Council developmental and promotional initiatives over the period of the award. These may include opportunities for publication, showcasing and related targeted support. How much money is available? There are a limited number of awards of £5,000 in each artform area. Who can apply? Artists working in the areas of Visual Art, Craft, Community and Participatory Arts, Literature, Music, Dance, Drama, Intercultural and Traditional Arts. Visual Arts curators may also apply. Artistic Practice: what we require from you The Arts Council is committed to identifying artists of real talent; whose artistic achievement or potential is already obvious; who have a clear and realistic view of their potential career as an artist; who can articulate how they can benefit from the joint investment of two or more organisations, including the Arts Council; and who can demonstrate the capacity to recognise and exploit the challenge presented by these award. The awardees will be expected to be artists from whom work of serious value can be expected in coming years. Development of an application: The partner organisation of your choice should offer a range of developmental support including mentoring, presentational skills and networking leading to presentation/publication of work, where appropriate. You will need to provide a Letter of Support with your application from the partner organisation of your choice. Following the decision to make an award, the partnership package will be designed with the organisation to meet the individual applicant’s needs. You must provide a detailed programme of the work and of the professional development activity that you plan to undertake and outline what you aim to achieve overall. You will need to include a costed plan should include materials and equipment as well as professional services. You may list training needs under formal training with your budget. If the costs are not apparent for this element, please list your needs anyway. Representatives from the organisation will be consulted regarding your application. Visual Arts/Craft Applicants should consider the relevance of the partner organisation to the content of their proposal. Applicants should be a career artist with a history of contribution to the visual arts/craft and have shown work in a range of exhibitions and galleries. Catalogue costs may be considered if a clear need is identified within the proposal and a distribution plan is included. Visual Arts Curators It is expected the partner gallery will offer a range of training in curating gallery exhibitions. The mentoring programme should be agreed with the partner organisation on appointment.
Council developmental and promotional initiatives over the period of the award. These may include opportunities for publication, showcasing and related targeted support. How much money is available? There are a limited number of awards of £5,000 in each artform area. Who can apply? Artists working in the areas of Visual Art, Craft, Community and Participatory Arts, Literature, Music, Dance, Drama, Intercultural and Traditional Arts. Visual Arts curators may also apply. Artistic Practice: what we require from you The Arts Council is committed to identifying artists of real talent; whose artistic achievement or potential is already obvious; who have a clear and realistic view of their potential career as an artist; who can articulate how they can benefit from the joint investment of two or more organisations, including the Arts Council; and who can demonstrate the capacity to recognise and exploit the challenge presented by these award. The awardees will be expected to be artists from whom work of serious value can be expected in coming years. Development of an application: The partner organisation of your choice should offer a range of developmental support including mentoring, presentational skills and networking leading to presentation/publication of work, where appropriate. You will need to provide a Letter of Support with your application from the partner organisation of your choice. Following the decision to make an award, the partnership package will be designed with the organisation to meet the individual applicant’s needs. You must provide a detailed programme of the work and of the professional development activity that you plan to undertake and outline what you aim to achieve overall. You will need to include a costed plan should include materials and equipment as well as professional services. You may list training needs under formal training with your budget. If the costs are not apparent for this element, please list your needs anyway. Representatives from the organisation will be consulted regarding your application. Visual Arts/Craft Applicants should consider the relevance of the partner organisation to the content of their proposal. Applicants should be a career artist with a history of contribution to the visual arts/craft and have shown work in a range of exhibitions and galleries. Catalogue costs may be considered if a clear need is identified within the proposal and a distribution plan is included. Visual Arts Curators It is expected the partner gallery will offer a range of training in curating gallery exhibitions. The mentoring programme should be agreed with the partner organisation on appointment.
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