Visual arts fellowship program

Need to Find Something? About the Rydells. About the Fellowship Program. View the Fellows work See More. All images submitted must be of pieces able to be installed in a shared gallery space within a limited period of time.

Space will be provided on the application to include details about each attached piece. Please include the title, date, dimensions, and medium for each piece.

Space will be provided on the application to include the name, contact information, and relationship to one 1 professional or educational reference. Note that references may or may not be contacted as part of this process. If submitting a moving image video file:. They will not be sent to the juror. Please only use this method if you have difficulties with an internet connection or uploads. Postmark deadline for mailed applications is March 7, Round 1 - Prescreen Applications are reviewed by staff for completion, eligibility, and adherence to published guidelines.

Applicants meeting eligibility requirements but whose applications are found to be incomplete will be contacted and given the opportunity to withdraw and resubmit their application. Fellows will be announced publicly in April. She is one of the curators for the Counterpublic triennial, opening April in St. Recently, she received substantial critical and community praise for her curatorial work in the groundbreaking exhibition at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky titled Promise, Witness, Remembrance.

Fellowship info session Thursday, January 27th, 10 a. Click here to register in advance for this meeting. Fellowship info session Thursday, January 27th, 6 p. All fellowship applicants will be invited to participate in professional development online workshops. These workshops will offer training and career preparation to build and maintain a thriving artistic practice. Applicants will be asked to provide the following information.

For new media artists submitting videos: You may upload only one video with a maximum run time of 10 minutes. The video may contain up to 5 individual work samples. Installation shots and stills may be part of the video if they are a component of the new media work video, installation, etc. Artists submitting a video may upload only 5 still images of other works in addition. Still image submissions are intended to be additional works that are not part of the works shown in the video 2D, sculpture, etc.

Video applicants may also include a link to their video via a platform such as Vimeo or Youtube in the description section. The Visual Arts Fellowship offers an award for artists working in disciplines including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, installation, and other visual arts genres. Digital art can fit within this category, but artists working with the moving image should apply to the Media Fellowship. All applicants must have an active Maine Arts Commission account and current Vendor Code to receive funding.

An individual is eligible to apply if they meet all of the following criteria at the time of application:. Once an application is started, the applicant may revisit it to add materials or change answers. This can be done up until the deadline. This locks the application and makes it ready for review. Please note that specific artistic sample requirements will be more defined within the Grants Management System application. Uploads - Up to a total of 10 pieces of support materials uploaded through the Grants Portal.

Vendor Code — An applicant must have a current Vendor Code to receive award funds. Fellowship applications are reviewed on a competitive basis. Applications are reviewed by panels of public members, selected for their expertise. Reviewer recommendations are presented to Maine Arts Commission members who approve the review process, making an award official.