THE SOUTH FLORIDA CULTURAL CONSORTIUM
FELLOWSHIPS
for Visual and Media Artists
General Information
The South Florida Cultural Consortium is an alliance of the local arts agencies of Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. The Consortium's Fellowship Program assists eligible visual and media artists living in the South Florida region through direct grants awarded solely on the basis of creative excellence, to improve artistic skills and encourage career development.
Fellowship Amount
Non-matching fellowships of $15,000 and $7,500 will be awarded at the discretion of the judges to selected visual and media artists from Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, and Martin Counties. Fellowships of $7,500 will be limited to no more than two per county. The fellowships are to be used by the individual artists according to his or her needs.
Please note that fellowships are taxable as provided by federal law. Refer to IRS Publication 520, "Scholarships and Fellowships" for complete information on reductions (www.irs.ustreas.gov).
Eligibility
All South Florida professional artists (those residing in Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade or Monroe County) are eligible to apply. A professional artist is defined as a person who has created a recognized body of original works of art within an artistic discipline over a sustained period of time, and who is pursuing this work as a means of livelihood and/or a way to achieve the highest level of professional recognition.
Applicants must be over 18 years of age.
Artists must have resided and worked in one of the participating five counties from October 1, 2001 to October 1, 2002 and must apply from the county of their residence. Awards will be made contingent on proof of residency.
Non-professional students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees, non-professionals who engage in art work as a hobby, employees of the participating County governments or the South Florida Cultural Consortium's member local arts agencies are not eligible. Professional artists returning to school in pursuit of an undergraduate or graduate degree may apply.
A moratorium of five years is imposed on recipients of the $15,000 fellowship from 1998 and earlier. A moratorium of three years will be imposed on recipients of a $7,500 fellowship.
Deadline
Applications must be postmarked by October 1, 2002. Please refer to MAILING INSTRUCTIONS for details. Hand-delivered submissions will not be accepted.
Review Criteria
Submissions will be judged by the following general criteria:
Degree of artistic excellence
Evidence of an established and recognized body of work over a sustained period of time
Consistency in the submitted body of work
All samples of the artist's work submitted for review must have been completed within the last two years prior to the application date. Failure to comply with this condition will result in an artist's disqualification.
Selection Process
A regional visual arts panel consisting of regional visual arts experts will review submissions in the visual arts category and forward their recommendations to the national panel. Similarly, regional media arts experts will review submissions in the media arts category and forward their recommendations to the national panel for consideration. The national panel will consist of experts in the visual and media arts. The national panel will review the regional panel's visual and media arts recommendations. Support materials will be provided to the national panel for their review.
Recommendations made through this panel process will be reviewed and awards ratified by the South Florida Cultural Consortium. Funding for the fellowship program is contingent upon the approval of FY2002-2003 budgets of the individual member counties of the South Florida Cultural Consortium.
Application Process
On or before the October 1, 2002 deadline, Visual and Media artists must submit (please utilize the following as a checklist):
___A completed, original Fellowship Application Form (signed by artist and notarized).
___A resume, a statement about the work and no more than 2 support materials (may be newspaper reviews, catalogues, etc.). A resume should include exhibitions, commissions and/or educational background.
___An 8 1/2" x 11" or larger, self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE).
Visual Artists must submit:
___No more than ten (10) slides presenting an overview of work. Please submit slides in an 8 1/2" x 11" clear vinyl slide sheet with top openings for insertion of slides. Quality counts! Slides must be clear and photographed well. Submit one detailed slide if surface or texture is important. Mark your slides with your name and the work's title. Please number the slides from 1-10. Indicate front of slide and top direction with arrow. Artists whose work involves movement as an integral part of the viewer's experience may submit a 3-minute cued videotape.
___A corresponding identification sheet listing no more than ten slides typed on a single 8 1/2" x 11" page. Label with your name and address. For each slide on this list (slides 1 -10), indicate:
Title of work
Date of work
Medium
Dimension
Media Artists must submit:
___One video (VHS) or audio cassette, Super 8 or 16mm film (maximum 10 minutes in length) which may include multiple work samples. Please remove all credits or identification of artist from the actual work. Audio cassette should be cued (maximum 10 minutes in length). Artists who work in Super 8 or 16mm are encouraged to submit their work samples in this medium.
___Typed identification sheet providing title of work, date work was completed, length of complete work and number of segments. Film and video is often a collaborative media. Please indicate the applicant's specific role per each work sample submitted, e.g. director, screenwriter, etc. Priority will be given to applicants credited as director of at least one submitted work sample considered by the panel.
___A typed statement regarding the applicant's artistic role in the submitted works.
Mailing Instructions
Late and/or hand-delivered applications cannot be accepted. Fellowship Application Form, identification sheet, slide sheet or video cassette/film reel or audio cassette, and support materials must be sent via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested or a suitable express mail or package service on or before October 1, 2002 to:
2003 Visual & Media Artists Fellowship Program
Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 625
Miami, Florida 33128
attn: Rem Cabrera
Liability
The South Florida Cultural Consortium is not responsible for loss or damage to slides, films, video tapes, audio cassettes and support materials. We will, of course, make every effort to take the greatest care possible in handling.
Application Checklist: (Incomplete applications will not be accepted for consideration)
___Signed, notarized and completed application form
___Identification sheet for slides, films, videos or audio cassettes
___No more than ten slides in clear, vinyl slide sheet
___Film (16mm) - Video (VHS) - Super 8 - Audio Cassette
___Resume/Statement/Support Materials
___Self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)
___Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested
South Florida Cultural Consortium Application
No.______
Deadline: Must be postmarked by October 1, 2002
Applications will be accepted by MAIL ONLY.
Please read the instructions before filling out this application. For further information, call Rem Cabrera, Program Director at (305) 375-4634.
Please print or type clearly.
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Applicant's Name Home Phone/Daytime Phone
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Address
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City County Zip Code
If your address has changed since October 1, 2001, check here____
Certification
I certify that: I am over 18 years old; I have been a resident of __________County, Florida for a period of _______year(s) at the time of application; the slides or film/video or audio cassette and all support materials submitted are authentic representations of my work, completed within the last two years prior to the application date. I acknowledge that the South Florida Cultural Consortium is not liable for loss or damage to samples of the artist's work. Semi-finalists may be required to submit further documentation in regards to these stipulations. Violation of any of the terms of this agreement or of the application criteria will result in a rejection of an application, or if already awarded, recision, or return of all funds disbursed.
By:___________________________________________
Signature of Affiant
Subscribed and Sworn to (or affirmed) before me this___
___________________ by________________________.
(Affiant)
He/She is personally known to me or has presented ____
________________________________ as identification.
____________________ _______________________
(Signature of Notary) (Serial Number)
____________________ _______________________
(Print or Stamp Name of Notary) (Expiration Date)
Notary Public________________________ Notary Seal
(State)
Help us promote your art work
The members of the South Florida Cultural Consortium provide to their resident artists the services of an artist registry at no charge. The programs keep comprehensive track of South Florida artists for the purpose of promotion and exhibition. The registries are to the visual arts what the "yellow pages" are to any business. Your work can be viewed by curators, art critics, art collectors and the public through the files. In addition, a limited number of artists will be eligible for inclusion in the wesbsites of the Broward County Cultural Affairs Council (www.broward.org:/arts); Florida Keys Council of the Arts (www.keysarts.com); Martin County Council for the Arts (www.martinarts.org); Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs (www.tropiculturemiami.com); and Palm Beach Cultural Council (www.pbccc.org).
If you are currently registered, please update your file by allowing your 2003 Fellowship submissions to be forwarded. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope so that you may be notified of the judges' recommendations. Indicate the county in which you would like your work samples to be filed:
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Workshops
All eligible artists are invited to attend grants preparation workshops: Workshops generally run 90 minutes.
MIAMI-DADE: Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th Street, North Miami, at 6:00 PM on August 21. Please RSVP by August 19 to (305) 375-4634.
BROWARD: Broward County Main Library Auditorium, 100 South Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, at 5:30 PM on August 20. Please RSVP by August 19 to (954) 357-7457.
PALM BEACH and MARTIN: Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, 601 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth, at 6 PM on August 8. Please RSVP by August 6 to (561) 471-2901.
MONROE: Gato Building, Conference Room off Main Lobby, 1100 Simonton Street, Key West, at 1 PM on August 16. RSVP by August 14 to (305) 295-4369.
Schedule and Exhibition
Judging will take place in November 2002. Awards will be presented in the Spring of 2003. The exhibit featuring the recipients' works will take place at the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida.
NATIONAL PANEL
Valerie Cassel
Museum of Contemporary Art
Houston, Texas
Michael Lumpkin
Frameline
San Francisco, California
Gary Sangster
Contemporary Museum
Baltimore, Maryland
Maria-Christina Villaseņor
Guggenheim Museum
New York, New York
Olga Viso
Hirschhorn Museum of Art
Washington, D.C.
REGIONAL PANEL
Ray Azcuy
2001 Fellowship Recipient
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Wendy Blazier
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton, Florida
Don Chauncey
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Miami Beach, Florida
Bonnie Clearwater
Museum of Contemporary Art
North Miami, Florida
Corky Irick
Key West Film Society
Key West, Florida
Tammy Knipp
2000 Fellowship Recipient
Palm Beach, Florida
Frances Negron-Mutaņer
1999 Fellowship Recipient
Miami Beach, Florida
Jorge Santis
Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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The South Florida Cultural Consortium reserves the right to revise the guidelines and application form.
The South Florida Cultural Consortium provides equal access and equal opportunity in services and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, color, creed, national origin or religion, age, gender, sexual preference, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). The South Florida Cultural Consortium supports and advocates compliance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability.
This brochure is available on audio cassette or in large print upon request. Persons who are hearing impaired may request an interpreter for the workshops by giving five work days' written notice prior to the scheduled date.
This fellowship application is available on www.tropiculturemiami.com and is available upon request via email (culture@co.miami-dade.fl.us) or on a 3.5" IBM format diskette.* Artists must make arrangements with grants program administrator and supply their own diskette(s).
Application formats may not be altered or manipulated in any way.
The South Florida Cultural Consortium is funded in part with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, the Montgomery Family Trust and the Board of County Commissioners of Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin, Monroe and Palm Beach Counties.
*The printed application is available in Monroe County from the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, 1100 Simonton St., Key West, FL 33040, phone 305-295-4369, fax 305-295-4372, e-mail info@keysarts.com, website www.keysarts.com. This FKCA website version of the SFCC Visual and Media Artists Fellowship guidelines and application is made available courtesy of Rem Cabrera, chief of cultural development, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs.