• Artist Support Grant

    Application for FY 2020-2021
  • Applicant Information

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  • Certification

  • I certify that I am not a student currently enrolled in an associate's, undergraduate, or graduate program.*

    I certify that the information contained in this report, including all attachments and supporting materials, is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

     

    *Applicants pursuing graduate degrees in subjects other than their art form may be eligible if they meet all other eligibility requirements. Exceptions must be confirmed with the granting agency.

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  • Artist Statement

  • Attach below and artist statement that describes your work and the key ideas, goals or cultural practices that drive you to create. Limit one typed page.

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  • Project Description Narrative

  • Your project narrative should explain your proposed project and how it will have an impact on your career as an artist. Include in your project description:

    • Describe your project and the proposed use of funds.
    • Explain what this project will enable you to do that you are unable to do now.
    • Summarize how this project will advance your career or development as an artist.

    *1,000 word limit

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  • Artist Resume

  • Attach an artist resume that includes education, employment, public presentations of your work, publications, commissions, honors, grant/fellowship awards, and relevant experience. Limit four typed pages.

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  • Project Budget

  • Budget Sheet Information

    Expenses: Please provide your project expenses, describing what will be paid for using your grant award, and what will be paid for with supplemental funding.* Grant expenses must be cash, but matching funds may include in-kind costs.

     

    Income: Provide any project income including personal funds, additional grant funds, or other sources that contribute towards your match amount. List each source separately. The total income amount should equal the total expenses amount. Identify in-kind support, as appropriate.

     

    *This is not a matching grant, so the matching amount is not required. You may apply for the full amount of your project provided it is within the funding range for the grant. If additional funds will be necessary to complete the project, indicate the amount and anticipated source on the income table.

    *An itemized budget, itemized store receipts, and copies of canceled checks or credit card receipts are mandatory when submitting your Final Report, so be sure to keep all payment records.

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  • Budget Support Information

    Provide support information for your budget, i.e. cost of materials, price quote on services, etc.

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  • Work Samples

  • Applicants  must provide high-quality digital work samples (links or attachments - jpg, mp3, pdf, etc.) Samples must be of artist's work only. Hard copies will not be accepted. Work must be completed within the past three years. Applicants must attach an inventory list with the following descriptions for the applicable discipline:

    •   Dance and Performing Arts: Documentation of up to three recorded performances.  Videos uploaded may not exceed a total of ten minutes.
      • Description: include date and location of performance, title of piece, names, and roles of key people, including directors, choreographers, lead performers/actors, etc. A short summary may also be included.
    • Music:  Documentation of up to three recorded performances, live or studio. Audio or video uploaded my not exceed a total time of ten minutes.
      •  Description: include date and location of performance, title of piece, names and roles of key people, including directors, choreographers, lead performers/actors, etc. A short summary may also be included.
      • COmposes and songwriters should also submit scores, lyrics, and/or lead sheets, as appropriate.
    • Writing:  Fiction, creative nonfiction, and playwrights may submit no more than twelvepages each of one to two manuscripts. Poets may submit five to seven poems. Playwrights may also submit documentation of a recorded performance or staged reading of their plays (videos, clips not to exceed five minutes).
    • Visual Art and Craft:  Up to fifteen images of your work.
      • Description: date of completion, medium, and dimensions
      • TIme-based work can be documented with video, up to five minutes.
    • Film:  Documentation of one or more completed films.  Video clips should not exceed five minutes.
      • Description: include date and location of performance, title of piece, names and roles of key people including directors, choreographers, lead performers.actors, etc. A short summary may also be included.

     

    *For video and audio work samples please note that due to file sizes, YouTube and Vimeo links are preferred for video. Do not upload MP4s directly to the application. Please indicate if the work sample is professionally mastered.

     

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  • Optional Materials

  • Support Materials

    You may submit digital copies of reviews, programs, catalogs, and other support materials relevant to the project. 

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  • Letters of Recommendation

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  • Submit

  • Please review the application to ensure you have uploaded all required documents. 

    Contact Jeff Fissel at the Ashe County Arts Council with any questions.

    (336) 846-2787

    director@ashecountyarts.org

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