, and multimedia production, and culminates in Kitchen Conversations—a live community storytelling experience hosted at the Made in Midtown Food Lab. Fellows then transform those experiences into multimedia stories that become part of the growing Made in Midtown Digital Archive.
By the end of the fellowship, participants will have collaborated on a professional body of work, gained hands-on experience in community storytelling, developed lasting relationships with fellow creatives and community members, and helped preserve stories that might otherwise be lost.
