Much thanks to those of you who donated to Mira's List this past week since I sent out a request. It really helps. I appreciate your contribution and am grateful that you took the time to send something. I don't have all your email addresses so I apologize if I cannot thank you personally. Due to a medical problem (from a car accident in 1999) I need to do most of my work at home. And I'd love to spend some of that time continuing to do THIS for YOU. Your donations make that possible. Thank you!
I'm off to the conference on Thursday and hopefully will come back with some good information. I also have written a rather long piece on writing grants that I will post when I get back (or I'll just shorten it and post a condensed version). Other things coming up soon....info on travel to Central/South/Latin America and more opportunities for my most neglected group—those in the performing arts, film, music, etc.
And for those looking for writing contests, exhibition opportunities, and so on, please check the links on my sidebar under your specific genre.
See you next week!
ARTIST RESIDENCIES: ASK ME
I will be heading off this Thursday, April 2nd to the Transcultural Exchange Conference on Opportunities in the Arts in Boston. I'll be back in my office on Monday the 6th. If you have any burning questions about international residencies (as well as Fulbright grants), how to get them, how to fund them, specific places you'd like to know more about, etc., please click on "comments" below this posting and leave a question. That way, when I go to the conference, I can try to track down your answers while I'm there. So ask away! I'll do my best to try and find answers to your questions and will get back to you after the conference.
AFRICAN RESIDENCIES AND HOW TO FUND THEM
(ALL) SEARCH ENGINE FOR ARTS OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA
Africinfo.org
Africinfo.org is the website for the RICAFE network (cultural information network in Africa and Europe) that aims to solve problems with the distribution of cultural information.
The newsletter and diary relay information from the network to provide "live" information on cultural activities in Africa.
This is a great site! The mothership of Afro-info for all the arts. For more info, go to: http://www.africinfo.org/index.asp?navig=evenements&no_rubrique=5#
**If you don't speak French, make sure you click on "English" for the websites in this posting.
(ALL) PAN AFRICAN CIRCLE OF ARTISTS
Le Cercle Pan-Africain des Artistes
http://www.panafricanartists.org/aboutus.htm
The Pan-African Circle of Artists was established as a forum for the promotion of art and culture on the African continent.
It champions the cause of art through diverse means, including exhibitions, seminars, workshops, folklore sessions, slide talks, lectures, publications, etc.
Pan-African Circle of Artists is fast earning an international reputation and has remained so far one of the very few truly professional art associations operating inside Africa today.
Within the bounds of the principles of new internationalism, Pan-African Circle of Artist's main concern has been the creation of a home-grown voice for the continued dissemination of the arts of African on Africa's own terms.
(ALL AFRIQUE PROFONDE RESIDENCY IN THE CONGO
Afrique Profonde, Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville
http://www.afriqueprofonde.org
AFRIQUE PROFONDE ("Deep Africa") began in 1998 through the work of Marius Billy, a musician from a small village in the interior of Congo. AFRIQUE PROFONDE became a member of RES ARTIS in 2000. The purpose of the program is to promote cultural exchange and dialogue, internationally and locally, by bringing together artists from diverse cultural backgrounds with artists in the Republic of Congo and Africa. AFRIQUE PROFONDE also strives to preserve and promote traditional cultures in Africa while advocating the basic human rights and respect of marginalised peoples.
AFRIQUE PROFONDE offers a 1 to 3 month residency in the Republic of Congo, based out of the Atlantic coastal city of Pointe-Noire. Residencies are one to three months, available from February-May, June-September, and October-December.
Artists are encouraged to participate in the one-month tour into the deep interior which occurs at the beginning of the Spring and Summer sessions. During this tour, artists will find profound inspiration for the remainder of their residency from meeting different groups of Pygmies, experiencing the wonders of the deep forest, and sharing in a cultural exchange with Bantu artisans. See website (www.afriqueprofonde.org) to download an application in .pdf format.
Community projects with local schools, AIDS patients, CCF projects, and other organizations might be arranged. For more information, please visit the website or email Marius Billy: marius(at)afriqueprofonde.org; info(at)afriqueprofonde.org
To find more opportunities in Africa and other countries, I defer to the wonderful Res Artis and Trans Artists. They are free search engines for international residencies. The Alliance of Artists Communities is excellent as well. Their site costs $25 a year to join. The links are on my sidebar to the right of this post. For more information on how to FUND a study trip to Africa or a residency there, please go to http://www.transartists.nl/funding/funding_in_africa.58.html for a list of funding possibilities.
Africinfo.org
Africinfo.org is the website for the RICAFE network (cultural information network in Africa and Europe) that aims to solve problems with the distribution of cultural information.
The newsletter and diary relay information from the network to provide "live" information on cultural activities in Africa.
This is a great site! The mothership of Afro-info for all the arts. For more info, go to: http://www.africinfo.org/index.asp?navig=evenements&no_rubrique=5#
**If you don't speak French, make sure you click on "English" for the websites in this posting.
(ALL) PAN AFRICAN CIRCLE OF ARTISTS
Le Cercle Pan-Africain des Artistes
http://www.panafricanartists.org/aboutus.htm
The Pan-African Circle of Artists was established as a forum for the promotion of art and culture on the African continent.
It champions the cause of art through diverse means, including exhibitions, seminars, workshops, folklore sessions, slide talks, lectures, publications, etc.
Pan-African Circle of Artists is fast earning an international reputation and has remained so far one of the very few truly professional art associations operating inside Africa today.
Within the bounds of the principles of new internationalism, Pan-African Circle of Artist's main concern has been the creation of a home-grown voice for the continued dissemination of the arts of African on Africa's own terms.
(ALL AFRIQUE PROFONDE RESIDENCY IN THE CONGO
Afrique Profonde, Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville
http://www.afriqueprofonde.org
AFRIQUE PROFONDE ("Deep Africa") began in 1998 through the work of Marius Billy, a musician from a small village in the interior of Congo. AFRIQUE PROFONDE became a member of RES ARTIS in 2000. The purpose of the program is to promote cultural exchange and dialogue, internationally and locally, by bringing together artists from diverse cultural backgrounds with artists in the Republic of Congo and Africa. AFRIQUE PROFONDE also strives to preserve and promote traditional cultures in Africa while advocating the basic human rights and respect of marginalised peoples.
AFRIQUE PROFONDE offers a 1 to 3 month residency in the Republic of Congo, based out of the Atlantic coastal city of Pointe-Noire. Residencies are one to three months, available from February-May, June-September, and October-December.
Artists are encouraged to participate in the one-month tour into the deep interior which occurs at the beginning of the Spring and Summer sessions. During this tour, artists will find profound inspiration for the remainder of their residency from meeting different groups of Pygmies, experiencing the wonders of the deep forest, and sharing in a cultural exchange with Bantu artisans. See website (www.afriqueprofonde.org) to download an application in .pdf format.
Community projects with local schools, AIDS patients, CCF projects, and other organizations might be arranged. For more information, please visit the website or email Marius Billy: marius(at)afriqueprofonde.org; info(at)afriqueprofonde.org
To find more opportunities in Africa and other countries, I defer to the wonderful Res Artis and Trans Artists. They are free search engines for international residencies. The Alliance of Artists Communities is excellent as well. Their site costs $25 a year to join. The links are on my sidebar to the right of this post. For more information on how to FUND a study trip to Africa or a residency there, please go to http://www.transartists.nl/funding/funding_in_africa.58.html for a list of funding possibilities.
rachel hunnicutt : artists who blog
Rachel's blog: www.cornflowerbluestudio.blogspot.com
Rachel's shops: www.felicityshop.etsy.com, www.cornflowerbluestudio.etsy.com
Why did you decide to start a blog?
I was living abroad. I don't know how to describe it, but I was looking for something new and a connection with like-minded people. I lived in a little bubble, a shell, and blogging helped me break out of it. I was really inspired by all the amazing things I was seeing, but it was hard to meet people and share the experience. Starting my blog was a big thing for me at that point.
How did you come up with the name of your blog?
A crayon. My blog is named after a Crayola crayon that I liked as a kid! For some reason I was so interested in the names of colors in the big box - how can you name a color, where do you even begin?
How has blogging affected your work as an artist/designer?
Putting your work out into the world is a strange thing, it can feel very weird. I started doing it on my blog in baby steps, which made the process so much easier. I put up some photography, showed some of my knitting. Before I knew it, I was submitting pieces to juried shows and selling things at a gallery. Looking back, I'm kind of shocked that I wasn't more nervous!
What are your favorite artist/designer blogs? Why?
I'm a huge people-watcher, so I love artist blogs that give me a glimpse into daily life and a person's thought process. These are a few that I turn to when I want to feel inspired:
Aux Petits Oiseaux
A View To
Single Crochet
Little Yellow Bird
Do you have any advice for artists/designers who are starting a blog?
Your blog is a window into your creative world, so be yourself and let your personality really shine through! I love the fact that I can share what I'm working on, thinking about, interested in... it's a place to inspire and be inspired.
What has been the most positive and inspirational aspect of having a blog for you?
The best aspect of having a blog is feedback! Whether it's positive or negative, it's always helpful (although I have to admit I prefer the positive kind). I can't overstate the importance of the encouragement I've received through my blog, it's really given me the confidence to keep moving forward and trying new things.
What do you find the most difficult/most rewarding part of having a creative profession?
For me, the most difficult thing is making time for everything I want to do. I also work at a Montessori school, so a big chunk of my day is spent in the classroom. I always make time for my creative ventures, but it's not always as much time as I would like! Fortunately, my artwork is really an extension of my everyday life - I have to be doing something, so why not sketch or pick up my crochet hook? Other than your blog, what has been the most effective way for you to promote your art/design? I think that both Etsy and Flickr have been great tools for me. They've enabled me to sell work and make contact with people and galleries. I can't overstate the importance of networking within the creative community! Sights like these make a world of difference.
How do you maintain a healthy work/life balance?
I'm not sure that I've figured out how to balance things really well, I do feel rushed a lot. I work, volunteer, have pets to care for, meals to prepare... and then I want to work on my latest project or spruce up my Etsy shop! I find that it works for me to work on things in waves, focusing more on my day job one week, my artwork the next week, household things the next week... then the cycle repeats itself.
What are your main goals for 2009?
I would like to approach my artwork a little differently, build a more cohesive collection of pieces. Also, I'm planning to delve into some new themes and do a bit of traveling. That will definitely make it's way into my artwork!
Thanks Rachel!
2010 NEW CALIFORNIA AWARD FOR ARTISTS
(A) CALIFORNIA VISUAL ARTISTS AWARD
Visions from the New California recognizes outstanding, under-recognized, visual artists from California. Six artists are selected each year, and are awarded a one-month residency at one of six California artists' residency programs, and a $4,000 stipend. Application deadline is June 1, 2009. For more information, see www.visionsfromthenewcalifornia.org
Visions from the New California recognizes outstanding, under-recognized, visual artists from California. Six artists are selected each year, and are awarded a one-month residency at one of six California artists' residency programs, and a $4,000 stipend. Application deadline is June 1, 2009. For more information, see www.visionsfromthenewcalifornia.org
INDIVIDUAL U.S. REGIONAL ARTIST GRANTS
Here are a few regional arts councils—info taken from Cranbrook College of Art website. There are several deadlines coming up so check with your own state. I know that New Hampshire's grant is coming up for those of you out east. As far as how much each state is giving out this coming year, due to the crash, the amounts might have changed so please check the state website where you live.
Alabama
Alabama State Arts Council
http://www.arts.state.al.us/
The Alabama State Arts Council awards Artist Fellowships of $5,000 or $10,000 for Alabama artists working in crafts, dance, design, media/photography, music, literature, theater and the visual arts. Recipients may use funds to set aside time to create art, improve their skills, or to do what is most advantageous to enhance their artistic careers. Recipients must be residents of Alabama.
Arizona
Arizona Commission on the Arts
http://www.azarts.gov/aguide/artist_projects.htm
The Arizona Commission on the Arts "Artist Projects" is a programs to support individual artists in all disciplines for project-related costs that allow the artist(s)increased time to research and develop ideas or new works.
California
San Francisco Arts Commission
http://www.sfartscommission.org/programs/cultural_equity_grants.htm
The San Francisco Arts Commision awards "Individual Artist Commission" Grants of $10,000 to individual artist working and living in San Francisco to stimulate the creation and presentation of works of art through out the city.Grants for literary, media and, visual arts proposals will be considered in 2007.
Arts Council Silicon Valley
http://www.artscouncil.org/grants/grants.asp
Up to six fellowships of will be given annually to artists living in the Silicon Valley in rotating artistic categories.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
LEF operates within two regional areas: California and New England. Each region has unique areas of interest and funding priorities. Please refer to the specific guidelines for the region from which you are applying. For projects in development outside these two regions, please contact the main office in California. LEF Foundation, 1095 Lodi LN., Saint Helena, CA 94574.
Colorado
Colorado Council on the Arts
http://www.coloarts.state.co.us./
Colorado Council on the Arts Artist Fellowships acknowledge artistic integrity and quality among Colorado's artists and promote public awareness of their work. Artist Fellowship Awards are $5,000.
Connecticut
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
LEF operates within two regional areas: California and New England. Each region has unique areas of interest and funding priorities. Please refer to the specific guidelines for the region from which you are applying. For projects in development outside these two regions, please contact the main office in California. LEF Foundation, 1095 Lodi LN., Saint Helena, CA 94574.
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/site/default.asp
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Artist Fellowship program is designed to encourage the continuing artistic development of Connecticut's finest creative artists who are seriously committed to their art form and who have a demonstrated history of professional activity in the state. Twenty to thirty-five awards are made each year in the amounts of $5,000 and $2,500. Visual artists are eligible for this program during odd numbered years.
Delaware
Delaware Division of the Arts
http://www.artsdel.org/grants/default.shtml
The Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded to applicants residing in Delaware for at least one year and at least 18 years of age.
District of Columbia
The District of Columbia Comission on Arts and Humanities
http://dcarts.dc.gov/dcarts/site/default.asp
The Arts Commission offers funding for the arts in the District of Columbia. The Artist Fellowship Program offers grants to individuals in a broad range of artistic endeavors. Individual fellowships support individual artists who make significant contributions to the arts and who promote the arts in the District of Columbia through artistic excellence. Fellowship artist disciplines rotate on a biannual basis. In 2005, fellowships will be awarded in Media, Visual Arts, and Crafts.
Florida
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/fellowship/index.htm
Division of Cultural Affairs for the state of Florida awards grants to individual artists.
Idaho
Idaho Commission on the Arts
http://www2.state.id.us/arts/grants.html
Idaho Commission on the Arts offers grants to individuals.
Illinois
Illinois Arts Council
http://www.state.il.us/agency/iac/
The Illinois Arts Council awards grants to individuals for up to $7000
Indiana
Indiana Arts Commission
http://www.in.gov/arts/2537
Indiana Arts Commission Grants support individual Indiana artists, in all disciplines, for specific project-related costs. Eligible projects are purposely left flexible to respond to the artists' ideas, dreams, and needs, however, the goal of this program is to aid the artists' career development.
Iowa
Iowa Arts Council
http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/funding/artist-project-grant/index.shtml
Iowa Arts Council provides Major Grants(up to $10,000) and Mini Grants (up to $1,500) to individual artists working in all disciplines, to develop significant and specific projects that will be presented to or shared with the public during or after the grant period. Applicants may request up to $15,000 which must be matched dollar-for-dollar.
Kansas
Kansas Arts Commission
http://arts.state.ks.us/
The Kansas Arts Commission awards a limited number of Kansas Artists Fellowships in 10 disciplines, 5 every other year, to Kansas's creative artists to recognize sustained achievement and excellence. Each Kansas Artist Fellowship recipient will be awarded $5,000.
Kentucky
Kentucky Arts Council
http://www.artscouncil.ky.gov/artistops.htm
Kentucky Arts Council offers many different grant opportunities, including the Individual Artist Fellowship, Individual Artist Professional Development Program, and Individual Artist Project Grant.
Arts Kentucky
http://www.artsky.org/
Arts Kentucky is a statewide membership organization for individual artists, performers, craftspeople, community and arts groups. Providing professional development opportunities, access to resources, consulting services and inclusion in a powerful arts network for people who are working to improve their communities through the arts.
Louisiana
Louisiana Division of the Arts
http://www.crt.state.la.us/arts/applyforagran.shtmlt
Louisiana Division of the Arts awards fellowships to individual artists.
Maine
Maine Arts Commission
http://www.mainearts.com/artists/fellowships/index.shtml
The Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded annually, one in each catagory: Visual Arts, Performing arts, and Literary Arts.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
Maryland
Maryland State Arts Council
http://www.msac.org/
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards are grants awarded to Maryland artists through an anonymous, competitive prices to encourage and sustain their pursuit of artistic excellence. A limited number of awards of $1,000, $3,000 and $6,000 are offered each year. Different categories of the Visual Arts are awarded in alternate years.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Cultural Council
http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/programs/artistgrants.html
The Artist Grants Program provides direct assistance to Massachusetts artists, to recognize exceptional work and to support the further developments of their talents. Fellowship grants of $5,000 are offered in discipline categories which rotate according to fiscal year.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
Michigan
Art Serve Michigan
http://www.artservemichigan.org/
Art Serve Michigan Creative Artist Grants (CAG) a project grant that funds the creation of new work in all arts disciplines and community service activities by professional artists. Awards of up to $8,000 are available.
Minnesota
Five Wings Art Council
http://www.fwac.org/products.htm
The Five Wings Art Council is one of eleven designated Regional Arts Councils in Minnesota who provide grants and services to nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists on a regional basis. Five Wings provides services to Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena Counties. The Individual Artist Grants ($100-$500) are designed to help strengthen an artist's career by taking advantage of arts related, short term opportunities.
Jerome Foundation
http://www.jeromefdn.org
The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in Media Arts, and for travel or study.
Minnesota State Arts Board
http://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/artists.htm
The Fellowship program is designed to recognize, reward and encourage outstanding individual artists. Twelve-month fellowships can provide time, materials and living expenses for artists working in the visual, literary and performing arts. Designed for artists at various stages in their careers, fellowships allow artists to set aside time to work, purchase supplies and materials, undertake advanced study not related to a degree or to pursue other career goals. All fellowships are $8,000.
Mississippi
Mississippi Arts Commission
http://www.arts.state.ms.us/grants/for-individuals.php
The Mississippi Arts Commission offers Artist Fellowships in the following areas: Folk Arts, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts and Crafts. It also offers Folk Art Apprenticeships.
Montana
Montana Arts Council
http://www.art.state.mt.us/
Montana Arts Council's Individual Artist Fellowships Program seeks to recognize, reward and encourage individual artists in Montana. Fellowships of $5,000 are awarded to professional Montana artist who demonstrate excellence in their work.
Nebraska
Nebraska Arts Council
http://www.nebraskaartscouncil.org/
Nebraska Arts Council offers Artist Fellowships which provide monetary awards to Nebraska artists in various disciplines.
Nevada
Nevada Arts Council
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/arts/
Nevada Arts Council (NAC) awards Fellowships ($5,000) and "Jackpot" Grants to individual artists.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
http://www.nh.gov/nharts/grants/index.html/A>
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts' Artist Services Programs offer the following grants to individuals: Individual Artist Fellowships with awards of $5,000; New Works Grant, which provides funds for working in collaboration with other artists; and Percent for Art Grant which funds purchases or commissions of art and craft work for state buildings.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
New York
Jerome Foundation
http://www.jeromefdn.org
The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in Media Arts, and for travel or study.
Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
http://www.larac.org
Individual Artist Grants are available to individual artists residing in Warren or Washington County. One grant of $2500 is available for artists who reside in Washington County, and a grant of $2500 and another for $1000 are available to artists who reside in Warren County. These proposals must be for the creation of new art that will impact the community creatively or involve the community in the creative process.
New York Foundation for the Arts
http://www.nyfa.org/home.html
New York Foundation for the Arts Artists' Fellowships awards grants of $7,000 in sixteen separate disciplines to individual originating artists in New York State. Through Artists & Audiences Exchange, each fellowship recipient performs a public service activity in collaboration with a non-profit organization located in New York State. The Foundation also offers Career Advancement Mini-Grants($100-$600).
North Dakota
North Dakota Council on the Arts
http://www.state.nd.us/arts/grants/fellowship_howtoapply.htm
North Dakota Council on the Arts awards Individual Artists Fellowships in the amount of $2,500. In 2003, artists working in the visual arts/crafts and media arts will be eligible for grants.
Ohio
Ohio Arts Council
http://www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/grants.asp
The Ohio Arts Council offers several programs for individual artists.
Oregon
Oregon Arts Commission
http://www.oregonartscommission.org/grants/?r=16&acc=0
Oregon Arts Commission, due to the current state budget crisis, has temporarily suspended awarding the Individual Artist Fellowship Grant. This program may be resumed after the January 2003 election, pending approval by the voters of the State Income Tax Surcharge.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
http://www.artsnet.org/pca/
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts offers funding opportunities and services for Pennsylvania artists. Opportunities include individual fellowships up to $10,000 and an annual catalogue of Fellowship Recipients.
Leeway Foundation
http://www.leeway.org/
The Leeway Foundation was established to promote the welfare of women and benefit the arts. Awards to individual women artists are offered in a selected visual or literary discipline each year. Specific grants are available for emerging and established women artists. There is also a Window of Opportunity Grant which help artists take advantage of unique, time-limited opportunities that could significantly benefit their work or increase its recognition.
Pew Fellowships in the Arts
http://www.pewarts.org/index.html
Pew Fellowships in the Arts awards grants of $50,000 to artists working in a wide variety of performing, visual, and literary disciplines which rotate on a four-year cycle. The primary function of the fellowships is to free artists from other activities-literally to "buy time"-so they can focus on creative development for an extended period. Up to twelve fellowships are awarded annually to artists living and working in the five-county Philadelphia area.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
http://www.arts.ri.gov/grants/index.php
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts makes direct grants to Rhode Island artists. Grants to individuals include Fellowships and Folk Arts apprenticeships. Proposals for funding for individual artists are also considered.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
South Carolina
South Carolina Arts Commission
http://www.southcarolinaarts.com/grants/index.shtml
South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowships recognize and award the artistic achievements of South Carolina's exceptional individual artists. Six fellowships are awarded each year on a rotation by arts discipline. Fellowship awards are made through a highly competitive process and are based on only one criterion: artistic excellence.
South Dakota
South Dakota Arts Council
http://www.artscouncil.sd.gov/grants.htm
South Dakota Arts Council awards several different kinds of grants to individual artists. These are: Artist Grants, Artist Collaboration Grants, and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants.
Tennessee
Tennessee Arts Commission
http://www.arts.state.tn.us/
The Tennessee Arts Commission offers Individual Artist Fellowships and Professional Artist Support grants.
Texas
Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County
http://www.cachh.org/
The Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County offers fellowships that are cash awards of $2,500 and $5,000 for artists who have resided in Houston for at least two full years prior to the application deadline.
Utah
Utah Arts Council
http://www.arts.utah.gov/ias/iasgrants.html
Individual Artist Grants (for Utah residents only) for up to $1,200 are available two times annually with deadlines on the 1st day of June and October. For a hard copy, please contact Tay Haines, thaines@arts.state.ut.us, (801) 236-7549.
Vermont
Vermont Arts Council
http://www.vermontartscouncil.org/grants/newsdeadlines/tabid/70/default.aspx
The Vermont Arts Council awards Creation Project grants ($1,000-$5,000) and Artist Development grants($250-$750) to individual artist
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
Virginia
Virginia Commission on the Arts
http://www.arts.state.va.us/grants/index.html
Through the Virginia Commission on the Arts a limited number of fellowships with awards of $5,000 are available to professional creative artists living in Virginia. Specific arts disciplines will be eligible for support each year on a rotating basis, depending on the amount of state and federal funding available to the Commission.
Washington
Artist Trust
http://www.artisttrust.org
Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated exclusively to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines. Grants awarded to individual artists are Grants for Artist Projects which awards up to $1,500 to artists to begin, further or complete specific works of art, and Fellowships, which are unrestricted awards of $6,500 to recognize artistic merit and continued dedication to art-making.
West Virginia
West Virginia Commission on the Arts
http://www.wvculture.org/arts/index.html
West Virginia Commission on the Arts annually awards fellowships in various categories of the visual, literary, and performing arts based on the originality, creativity, and accomplishment of previous work, as well as the level of commitment and potential for further growth. Fellowship awards are for $3500. The Commission also awards Professional Development grants to individual artists.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Arts Board
http://arts.state.wi.us/static/
Wisconsin Arts Board's Artist Fellowship Awards recognize the significant contributions of professional artists in Wisconsin. Fellowships of $8,000 are available, in odd-numbered years, to individual artists working in the Visual Arts and Media Arts.
Wyoming
Wyoming Arts Council
http://wyoarts.state.wy.us/WACGrants2006.htm
The Wyoming Arts Council awards The Individual Artist Fellowship. This is a competative program and applicants are judged on the merit of their work. The awards are given to recognize outstanding work that is already compeleted.
Alabama
Alabama State Arts Council
http://www.arts.state.al.us/
The Alabama State Arts Council awards Artist Fellowships of $5,000 or $10,000 for Alabama artists working in crafts, dance, design, media/photography, music, literature, theater and the visual arts. Recipients may use funds to set aside time to create art, improve their skills, or to do what is most advantageous to enhance their artistic careers. Recipients must be residents of Alabama.
Arizona
Arizona Commission on the Arts
http://www.azarts.gov/aguide/artist_projects.htm
The Arizona Commission on the Arts "Artist Projects" is a programs to support individual artists in all disciplines for project-related costs that allow the artist(s)increased time to research and develop ideas or new works.
California
San Francisco Arts Commission
http://www.sfartscommission.org/programs/cultural_equity_grants.htm
The San Francisco Arts Commision awards "Individual Artist Commission" Grants of $10,000 to individual artist working and living in San Francisco to stimulate the creation and presentation of works of art through out the city.Grants for literary, media and, visual arts proposals will be considered in 2007.
Arts Council Silicon Valley
http://www.artscouncil.org/grants/grants.asp
Up to six fellowships of will be given annually to artists living in the Silicon Valley in rotating artistic categories.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
LEF operates within two regional areas: California and New England. Each region has unique areas of interest and funding priorities. Please refer to the specific guidelines for the region from which you are applying. For projects in development outside these two regions, please contact the main office in California. LEF Foundation, 1095 Lodi LN., Saint Helena, CA 94574.
Colorado
Colorado Council on the Arts
http://www.coloarts.state.co.us./
Colorado Council on the Arts Artist Fellowships acknowledge artistic integrity and quality among Colorado's artists and promote public awareness of their work. Artist Fellowship Awards are $5,000.
Connecticut
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
LEF operates within two regional areas: California and New England. Each region has unique areas of interest and funding priorities. Please refer to the specific guidelines for the region from which you are applying. For projects in development outside these two regions, please contact the main office in California. LEF Foundation, 1095 Lodi LN., Saint Helena, CA 94574.
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/site/default.asp
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Artist Fellowship program is designed to encourage the continuing artistic development of Connecticut's finest creative artists who are seriously committed to their art form and who have a demonstrated history of professional activity in the state. Twenty to thirty-five awards are made each year in the amounts of $5,000 and $2,500. Visual artists are eligible for this program during odd numbered years.
Delaware
Delaware Division of the Arts
http://www.artsdel.org/grants/default.shtml
The Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded to applicants residing in Delaware for at least one year and at least 18 years of age.
District of Columbia
The District of Columbia Comission on Arts and Humanities
http://dcarts.dc.gov/dcarts/site/default.asp
The Arts Commission offers funding for the arts in the District of Columbia. The Artist Fellowship Program offers grants to individuals in a broad range of artistic endeavors. Individual fellowships support individual artists who make significant contributions to the arts and who promote the arts in the District of Columbia through artistic excellence. Fellowship artist disciplines rotate on a biannual basis. In 2005, fellowships will be awarded in Media, Visual Arts, and Crafts.
Florida
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/fellowship/index.htm
Division of Cultural Affairs for the state of Florida awards grants to individual artists.
Idaho
Idaho Commission on the Arts
http://www2.state.id.us/arts/grants.html
Idaho Commission on the Arts offers grants to individuals.
Illinois
Illinois Arts Council
http://www.state.il.us/agency/iac/
The Illinois Arts Council awards grants to individuals for up to $7000
Indiana
Indiana Arts Commission
http://www.in.gov/arts/2537
Indiana Arts Commission Grants support individual Indiana artists, in all disciplines, for specific project-related costs. Eligible projects are purposely left flexible to respond to the artists' ideas, dreams, and needs, however, the goal of this program is to aid the artists' career development.
Iowa
Iowa Arts Council
http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/funding/artist-project-grant/index.shtml
Iowa Arts Council provides Major Grants(up to $10,000) and Mini Grants (up to $1,500) to individual artists working in all disciplines, to develop significant and specific projects that will be presented to or shared with the public during or after the grant period. Applicants may request up to $15,000 which must be matched dollar-for-dollar.
Kansas
Kansas Arts Commission
http://arts.state.ks.us/
The Kansas Arts Commission awards a limited number of Kansas Artists Fellowships in 10 disciplines, 5 every other year, to Kansas's creative artists to recognize sustained achievement and excellence. Each Kansas Artist Fellowship recipient will be awarded $5,000.
Kentucky
Kentucky Arts Council
http://www.artscouncil.ky.gov/artistops.htm
Kentucky Arts Council offers many different grant opportunities, including the Individual Artist Fellowship, Individual Artist Professional Development Program, and Individual Artist Project Grant.
Arts Kentucky
http://www.artsky.org/
Arts Kentucky is a statewide membership organization for individual artists, performers, craftspeople, community and arts groups. Providing professional development opportunities, access to resources, consulting services and inclusion in a powerful arts network for people who are working to improve their communities through the arts.
Louisiana
Louisiana Division of the Arts
http://www.crt.state.la.us/arts/applyforagran.shtmlt
Louisiana Division of the Arts awards fellowships to individual artists.
Maine
Maine Arts Commission
http://www.mainearts.com/artists/fellowships/index.shtml
The Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded annually, one in each catagory: Visual Arts, Performing arts, and Literary Arts.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
Maryland
Maryland State Arts Council
http://www.msac.org/
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards are grants awarded to Maryland artists through an anonymous, competitive prices to encourage and sustain their pursuit of artistic excellence. A limited number of awards of $1,000, $3,000 and $6,000 are offered each year. Different categories of the Visual Arts are awarded in alternate years.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Cultural Council
http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/programs/artistgrants.html
The Artist Grants Program provides direct assistance to Massachusetts artists, to recognize exceptional work and to support the further developments of their talents. Fellowship grants of $5,000 are offered in discipline categories which rotate according to fiscal year.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
Michigan
Art Serve Michigan
http://www.artservemichigan.org/
Art Serve Michigan Creative Artist Grants (CAG) a project grant that funds the creation of new work in all arts disciplines and community service activities by professional artists. Awards of up to $8,000 are available.
Minnesota
Five Wings Art Council
http://www.fwac.org/products.htm
The Five Wings Art Council is one of eleven designated Regional Arts Councils in Minnesota who provide grants and services to nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists on a regional basis. Five Wings provides services to Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena Counties. The Individual Artist Grants ($100-$500) are designed to help strengthen an artist's career by taking advantage of arts related, short term opportunities.
Jerome Foundation
http://www.jeromefdn.org
The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in Media Arts, and for travel or study.
Minnesota State Arts Board
http://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/artists.htm
The Fellowship program is designed to recognize, reward and encourage outstanding individual artists. Twelve-month fellowships can provide time, materials and living expenses for artists working in the visual, literary and performing arts. Designed for artists at various stages in their careers, fellowships allow artists to set aside time to work, purchase supplies and materials, undertake advanced study not related to a degree or to pursue other career goals. All fellowships are $8,000.
Mississippi
Mississippi Arts Commission
http://www.arts.state.ms.us/grants/for-individuals.php
The Mississippi Arts Commission offers Artist Fellowships in the following areas: Folk Arts, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts and Crafts. It also offers Folk Art Apprenticeships.
Montana
Montana Arts Council
http://www.art.state.mt.us/
Montana Arts Council's Individual Artist Fellowships Program seeks to recognize, reward and encourage individual artists in Montana. Fellowships of $5,000 are awarded to professional Montana artist who demonstrate excellence in their work.
Nebraska
Nebraska Arts Council
http://www.nebraskaartscouncil.org/
Nebraska Arts Council offers Artist Fellowships which provide monetary awards to Nebraska artists in various disciplines.
Nevada
Nevada Arts Council
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/arts/
Nevada Arts Council (NAC) awards Fellowships ($5,000) and "Jackpot" Grants to individual artists.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
http://www.nh.gov/nharts/grants/index.html/A>
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts' Artist Services Programs offer the following grants to individuals: Individual Artist Fellowships with awards of $5,000; New Works Grant, which provides funds for working in collaboration with other artists; and Percent for Art Grant which funds purchases or commissions of art and craft work for state buildings.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
New York
Jerome Foundation
http://www.jeromefdn.org
The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in Media Arts, and for travel or study.
Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
http://www.larac.org
Individual Artist Grants are available to individual artists residing in Warren or Washington County. One grant of $2500 is available for artists who reside in Washington County, and a grant of $2500 and another for $1000 are available to artists who reside in Warren County. These proposals must be for the creation of new art that will impact the community creatively or involve the community in the creative process.
New York Foundation for the Arts
http://www.nyfa.org/home.html
New York Foundation for the Arts Artists' Fellowships awards grants of $7,000 in sixteen separate disciplines to individual originating artists in New York State. Through Artists & Audiences Exchange, each fellowship recipient performs a public service activity in collaboration with a non-profit organization located in New York State. The Foundation also offers Career Advancement Mini-Grants($100-$600).
North Dakota
North Dakota Council on the Arts
http://www.state.nd.us/arts/grants/fellowship_howtoapply.htm
North Dakota Council on the Arts awards Individual Artists Fellowships in the amount of $2,500. In 2003, artists working in the visual arts/crafts and media arts will be eligible for grants.
Ohio
Ohio Arts Council
http://www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/grants.asp
The Ohio Arts Council offers several programs for individual artists.
Oregon
Oregon Arts Commission
http://www.oregonartscommission.org/grants/?r=16&acc=0
Oregon Arts Commission, due to the current state budget crisis, has temporarily suspended awarding the Individual Artist Fellowship Grant. This program may be resumed after the January 2003 election, pending approval by the voters of the State Income Tax Surcharge.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
http://www.artsnet.org/pca/
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts offers funding opportunities and services for Pennsylvania artists. Opportunities include individual fellowships up to $10,000 and an annual catalogue of Fellowship Recipients.
Leeway Foundation
http://www.leeway.org/
The Leeway Foundation was established to promote the welfare of women and benefit the arts. Awards to individual women artists are offered in a selected visual or literary discipline each year. Specific grants are available for emerging and established women artists. There is also a Window of Opportunity Grant which help artists take advantage of unique, time-limited opportunities that could significantly benefit their work or increase its recognition.
Pew Fellowships in the Arts
http://www.pewarts.org/index.html
Pew Fellowships in the Arts awards grants of $50,000 to artists working in a wide variety of performing, visual, and literary disciplines which rotate on a four-year cycle. The primary function of the fellowships is to free artists from other activities-literally to "buy time"-so they can focus on creative development for an extended period. Up to twelve fellowships are awarded annually to artists living and working in the five-county Philadelphia area.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
http://www.arts.ri.gov/grants/index.php
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts makes direct grants to Rhode Island artists. Grants to individuals include Fellowships and Folk Arts apprenticeships. Proposals for funding for individual artists are also considered.
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
South Carolina
South Carolina Arts Commission
http://www.southcarolinaarts.com/grants/index.shtml
South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowships recognize and award the artistic achievements of South Carolina's exceptional individual artists. Six fellowships are awarded each year on a rotation by arts discipline. Fellowship awards are made through a highly competitive process and are based on only one criterion: artistic excellence.
South Dakota
South Dakota Arts Council
http://www.artscouncil.sd.gov/grants.htm
South Dakota Arts Council awards several different kinds of grants to individual artists. These are: Artist Grants, Artist Collaboration Grants, and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants.
Tennessee
Tennessee Arts Commission
http://www.arts.state.tn.us/
The Tennessee Arts Commission offers Individual Artist Fellowships and Professional Artist Support grants.
Texas
Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County
http://www.cachh.org/
The Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County offers fellowships that are cash awards of $2,500 and $5,000 for artists who have resided in Houston for at least two full years prior to the application deadline.
Utah
Utah Arts Council
http://www.arts.utah.gov/ias/iasgrants.html
Individual Artist Grants (for Utah residents only) for up to $1,200 are available two times annually with deadlines on the 1st day of June and October. For a hard copy, please contact Tay Haines, thaines@arts.state.ut.us, (801) 236-7549.
Vermont
Vermont Arts Council
http://www.vermontartscouncil.org/grants/newsdeadlines/tabid/70/default.aspx
The Vermont Arts Council awards Creation Project grants ($1,000-$5,000) and Artist Development grants($250-$750) to individual artist
LEF Foundation
http://www.lef-foundation.org
Virginia
Virginia Commission on the Arts
http://www.arts.state.va.us/grants/index.html
Through the Virginia Commission on the Arts a limited number of fellowships with awards of $5,000 are available to professional creative artists living in Virginia. Specific arts disciplines will be eligible for support each year on a rotating basis, depending on the amount of state and federal funding available to the Commission.
Washington
Artist Trust
http://www.artisttrust.org
Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated exclusively to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines. Grants awarded to individual artists are Grants for Artist Projects which awards up to $1,500 to artists to begin, further or complete specific works of art, and Fellowships, which are unrestricted awards of $6,500 to recognize artistic merit and continued dedication to art-making.
West Virginia
West Virginia Commission on the Arts
http://www.wvculture.org/arts/index.html
West Virginia Commission on the Arts annually awards fellowships in various categories of the visual, literary, and performing arts based on the originality, creativity, and accomplishment of previous work, as well as the level of commitment and potential for further growth. Fellowship awards are for $3500. The Commission also awards Professional Development grants to individual artists.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Arts Board
http://arts.state.wi.us/static/
Wisconsin Arts Board's Artist Fellowship Awards recognize the significant contributions of professional artists in Wisconsin. Fellowships of $8,000 are available, in odd-numbered years, to individual artists working in the Visual Arts and Media Arts.
Wyoming
Wyoming Arts Council
http://wyoarts.state.wy.us/WACGrants2006.htm
The Wyoming Arts Council awards The Individual Artist Fellowship. This is a competative program and applicants are judged on the merit of their work. The awards are given to recognize outstanding work that is already compeleted.
CERAMICS RESIDENCIES IN THE NETHERLANDS
(A) CERAMICS RESIDENCIES IN THE NETHERLANDS
European Ceramic Work Centre
Deadline April 15, 2009
http://www.ekwc.nl/index.cfm?chapter_id=24
.ekwc offers different types of residencies: individual residency, residency for young applicants, residency related to external project, residency for former participants, combined residency, part of project 'ceramics and architecture'
1. Individual residency: Professional artists, designers and architects with an academic education and who have worked as independent professionals for at least two years.
An individual residency is intended for professional artists, designers and architects who would like to learn more about ceramics as a medium or who would like to acquire more in-depth knowledge of ceramics. The individual residency at the .ekwc offers a supreme opportunity for those who want to undertake experiments with or take up the challenge of ceramics. Not only can they spend three months making use of all the facilities at the .ekwc that support the process of working with ceramics, but a technical staff is also available to provide guidance during the residency. An international selection committee will assess the applications that come in through the annual public application round. The selection will be based on documentation of the last five years' work and an activity plan / motivation. Go to: http://www.ekwc.nl/index.cfm?chapter_id=24
for more information.
Upcoming deadline for applications: 15 April 2009
2. Residency for young participants
Deadline April 15, 2009
For candidates who graduated less than two years ago from an academy of art and/or design and are under the age of thirty.
During this residency young professionals can learn about ceramics as a medium or increase the knowledge they already have. A three-month residency at the .ekwc often provides a good impulse for building up a professional career. The .ekwc provides young participants with a grant and a budget for materials. An internal selection committee assesses the applications, based on documentation of the last few years' work (including the final project), an activity plan / motivation and references from teachers and/or supervisors.
There are other types of residencies available at ekwc so go to their website and see if there is one that is perfect for you. http://www.ekwc.nl/index.cfm?chapter_id=24
European Ceramic Work Centre
Deadline April 15, 2009
http://www.ekwc.nl/index.cfm?chapter_id=24
.ekwc offers different types of residencies: individual residency, residency for young applicants, residency related to external project, residency for former participants, combined residency, part of project 'ceramics and architecture'
1. Individual residency: Professional artists, designers and architects with an academic education and who have worked as independent professionals for at least two years.
An individual residency is intended for professional artists, designers and architects who would like to learn more about ceramics as a medium or who would like to acquire more in-depth knowledge of ceramics. The individual residency at the .ekwc offers a supreme opportunity for those who want to undertake experiments with or take up the challenge of ceramics. Not only can they spend three months making use of all the facilities at the .ekwc that support the process of working with ceramics, but a technical staff is also available to provide guidance during the residency. An international selection committee will assess the applications that come in through the annual public application round. The selection will be based on documentation of the last five years' work and an activity plan / motivation. Go to: http://www.ekwc.nl/index.cfm?chapter_id=24
for more information.
Upcoming deadline for applications: 15 April 2009
2. Residency for young participants
Deadline April 15, 2009
For candidates who graduated less than two years ago from an academy of art and/or design and are under the age of thirty.
During this residency young professionals can learn about ceramics as a medium or increase the knowledge they already have. A three-month residency at the .ekwc often provides a good impulse for building up a professional career. The .ekwc provides young participants with a grant and a budget for materials. An internal selection committee assesses the applications, based on documentation of the last few years' work (including the final project), an activity plan / motivation and references from teachers and/or supervisors.
There are other types of residencies available at ekwc so go to their website and see if there is one that is perfect for you. http://www.ekwc.nl/index.cfm?chapter_id=24
TRAVEL MONEY FOR CANADIAN ARTISTS AND WRITERS
(W) TRAVEL GRANTS: CANADIAN WRITERS
On-going deadline
$500-$2500
There are no deadlines for these grants, but applications must be submitted prior to applicants’ date of departure. Applicants are advised to submit their request three months ahead of time if they wish to have the results before their departure date.
Travel Grants enable writers, translators, spoken word artists and storytellers (individuals) to respond to invitations that are important to their artistic development and career, such as:
• being a keynote speaker at an international conference or convention
• participating in a large international festival
• being the guest of honour at an important book fair
• receiving official international honours or prizes
• attending a book launch by a foreign publisher
• attending a residency in an artist colony.
This program covers international travel only. At the national level, only the participation in residencies is eligible. For more information, go to: http://www.conseildesarts.ca/grants/writing/wd127217018955000000.htm
(W) TRAVEL GRANTS: CANADIAN ARTISTS
Deadlines: June, 1 October, 1 January, 1 March
$500-$2500
The Visual Arts Section of the Canada Council for the Arts provides a range of grants to recognize and support the independent creative work of professional Canadian artists of all cultures. These grants are intended for artists and independent critics and curators working in the following art forms: visual arts including fine craft and architecture. Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts contribute toward expenses incurred to travel to an event important to the artist’s, critic’s or curator’s career.Three categories of support are provided under this program: Presentation Travel, Travel to Artists’ Residencies and Research-Rrelated Travel.
For more information, go to: http://www.conseildesarts.ca/grants/visualarts/yo127216997029843750.htm
The Canada Council for the Arts also offers grants and other opportunities for Canadian aboriginal artists, performing artists and other disciplines. Go to http://www.conseildesarts.ca for more information.
On-going deadline
$500-$2500
There are no deadlines for these grants, but applications must be submitted prior to applicants’ date of departure. Applicants are advised to submit their request three months ahead of time if they wish to have the results before their departure date.
Travel Grants enable writers, translators, spoken word artists and storytellers (individuals) to respond to invitations that are important to their artistic development and career, such as:
• being a keynote speaker at an international conference or convention
• participating in a large international festival
• being the guest of honour at an important book fair
• receiving official international honours or prizes
• attending a book launch by a foreign publisher
• attending a residency in an artist colony.
This program covers international travel only. At the national level, only the participation in residencies is eligible. For more information, go to: http://www.conseildesarts.ca/grants/writing/wd127217018955000000.htm
(W) TRAVEL GRANTS: CANADIAN ARTISTS
Deadlines: June, 1 October, 1 January, 1 March
$500-$2500
The Visual Arts Section of the Canada Council for the Arts provides a range of grants to recognize and support the independent creative work of professional Canadian artists of all cultures. These grants are intended for artists and independent critics and curators working in the following art forms: visual arts including fine craft and architecture. Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts contribute toward expenses incurred to travel to an event important to the artist’s, critic’s or curator’s career.Three categories of support are provided under this program: Presentation Travel, Travel to Artists’ Residencies and Research-Rrelated Travel.
For more information, go to: http://www.conseildesarts.ca/grants/visualarts/yo127216997029843750.htm
The Canada Council for the Arts also offers grants and other opportunities for Canadian aboriginal artists, performing artists and other disciplines. Go to http://www.conseildesarts.ca for more information.
sam hirst : artists who blog
Sam's website: www.inkloredesign.com
Sam's blog: www.inklore.blogspot.com
Sam's shops: www.inklore.etsy.com, www.inklore.bigcartel.com
Why did you decide to start a blog?
I had been reading a number of blogs for a couple of years. I stay home with my kids and it was one way to have outside contact with other adults. When my part-time job became even more part-time, I finally had the time to work on more creative pursuits, and I decided to start a blog to keep a record of the things I was working on, and so that could connect with other artists.
How did you come up with the name of your blog?
The name of my blog is the same as the name of my company - Inklore.
Ink (because I always use a little ink in my projects) + Lore (because I use traditional techniques like block printing).
How has blogging affected your work as an artist/designer?
It definitely encourages me to keep creating new things. It’s really fun to have almost instant gratification after making something new; whether an item sells or not, I feel like it has at least been shared with some other people. It has also made me take more notice of the things that are inspiring me so that I can share those things with my readers.
What are your favorite artist/designer blogs? Why?
Jezze - She’s a fellow block print artist whose work I greatly admire.
Cicada Daydream - Her work is always stunning and her writing is very personable; always a delightful read
Bliss - Lovely photos and I love her I Love Mondays...she always finds things that I would otherwise miss
Heather Smith Jones - her blog is always soothing, like having a cup of tea with a friend
Do you have any advice for artists/designers who are starting a blog?
Know what you want to say and say it often; I think it’s as simple as that.
What has been the most positive and inspirational aspect of having a blog for you?
Because I am a self-taught artist, it always inspires me when a trained artist loves my work. It’s just a delight to have other people take time out of their day to see what I’m doing and to comment when they are inspired.
What do you find the most difficult/most rewarding part of having a creative profession?
The most difficult thing is that because I choose to homeschool my children, there are just never enough hours in the day to work on new designs. The most rewarding part is knowing that the things I make are being used and making people happy all over the world.
Other than your blog, what has been the most effective way for you to promote your art/design?
I have been very fortunate to have been blogged by some bloggers with huge readerships and that has definitely been a big boost to my business. I’ve also been part of Poppytalk Handmade, which has given my work some great exposure.
How do you maintain a healthy work/life balance?
I’m not sure that I am entirely successful at maintaining a balance, but I’m trying. I’ve recently redesigned my blog and created a loose schedule for it which takes the pressure off of me having to come up with what to write about. I’ve also added some exercise back in to my schedule, and am fervent about saying no to having a busy life. I’ve kept all of my children’s activities to two days a week so that we can be home most of the time.
What are your main goals for 2009?
I have two goals this year. One is to put together a press kit so that I can begin to contact publications about my work. The other is to begin contacting boutiques about carrying my wholesale line. I’m also hoping to begin working on some art prints in the near future.
Thanks Sam !
HOW THE CRASH IS AFFECTING FUNDING FOR THE ARTS
If any of you would like to read some articles about how the economic crash is affecting various arts foundations and grantmakers, go here for more information: http://foundationcenter.org/focus/economy/;jsessionid=3SGO2EJSLEPL5LAQBQ4CGXD5AAAACI2F
URGENT DEADLINES FOR RESIDENCIES: PRAGUE, AUSTRALIA, IRELAND, SPAIN AND VERMONT
(A) PRINTMAKING Residency at Cló, Donegal, Ireland
When: July/August, 2009
Deadline: April 3, 2009
Cló is offering a 3 week residency for an experienced printmaker specialising in lithography during July / August 2009 in exchange for teaching a 5 day course at Cló’s workshop. Cló is located in the heart of the Gaeltacht (Gaelic language speaking region) and is nestled in a picturesque location at the foot of mount Errigal (Donegal’s highest mountain). For further information and application form please contact: Marjorie Doohan at; cloceardlann@eircom.net or +353 (0)7491-62800. www.clo.ie
(ALL) SymbioticA: Call for Expressions of Interest
ART AND ECOLOGY PROJECTS
“Adaptation residencies” in Mandurah, Western Australia
Deadline: March 31st, 2009
Lake Clifton, situated in one of the fastest growing Australian regional cities is home of one of the last remaining colonies of the very slow growing Thrombolites (or ‘living rocks’). The uniqueness and fragile existence of the Lake’s thrombolite reef is surrounded by a rich and varied historical, cultural and natural ecology. Adaptation presents an exceptional opportunity for artists to engage with a number of potential narratives. Projects may engage with a variety of topics including the historical importance of the thrombolites in evolution, the areas cultural history, the contradictory nature of human activity and ecology, global warming and its effects, developmental impacts, evolution of animal species and bioprospecting.
Residencies offered in: visual arts, sound art, music, literature, performance, biological arts, ecological arts, tactical media, community and participatory arts.
SymbioticA are actively pursuing funds for residencies, however additional project funding should be sought by the successful Adaptation resident. SymbioticA will assist in generating grant applications. For further information go to www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/adaptation
Potential residents are encouraged to discuss their project in advance with Amanda Alderson, SymbioticA Project Officer:m amanda@symbiotica.uwa.edu.au or (08) 6488 5583. Download the application form from www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/adaptation
Submit your applications electronically to amanda@symbiotica.uwa.edu.au or via mail to SymbioticA, School of Anatomy & Human Biology, M309, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, CRAWLEY WA 6009.
(MEDIA ARTISTS) CIANT LAB 2009 Arts Research Residencies in Prague
Where: CIANT, Prague, Czech Republic
Deadline: April 3, 2009
Media artists from the Czech Republic and beyond, are invited to apply for a three-month arts research residency at CIANT LAB in Prague, Czech Republic, between April to end of 2009. The deadline for applications is Friday the 3rd of April 2009.
Artists are offered a media laboratory space, a payment of 1000 EUR per month and access to lab equipment and technical support. The emphasis for this residency is on collaborative research and development in the field of networked/distributed performance. Presently, two positions are on offer:
A. Area of 3D modeling (3ds MAX), avatar creation and integration with motion capture systems driven virtual environments,
B. Area of interactive sound creation (max/MSP, PD, etc.).
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To apply please provide the following:
- Project description, Artist Statement and CV
- Supporting materials/documentation of previous work.
Please send your application to: CIANT (Attn: Pavel Sedlak, Vice-Director), Kubelikova 27, 13000 Prague, Czech Republic. Applications via email will be accepted but must have the Subject: "CIANT LAB 2009 Residency Application".
For more information about this opportunity and application process please email sedlak@ciant.cz.
(A) VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCY
Mex-Am Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center
Deadline: April 1st, 2009
Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce the Sixteenth Annual Mex-Am Artist Fellowship Competition, sponsored by the Mex-Am Cultural Foundation. For 2009/2010, one outstanding mid-career visual artist will be selected for a month-long VSC Residency by a distinguished independent jury.
Mex-Am Fellowship Winners receive: 4-week VSC Residency, Private studio space, Housing/Food, Round-trip air travel, Stipend
Applications must be received by April 1, 2009. For instructions on how to apply and an application, please visit www.vermontstudiocenter.org/mex-am-mexican-fellowships/. For more information, contact Vermont Studio Center at 802-635-2727 or info@vermontstudiocenter.org.
(A) VISUAL & MEDIA ARTS RESIDENCY IN SPAIN
Can Serrat Visual Art's Full Stipend - April Call for Applicants.
Barcelona, Spain
Deadline: April 30, 2009
Can Serrat is pleased to announce our Full Stipend for artists for the Year 2009 - 10.
The residency is open to artists in all fields regardless of nationality or age.
Candidates are asked to e-mail:
Visual documentation of recent work (10 jpg images).
Cover letter introducing yourself and stating preferred residency months.
Curriculum Vitae
A short summary of the project/work planned for the residency period.
Please, e-mail applications to stipend@canserrat.org.
Please, don't send applications by mail unless you have to send a video.
*There is no official application form.
Applications must be received by the 30th of April, 2009.
The selected Artist will be notified in late May, 2009.
The selected Artist will be provided with living/working space and meals for a one month period and the opportunity to give a presentation at the centre.
- Travel expenses and other incidentals are not covered by the stipend award.
- All applicants for the full stipend will automatically also be considered for a support stipend.
- Stipends are available to the recipient for one year.
KENNEDY CENTER FELLOWSHIPS
2009/2010 Kennedy Center Fellowships The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Fellowship Program provides 10 highly motivated arts managers the instruction and experience needed to succeed in today's complex arts environment. The program offers a structured blend of independent and collective learning experiences. Fellowships are full-time lasting 9 months (September-May). Fellows receive a full stipend of $20,000. Application deadline is April 1, 2009. For additional information visit www.kennedy-center.org/education/artsmanagemen t or email artsmanagement@kennedy-center.org .
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCIES: MEET THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THEM
Don't forget to register Transcultural Exchange's International Conference for Opportunities in the Arts in Boston, April 3 - 5. I will be speaking from 1 to 3 on Friday, April 3 on how to find funding for travel, residencies, and pursuing your creative projects. This session is open to all disciplines. There will be many other great speakers at the conference too, including representatives from the Fulbright Foundation, DAAD, and directors of residencies from China, France, Italy, Thailand, India, Australia, Japan, Germany and many other countries, as well as artist colony spokespersons from the U.S. This is a fantastic chance to meet with the people behind the scenes who make decisions and ask them questions, network with other artists, writers, and composers, and sign up for individual mentoring sessions. What's not to like? If you register now, before April 1st, you can still get the lower registration rate. See you there! And coming soon...book suggestions, announcements, and more.
GREETINGS
Greetings from Mira's List. Just a quick personal note to all of you...now, while I do live to serve you each and every day, I actually do my own art too. I know. Hard to believe but true. And I am about to revise my book which will be sent out to publishers soon after. So if you don't get a lot of postings in the next few weeks, it doesn't mean that I don't love you. It just means that I have been sucked into the vortex of revision. I will send new listings, not to worry, just not a million of them. And please remember to comment or to ask questions on the Q & A forum posting (scroll down on the right sidebar and click on Q & A Forum. Some of you have emailed me questions and I'd love it if you posted them instead so others can benefit from your brilliant queries. Thanks!
And don't forget the 2009 Transcultural Exchange Conference is coming up really soon in Boston and I'll be there talking about grants and finding funding for travel. This is the first year that they are opening it up to writers, so writers, please try to come. You'll meet residency directors from all over the world, representatives from the Fulbright Foundation and various cultural institutions from across the globe. Have a great weekend and don't forget to apply for something.
And don't forget the 2009 Transcultural Exchange Conference is coming up really soon in Boston and I'll be there talking about grants and finding funding for travel. This is the first year that they are opening it up to writers, so writers, please try to come. You'll meet residency directors from all over the world, representatives from the Fulbright Foundation and various cultural institutions from across the globe. Have a great weekend and don't forget to apply for something.
WRITING GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Alaska State Council on the Arts, Career Opportunity Grants
411 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 1E
Anchorage, AK 99501-234
E-Mail Address: charlotte.fox@alaska.gov
Website: www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca/grants3.htm#fellow
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Career Opportunity Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded to cover travel and other expenses for writers to take advantage of opportunities that will advance the work or careers of Alaskan artists. Applications must be made by the first of the month prior to month of activity. Write or see web site for details.
Taos Summer Writers' Conference, D. H. Lawrence Fellowship
Department of English Language and Literature
MSC03 2170, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
E-Mail Address: taosconf@unm.edu
Website: www.unm.edu/~taosconf/Registration/Scholarships.htm
Application Deadline: April 15
The D. H. Lawrence Fellowship is awarded to an emerging writer of fiction or poetry with one book in print or at press. The D. H. Lawrence Fellow will receive tuition remission, lodging at the Sagebrush Inn or Comfort Suites, and two meals a day (breakfast and lunch). In return, the Fellow contributes to the Taos Summer Writer's Conference activities and gives a formal reading. Write to Sharon Oard Warner, Director at above address or see web site for more details.
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html
Application Deadline: May 1
Fellowships with a stipend of $4,200 per month support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. Fellowships support continuous full-time work for a period of six to twelve months. A number of other grants are also available. Write, e-mail, or see web site for further information on stipends, eligibility, and application procedures.
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 755
Arlington, VA 22230
www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12783&org=OPP
Application Deadline: June 1
The Antarctic Artists & Writers Program considers requests from particularly well qualified writers, historians, artists, or others in the liberal arts to work in Antarctica. Although the Foundation does not award funds, selected applicants are provided with polar clothing on loan, travel between New Zealand or southern South America and Antarctica, and room and board and logistics in Antarctica. The Foundation may provide round-trip economy air travel between a U.S. airport and New Zealand or South America. Applicants may seek supplemental funds from additional sources, including other federal agencies. Candidates must be well established and working full-time in their fields and have a means of presenting their work to the public. Applications accepted May 1 through June 1. See web site for more details.
Poetry Magazine
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60611
www.poetrymagazine.org/about/prizes.html
Application Deadline: March 31
Five Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships of $15,000 each are given annually to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in English or creative writing programs who will not have received an M.A. or M.F.A. degree as of December 31 of the year of the award. Program directors and department chairs in the U.S. should submit nominations on an official application form from Poetry. Applications must be postmarked during the month of March. See web site for more details. In addition, Poetry Magazine administers the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize of $100,000 for outstanding poetic achievement, as well as eight Poetry Magazine Awards, ranging from $500 to $3,000, for poetry published in the magazine during the previous year. Applications are not accepted for these awards.
411 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 1E
Anchorage, AK 99501-234
E-Mail Address: charlotte.fox@alaska.gov
Website: www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca/grants3.htm#fellow
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Career Opportunity Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded to cover travel and other expenses for writers to take advantage of opportunities that will advance the work or careers of Alaskan artists. Applications must be made by the first of the month prior to month of activity. Write or see web site for details.
Taos Summer Writers' Conference, D. H. Lawrence Fellowship
Department of English Language and Literature
MSC03 2170, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
E-Mail Address: taosconf@unm.edu
Website: www.unm.edu/~taosconf/Registration/Scholarships.htm
Application Deadline: April 15
The D. H. Lawrence Fellowship is awarded to an emerging writer of fiction or poetry with one book in print or at press. The D. H. Lawrence Fellow will receive tuition remission, lodging at the Sagebrush Inn or Comfort Suites, and two meals a day (breakfast and lunch). In return, the Fellow contributes to the Taos Summer Writer's Conference activities and gives a formal reading. Write to Sharon Oard Warner, Director at above address or see web site for more details.
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html
Application Deadline: May 1
Fellowships with a stipend of $4,200 per month support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. Fellowships support continuous full-time work for a period of six to twelve months. A number of other grants are also available. Write, e-mail, or see web site for further information on stipends, eligibility, and application procedures.
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 755
Arlington, VA 22230
www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12783&org=OPP
Application Deadline: June 1
The Antarctic Artists & Writers Program considers requests from particularly well qualified writers, historians, artists, or others in the liberal arts to work in Antarctica. Although the Foundation does not award funds, selected applicants are provided with polar clothing on loan, travel between New Zealand or southern South America and Antarctica, and room and board and logistics in Antarctica. The Foundation may provide round-trip economy air travel between a U.S. airport and New Zealand or South America. Applicants may seek supplemental funds from additional sources, including other federal agencies. Candidates must be well established and working full-time in their fields and have a means of presenting their work to the public. Applications accepted May 1 through June 1. See web site for more details.
Poetry Magazine
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60611
www.poetrymagazine.org/about/prizes.html
Application Deadline: March 31
Five Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships of $15,000 each are given annually to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in English or creative writing programs who will not have received an M.A. or M.F.A. degree as of December 31 of the year of the award. Program directors and department chairs in the U.S. should submit nominations on an official application form from Poetry. Applications must be postmarked during the month of March. See web site for more details. In addition, Poetry Magazine administers the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize of $100,000 for outstanding poetic achievement, as well as eight Poetry Magazine Awards, ranging from $500 to $3,000, for poetry published in the magazine during the previous year. Applications are not accepted for these awards.
sharon montrose : artists who blog
Sharon's website: www.sharonmontrose.com
Sharon's blog: www.sharonmontrose.blogspot.com
Sharon's shop: www.sharonmontrose.etsy.com
Why did you decide to start a blog?
I initially started the blog for my commercial work because my portfolio was growing bigger than my website could accommodate for and I needed a place for clients to go if they wanted to see more work - But since opening my Etsy shop, the blog has become a lot more than an expanded portfolio, and I’m really digging it.
How has blogging affected your work as an artist/designer?
I know this may sound cliche, but it’s true - Blogging has introduced me to some pretty amazing people who generously share all kinds of great finds. The fact that I can get up everyday, sit in front of my computer and look at images of a Sunday in San Francisco, an artist’s newest creation, find out about a new product, get inspiration for decorating my house, a recommendation for a good book – The exposure to these things at my fingertips naturally inspires me and my work.
What are your favorite artist/designer blogs? Why?
I could seriously make a list here that goes on for days, so I’ll just menion the top two blogs I look at even when I am too slammed to return a phone call or eat lunch:
1) A Cup of Jo. Because Joanna is kind and beautiful and you can feel it through her blog. Plus, she finds the BEST stuff.
2) Swiss Miss. Do I even have to explain why? Tina RULES.
Do you have any advice for artists/designers who are starting a blog?
Be yourself. Be real. Be humble.
What has been the most positive and inspirational aspect of having a blog for you?
I just did a giveaway on my blog for a set of Geese Valentine’s Day cards . Because of my schedule, I can’t produce and sell all the products I dream up like note-cards, magnets, notepads, bookmarks, etc. So decided to do one giveaway a month. That way, I can make one-offs of all the things I want to produce with my animal series, but no time to put in the shop. It has really inspired me and I have all sorts of stuff planned for future giveaways.
What do you find the most difficult/most rewarding part of having a creative profession?
The most difficult: My work hours are 24/7.
The most rewarding: I can do my errands at noon on Wednesday.
Other than your blog, what has been the most effective way for you to promote your art/design?
Promotion is always a tough topic. I find it extremely difficult to determine what works and what doesn’t. I say believe 100% in what you create and the pay off will come.
How do you maintain a healthy work/life balance?
I can answer that with a quote I heard once. It changed my whole outlook on life: „When you love what you do, you won’t work a day in your life“
What are your main goals for 2009?
I’m not really a goal oriented person. Probably because I change my mind every five minutes. If I can just keep doing what I’m doing and share it with the people I love, I’m good.
Thanks Sharon!
THIS JUST IN!
(ALL, MEDIA ARTS, etc.) Fabrica
Via Ferrarezza, 31050 Catena di Villorba, Italy. One year residency with stipend and travel money. Fabrica is the Benetton Research and Development Communication Centre. Led by an international team, Fabrica is an applied creativity laboratory, a talent incubator, a studio of sorts in which young, modern artists come from all over the world to develop innovative projects and explore new directions in myriad avenues of communication, from design, music and film to photography, publishing and the Internet. It is currently offering residencies to artist, designers, creative engineers to do applied research in the following areas: web design, social networking, online gaming, physical computing, device art, 3D. It is also possible to apply for the following disciplines: Media (Music, Video and Film), Photography, Visual Communication, Writing.
Fabrica is housed in a stunning building by Japanese architect Tadao Ando and is situated outside Treviso in North Italy.
Fabrica offers bursaries to successful applicants. The bursary includes travel to fabrica, as well as accommodation, living expenses and a small grant.
Fabrica is located in Catena di Villorba, 12 km from Treviso (a medieval town in the north of Italy with a population of around 80,000). The town is 3 hours from Milan and 5 hours from Rome.
For more info, email or go to the site:
E-mail fabrica@fabrica.it
www.fabrica.it
Q AND A FORUM: GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES
Greetings! In the future I will probably set up a forum linked page or something and/or will have links to FAQ's and tips, etc. but to get started, I thought I'd ask you if you had any questions about: grants, fellowships, residencies, writing applications, what you are eligible to apply for...anything, really, as long as it pertains to your professional development as an artist (or writer, composer, etc.). So please use the comment section below to ask me something and I will try to get back to you as soon as you can. And feel free to comment on what else you'd like to see on this blog. If you like what I'm doing so far, let me know that too. If something could be improved, let me know that as well. I do this for free so things won't happen over night...anyway, ask away. How can I help you? (p.s. Some people are having trouble finding the place where they can leave a post. Look right below this posting and you will see the word "comments" with a number before it, showing how many people have left comments. The comments are hidden to save space, but if you click on "comments" you will open up a space to write in. You don't have to leave your name or anything, just do the little security check so we can avoid spam. Thanks!
ITALIAN RESIDENCIES
(ALL) Bogliasco Fellowships, Liguria Study Center in Liguria, Italy. With a maximum capacity of sixteen persons, the Liguria Study Center provides an intimate setting for artistic and scholarly work. The Center is comprised of three separate properties: Villa dei Pini, Villa Orbiana, and Villa Rincon. Villa dei Pini is located close to the Via Aurelia, which follows the traces of the ancient road built by the Romans to connect their capital to Ventimiglia and France. The property features a mature Genoese garden, shaded by pine trees, that drops steeply to the rocky shore of the Mediterranean. Villa Orbiana and Villa Rincon are situated further up the foot of the Apennines in an olive grove, approximately a five-minute walk from Villa dei Pini. Each of the villas contains private living quarters, studios equipped with computers, and common rooms. While surrounded by a bustling semi-urban environment, the villas and their gardens offer an oasis of calm, with spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea and the Ligurian coastline — an inspiring setting that has proven to be a powerful stimulant for reflection and creativity. Bogliasco Fellowships are awarded, without regard to nationality, to qualified persons doing advanced creative work or scholarly research in the following disciplines: Archaeology, Architecture, Classics, Dance, Film/Video, History, Landscape, Architecture, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theater, Visual Arts
In the Arts, the Study Center welcomes persons doing both creative and scholarly work (such as Art History, Musicology, Film Criticism, and so on). With respect to Dance, Music, and Theater, however, the Center does not have rehearsal studio space for persons wishing to work extensively in performance.
Applicants for Fellowships are expected to demonstrate significant achievement in their disciplines, commensurate with their age and experience. In addition, they must submit descriptions of the projects that they intend to pursue in Bogliasco. Approximately 50 Bogliasco Fellowships are awarded each year. They are scheduled during the two semesters of the traditional academic year. During 2009-2010 the dates are as follows: September 7 to December 11 (fall-winter), and February 8 to May 14 (winter-spring). Fellowships usually have a duration of one month (31-32 days) or, in some cases, a half semester (48 days). In special circumstances residencies of other lengths may be approved.
Application deadlines are as follows: January 15, 2009, for the fall-winter semester beginning in September, 2009, and April 15, 2009, for the winter-spring semester beginning in February, 2010. Bogliasco Fellows may be accompanied by spouses (or spouse-equivalent companions) during their stay at the Liguria Study Center. Next deadline for a residency is April 15, 2009. See website for more details and application. http://liguriastudycenter.org/english/mission.cfm
(ALL) Bellagio Center for Scholars and Creative Artists
http://www.rockfound.org/bellagio/bellagio.shtml
The deadline for the Bellagio Center residency competition for Scholars and Creative Artists will be announced soon so check the website for details. The next residency period will be February 1 – May 31, 2010. The Bellagio creative arts residencies – for composers, novelists, playwrights, poets, video/filmmakers and visual artists – provide time for disciplined work, individual reflection, and collegial engagement, uninterrupted by the usual professional and personal demands. The Center typically offers one-month stays for no more than 3-5 creative artists at a time. Artists of significant achievement, from any country, are welcome to apply.
Residency cohorts include artists, writers, non-governmental organization practitioners, policymakers, scholars and scientists from around the world. Meals and informal presentations of work provide an opportunity for residents to engage with each other. During special dinners, residents also have the chance to interact with the participants of international conferences that are hosted in various buildings on the Center’s property. The combination of private time for work and reflection and informal gatherings is an important part of life at the Center. Spouses and life partners may accompany the resident, or may apply for a concurrent residency. The Center also offers collaborative residencies for two to four persons working on the same project.
Residencies are typically four-weeks, however, shorter periods may be available. Applicants will need to submit a statement describing why an alternate length of time is requested.
The Foundation seeks applicants who are able to demonstrate a history of significant achievement in their respective artistic disciplines. Individuals from developing countries and young artists with significant accomplishments -- exhibitions, publications, performances -- are particularly encouraged to apply.
(ALL) Rome Prize: American Academy in Rome
7 East 60 Street, 10022-1001 New York, NY USA
Telephone 212 751 7200 E-mail info@aarome.org
Disciplines: Architecture, Drawing & Painting, Film, Literature, Music, Visual Arts, Photography, Sculpture * Duration: 6 or 11 months
The American Academy in Rome is a center that sustains independent artistic pursuits and humanistic studies. Each year, through a national competition, the Rome Prize is awarded to 15 emerging artists (working in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation and Conservation, Literature, Musical Composition, or Visual Arts) and 15 scholars (working in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and early Modern, or Modern Italian Studies). The application deadline is November 1st (deadline extension until November 15th, for an additional fee). The Academy community also includes invited Residents and international Affiliated Fellows. Each Rome Prize winner is provided with a stipend, meals, a bedroom with private bath, and a study or studio. Those with children under 18 live in partially subsidized apartments nearby. Winners of 6-month and 11-month fellowships receive stipends of $12,500 and $25,000, respectively. Rome Prize fellowships are designed for emerging artists and for scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers. In the case of scholars, preference will be given to applicants for whom research time in Italy, and especially in the city of Rome, is essential, and who have not had extensive prior experience there.
For more info and application, go to: www.aarome.org
(A, W, PERFORM. ARTS) Poci Retreat
53017 Radda (Chianti), Italy
Three to twelve months residency
The Associazione Culturale di Poci, an organization founded by members and friends of the retreat center, is offering an Artist in Residence Program of 3 to 12 months to artists in the following fields: Poetry and contemplative prose, ink brush painting and aquarelle, musical composition, photography, choreography and dance. The artist should have a basic wish to be inspired by nature, silence and consciousness explorations, and should be involved in a personal artistic project. Together with the retreat center you will observe a daily period of silence in Poci and you will meet weekly for communal meals and talks. The Associazione Culturale di Poci provides accommodation and workspace. All other costs, including food, are covered by the artists. Everyone helps 10 hours per week with the work of keeping up the place.
Poci, an old Tuscan farm, producing Chianti wine and olive oil, is located between Florence and Siena, 7 km from the villages of Radda and Castellina in Chianti. The farm is a door to the beauty of nature with its soothing and inspiring effects. With 80 hectares (200 acres) of land and wide views, Poci spreads over a hillside all the way to a romantic riverbed. The simple atmosphere of restored old stone houses embedded in nature invites you to relax, to open the senses and to calm the mind. OPEN, ONGOING DEADLINE. Interested artists should write to us; including a résumé, a documentation of their work, a prospectus of the proposed project at Poci, and a recent photo.
E-mail retreats@locpoci.com www.locpoci.com
(A, ARCH., PHOTO) La Macina di San Cresci
Pieve di San Cresci 1, 50022 Greve in Chianti (FI) Italy
Duration: 1 week to 3 (1 month for the fellowship)
La Macina di San Cresci is a residence for artists unique in the area, in which the residents find a space to pursue work, taking full advantage of the rich cultural backdrop offered by the ancient place and its surroundings. The centre offers the opportunity to work alone, or together with other creative people from other countries, developing and interchanging concise ideas on contemporary art and culture. In 2009 the Municipality of Greve in Chianti (Florence, Italy) grants a fellowship for one month.
Two common studios : Ample 45 m2 workshop-room, suitable for pottery, painting and sculpture (access directly from the square) and Historic cellars (220 m2) divided into different areas and equipped with: meeting table, video projector, projection screen, computer, amplification system, wireless internet access. There is also space in use for different communal activities: reading, computer work, listening to music.
Apartment "Artist's house" 120 m² , is situated on the first floor. It has: 2 bedrooms with 3 beds, 2 bathrooms (one with shower and one with bath), a well-equipped kitchen and a living room area with fireplace are in common.
The Municipality of Greve in Chianti grants a fellowship for one month in the 2009. The fellowship recipient is granted Euro 1000 to cover expenses ( art material, meals, local transport, etc.) , in addition living space and studios free of charge.The selected artist is provided with a shared room and workspace in a shared studio for a 30 day period.
Based above Greve in Chianti in the heart of Tuscany, between Florence & Siena. Deadline is November 15 for the fellowship opportunity
Applications are open to artists of all proficiencies-beginners to more advanced artists. Candidates should submit:the completed application form (may be downloaded from website ), an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae with personal details,an example of recent work (photographs, catalogues, publications, articles, CD etc.; For the writers : short writing sample) an explanation or outline of the project to be undertaken during the residence, the desired dates for your stay.
E-mail info@chianticom.com www.chianticom.com
(A) Diogene bivaccourbano
Casella postale 372, Via Alfieri 10, 10121 Torino, Italy
Duration: 3 to 6 weeks between September 21 and November 7
Diogene urbanbivoauc is a programme directed to international artists with the aim of experimenting a brand new method of close examination of the artist's work and of his/her role in the society. The selected artist will be hosted in a small housing form (the Bivouac), built in an "interstitial" area of the city, that will become the place where the artist lives and works, experimenting a new way of strong interaction between the urban environment and its community. The Bivouac has been created using salvaged materials and a survival kit, reducing the needs to what is strictly necessary. It is an attitude that cannot be considered as an extreme survival experiment but rather as a wish to relate to the city, our "natural" habitat, seeking the essentiality. Housing form provided with: solar panel, ecological WC, catalytic heater, crockery, solar shower. Paid by Italian host: Accomodation, studio, attendance fee of 2.000 euro; 2000 euro (maximum) for production expenses for projects to be developed during the residency; 250 euro/week for living expenses; 2000 euro (maximum) for travel costs.
Turin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the right bank of the Po River.
Deadline: May 23
Open to all the artists born before 1990 and currently working in the specific sector of visual arts, without any trends or techniques restrictions.
For more information: E-mail info@progettodiogene.eu
www.progettodiogene.eu
To find out about other residencies in Italy and other countrys, go to: http://www.transartists.org and http://www.resartis.org
FUNDING FOR TRAVEL
Hey there Miraslist friends, I've been looking for money for you to travel. Here is a quick list of some funding possibilities. Also, don't discount the Cultural Consulates from the countries you want to travel to. Sometimes they even offer language study grants and small grants to help out artists. Go to www.transartists.org and resartis.org for more ideas on how to fund your trip abroad. There might be links on those sites. In the meantime, here are some possibilities for you. And remember, if you have problems with any links or any websites, write a comment or send me an email at miraslist@gmail.com. Happy trails...
(W) The Fifth Annual Equivocality Writer’s Travel Scholarship
Deadline: April 30th, 2009.
This is is a short-form writing contest where the winner gets a round-trip ticket to anywhere in the world. Really. Anything is fair game, as long as it’s prose (and not necessarily travel writing) under 10,000 words. Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, porn, whatever… just make it a good read. Sorry, but no poetry. The winner will be announced May 15th.
Entries must be previously unpublished, there is a limit of one entry per author, and the ticket is limited to $2000 US. For more information and guidelines, go to: http://www.equivocality.net/writers-travel-scholarship
(ALL) FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM for STUDENTS, TEACHERS, and INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS/ARTISTS: http://www.iie.org/cies
The Fulbright Program provides grants for Graduate Students, Scholars and Professionals, and Teachers and Administrators from the U.S. and other countries.
Fulbright Scholar Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street, NW, 5th floor, Washington DC 20008. Phone: 202-686-4000.
(A) The Lighton International Artists Exchange Program (LIAEP)
The program provides support for visual artists and arts professionals to travel to international residencies and artist communities and for foreign visual artists to travel to and work in the United States.The program seeks applications from dedicated American artists who create work of exceptional quality and whose work and career is at a level to benefit from international exchange with peers. The program is especially interested in funding artists who have not yet worked in a foreign country and in funding travel and residencies to countries that are less westernized. Artists from Kansas City and the Central Plains/Midwest area receive priority for funding. International artists who want to apply for funding for a Kansas City residency may submit inquiries to JanetSimpson at KansasCityArtistsCoalition dot org.
Application forms are available for downloading. Application deadlines are March 15 and August 15, (not a postmark deadline). Artists should apply 6-12 months prior to intended travel dates. Notification will be mailed two months after deadlines.
The maximum l.i.a.e.p. grant is $5,000. For application and guidelines, go to:
http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org/grants/liaep/liaep.html
(ALL) The American-Scandinavian Foundation
http://www.amscan.org/index.html
The American-Scandinavian Foundation promotes international understanding through educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Each year, the ASF wards more than $500,000 in fellowships and grants to individual students, scholars, professionals and artists for projects abroad.
(ALL) Asian Cultural Council
437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10104, E-Mail: acc@accny.org
www.asianculturalcouncil.org
Application Deadline: Ongoing. The Asian Cultural Council helps support residences in Asia for American artists interested in pursuing creative projects or creative collaboration with Asian artists. Preference is given to performing and visual artists, though playwrights and writers will be considered. Duration of residence is usually one to six months. Fellowships for various countries are listed on the website.
(ALL) Antarctic Artists and Writers Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06554/nsf06554.htm
National Science Foundation. The purpose of the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program is to enable serious writings and works of art that exemplify the Antarctic heritage of humankind. In particular, the program seeks to increase public understanding of the Antarctic region, including the continent and the surrounding oceans, as well as the associated research and education endeavors. The Antarctic Artists and Writers Program provides opportunities for professional artists and writers to travel to Antarctica --- at research stations, field camps, and aboard ships --- to make the observations necessary to complete their proposed projects. While the majority of award recipients are established artists and writers, the program also seeks to support early career artists and writers in an effort to broaden participation.
(ALL) CEC ArtsLink
Through a multi-faceted program of cultural exchange, CEC ArtsLink serves to create and sustain constructive, mutually beneficial relationships between the U.S. and the 28 countries of Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Working with artists, arts organizations and community-based institutions CEC ArtsLink provides an essential structure for ongoing dialogue between the U.S. and these formerly isolated cultures. Funding is provided through ArtsLink Projects, ArtsLink Residencies and Independent Projects. http://www.cecartslink.org
(ALL) Jerome Foundation
http://www.jeromefdn.org
The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in Media Arts, and for travel or study. I think they also give grants for other disciplines but double check on the website.
(A) Japan Foundation
http://www.jfny.org/jfny/arts.html
The Japan Foundation Artist Fellowships provide artists the opportunity to pursue creative projects in Japan for 2 to 6 months.
(A) The Nordic Artists' Centre
http://www.nkdale.no/howtoapply.html
The Nordic Artists' Centre gives artists from around the world an opportunity to live and work in in a community of artists with full accomodation provided. The residency award also includes a monthly stipend and a travel allowance.
(W) The Fifth Annual Equivocality Writer’s Travel Scholarship
Deadline: April 30th, 2009.
This is is a short-form writing contest where the winner gets a round-trip ticket to anywhere in the world. Really. Anything is fair game, as long as it’s prose (and not necessarily travel writing) under 10,000 words. Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, porn, whatever… just make it a good read. Sorry, but no poetry. The winner will be announced May 15th.
Entries must be previously unpublished, there is a limit of one entry per author, and the ticket is limited to $2000 US. For more information and guidelines, go to: http://www.equivocality.net/writers-travel-scholarship
(ALL) FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM for STUDENTS, TEACHERS, and INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS/ARTISTS: http://www.iie.org/cies
The Fulbright Program provides grants for Graduate Students, Scholars and Professionals, and Teachers and Administrators from the U.S. and other countries.
Fulbright Scholar Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street, NW, 5th floor, Washington DC 20008. Phone: 202-686-4000.
(A) The Lighton International Artists Exchange Program (LIAEP)
The program provides support for visual artists and arts professionals to travel to international residencies and artist communities and for foreign visual artists to travel to and work in the United States.The program seeks applications from dedicated American artists who create work of exceptional quality and whose work and career is at a level to benefit from international exchange with peers. The program is especially interested in funding artists who have not yet worked in a foreign country and in funding travel and residencies to countries that are less westernized. Artists from Kansas City and the Central Plains/Midwest area receive priority for funding. International artists who want to apply for funding for a Kansas City residency may submit inquiries to JanetSimpson at KansasCityArtistsCoalition dot org.
Application forms are available for downloading. Application deadlines are March 15 and August 15, (not a postmark deadline). Artists should apply 6-12 months prior to intended travel dates. Notification will be mailed two months after deadlines.
The maximum l.i.a.e.p. grant is $5,000. For application and guidelines, go to:
http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org/grants/liaep/liaep.html
(ALL) The American-Scandinavian Foundation
http://www.amscan.org/index.html
The American-Scandinavian Foundation promotes international understanding through educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Each year, the ASF wards more than $500,000 in fellowships and grants to individual students, scholars, professionals and artists for projects abroad.
(ALL) Asian Cultural Council
437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10104, E-Mail: acc@accny.org
www.asianculturalcouncil.org
Application Deadline: Ongoing. The Asian Cultural Council helps support residences in Asia for American artists interested in pursuing creative projects or creative collaboration with Asian artists. Preference is given to performing and visual artists, though playwrights and writers will be considered. Duration of residence is usually one to six months. Fellowships for various countries are listed on the website.
(ALL) Antarctic Artists and Writers Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06554/nsf06554.htm
National Science Foundation. The purpose of the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program is to enable serious writings and works of art that exemplify the Antarctic heritage of humankind. In particular, the program seeks to increase public understanding of the Antarctic region, including the continent and the surrounding oceans, as well as the associated research and education endeavors. The Antarctic Artists and Writers Program provides opportunities for professional artists and writers to travel to Antarctica --- at research stations, field camps, and aboard ships --- to make the observations necessary to complete their proposed projects. While the majority of award recipients are established artists and writers, the program also seeks to support early career artists and writers in an effort to broaden participation.
(ALL) CEC ArtsLink
Through a multi-faceted program of cultural exchange, CEC ArtsLink serves to create and sustain constructive, mutually beneficial relationships between the U.S. and the 28 countries of Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Working with artists, arts organizations and community-based institutions CEC ArtsLink provides an essential structure for ongoing dialogue between the U.S. and these formerly isolated cultures. Funding is provided through ArtsLink Projects, ArtsLink Residencies and Independent Projects. http://www.cecartslink.org
(ALL) Jerome Foundation
http://www.jeromefdn.org
The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in Media Arts, and for travel or study. I think they also give grants for other disciplines but double check on the website.
(A) Japan Foundation
http://www.jfny.org/jfny/arts.html
The Japan Foundation Artist Fellowships provide artists the opportunity to pursue creative projects in Japan for 2 to 6 months.
(A) The Nordic Artists' Centre
http://www.nkdale.no/howtoapply.html
The Nordic Artists' Centre gives artists from around the world an opportunity to live and work in in a community of artists with full accomodation provided. The residency award also includes a monthly stipend and a travel allowance.