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ABOVE LEFT: The Architecture of Being. 2015 GAP
recipient Coleman Pester. Photo: Joseph Lambert.
BELOW LEFT: Neang Neak (Serpent Goddess), 2012.
By 2017 GAP recipient Masahiro Sugano. ABOVE RIGHT:
Past GAP recipients David Jaewon Oh, Angela Kiser,
Peter Donnelly, MissTANGQ, Ryan Feddersen, Kamla
Kakaria, Mo!, Matthew Young, Amontaine Aurore, Sena
Clara Creston, Jade Solomon Curtis, Polina Tereshina.
Grants for
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Artist Projects GUIDELINES
DEADLINE: June 25, 2018 www.artisttrust.org
Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 P.M.
Grants for
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Artist Projects
ABOUT ARTIST TRUST
Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support
and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich
community life throughout Washington State. It has invested over $10 million
in Washington State artists since its founding in 1986. Visit www.artisttrust.org
to learn more.
ABOUT GRANTS FOR ARTIST PROJECTS
Artist Trust’s Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Awards are project-based grants
of $1,500 open to Washington State artists of any discipline. GAP Awards
provide support for artist projects, including the development, completion,
or presentation of new work. Funding may be used for artist fees, materials,
equipment, space rental, travel for research, documentation, professional
development opportunities, marketing & promotion, and many other needs
related to your project. In 2018, Artist Trust (AT) will award 61 GAP Awards. In
addition to funding, up to 4 Media or Performance artists will be awarded an
evening to show their work at The Neptune Theatre in Seattle, WA as part of
the Seattle Theater Group Nights at the Neptune summer series.
Artists of color, rural artists, and artists working in emerging fields
and heritage arts, such as social practice artists, interdisciplinary
artists, traditional artists, and culture bearers, are strongly en-
couraged to apply. See Tips & Hints (page 4) for support with your
application.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
The 2018 GAP Awards are open to artists and artist teams residing in Wash-
ington State working in all disciplines.
APPLICANTS MUST BE: APPLICANTS MAY NOT BE:
• 18 years of age or older; • A recipient of an AT GAP or
• Washington State residents at the Fellowship from 2013–2017; or
time of both application and payment recipient of three GAPs total in a
(payment will be made in the Fall of lifetime;
2018); • Recipients of more than one AT grant
• Generative artists: those who are the per calendar year;
originators of works of art, OR artist • Previous recipients of AT’s James
teams with documented history of W. Ray Distinguished Artist or Arts
creating and presenting work as a Innovator Awards;
team for at least three consecutive • Graduate or undergraduate
years. matriculated students enrolled in any
degree program at the deadline date
of June 25, 2018;
• Current AT staff, Board of Trustees,
honorary committee, consultants,
contractors, current GAP panelists, or
their immediate family.
2018 GRANTS FOR ARTIST PROJECTS GRANT GUIDELINES
APPLY: https:artisttrust.submittable.com/submit DEADLINE: June 25, 2018, midnight PST. 2
TOP: Yankee Pickney, 2017. By 2017 GAP
recipient Jehan Osanyin. MIDDLE: 2014
GAP recipient Stacey Levine. BOTTOM:
Manifesto. 2016 GAP recipient ilvs strauss.
Photo: Tim Summers.
Application
Process
HOW TO APPLY
Find the 2018 GAP application online at Submittable: https://artisttrust.
submittable.com/submit (application live on May 21, 2018).
MATERIALS TO SUBMIT:
Discipline Statement—50 words;
Artist biography—150 words;
Project description—350 words;
Project budget. Use 2018 GAP Budget form accessible at goo.gl/AUMEzx;
Artist résumé—no more than 5 pages;
Nights at the Neptune statement (interested Media and Performing
applicants only) — A statement detailing how the proposed project relates to
race and social justice, and how the Nights at the Neptune opportunity would
be used to further the project—250 words;
Work samples. See detailed work sample guidelines on page 5.
GRANTS FOR ARTIST PROJECTS SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES
Applying for grants can be hard, and we want to help you. Here are ways you can get support
from our staff as you work on your application:
Office Hours: one-on-one consultations with our staff, provided in-person or over the
phone, on May 17 (Tacoma), May 29 (phone only), June 1 (Seattle), June 6 (Spokane), & June 12
(Seattle). Make an appointment at artisttrust.org
Preliminary Application Review: submit a draft application through Submittable by
June 4, 2018 and request preliminary review. Our staff will review your application and provide
detailed feedback by June 15, 2018. The application is then opened for editing and must be
resubmitted by the final deadline.
Resources: visit our website for reference guides including examples of successful grant
applications and other information.
Workshops: AT offers workshops on topics related to grantwriting, including Art Business
Night School: Applying for Grants, Residencies, & Opportunities, How to Apply for an Artist
Grant, and more. Find a workshop and register at artisttrust.org.
Contact Us: We’re happy to answer questions about your application. Our contact
information is on page 8. Note: our ability to answer questions in the days leading up to the
deadline is limited. Please start early and don’t wait to contact us for application support.
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST VERSUS ARTIST TEAM
Applications made in the name of collectives, companies, bands, large groups, organizations,
or ensembles will not be accepted. A team of two or more artists may apply as a team if they
can demonstrate a documented history of creating and presenting work as a team for at least
three consecutive years. Artists applying as a team must contact AT to verify eligibility. If
eligible, one lead person will submit the application. Members of eligible teams may not be
recipients of any other AT award within the same calendar year, and individuals from a team
cannot apply for AT funding within the same calendar year of receiving an award.
2018 GRANTS FOR ARTIST PROJECTS GRANT GUIDELINES
APPLY: https:artisttrust.submittable.com/submit DEADLINE: June 25, 2018, midnight PST. 3
1. Read the guidelines and 8. Prepare your project budget. The
Hints
instructions carefully. Not following project budget is used to judge the
the guidelines may result in your feasibility of your project. The project
application being withdrawn. budget shows estimated expenses and
income, including additional funding
2. Don’t wait until the last minute. sources (if applicable). Your project
Start your application at least a doesn’t need to be funded solely by
week before the deadline and don’t GAP support. You must use the AT
wait until the last hour to submit GAP budget template. Access the 2018
it. Submittable slows down due to GAP budget form as a Google Sheet at
Tips &
high traffic in the hours before the goo.gl/AUMEzx - you may duplicate
deadline. We are unable to accept the form to your own Google Drive
applications after the deadline for or download to Microsoft Excel to
any reason, including technical complete. Name with your last
issues. name (example: “Djabate 2018 GAP
Budget”) and upload as a .pdf to
3. Draft and save your application in Submittable. Please see the Reference
a word processing program. Copy Guide for example budgets
and paste your written content into
Submittable when you are ready. 9. Prepare your work sample(s).
Artistic excellence is the most
4. Choose a category and write your important criterion that panelists use
discipline statement.* during the selection process. Much of
their decision is based on the quality of
5. Prepare biography. The artist your work samples, which should be
biography provides information the strongest possible representation
that might not be found elsewhere of your work. Submit work samples
in the application, such as where that have been created within the past
the applicant was born or grew up, three years. Order your work samples
details about their training or work alphanumerically (example: 01_Lopez.
process, career development, etc. jpg, 02_Lopez.pdf), putting your
The biography is limited to 150 strongest work samples first. Note: AT
words or less and can be written in reserves the right to withdraw work
either first or third person. samples if an artist does not follow the
guidelines.
6. Prepare résumé. The artist résumé
includes dates and locations of 10.Use Artist Trust as a resource.
exhibitions or presentations of work; Give us a call to discuss your
dates and titles of publications that application; request preliminary
*WHICH CATEGORY DO I PICK? have included your work; recognition review of your application; read the
Choose whichever category best fits or awards received; bibliography; 2018 GAP reference guide; bring
your project and your work as a whole. education; etc. Please limit résumé to questions to our free grantwriting
Some category suggestions are below, five pages. Assume that panelists are support program, Office Hours
but not all artists fit squarely in a certain
unfamiliar with you and your past (more details for these support
discipline. Pick an option and use the
discipline statement (50 words) to provide work. Résumé must be a .pdf file. services on page 3. For updates,
additional context. sign up for our newsletter at http://
LITERARY ARTS: Fiction, Creative 7. Prepare project description. The artisttrust.org/index.php/newsletter,
Nonfiction, Experimental/Hybrid Works, project description tells the story visit our events page at http://
Poetry, Graphic Novels, Zines. artisttrust.org/index.php/events, and
of your project in a straightforward
MEDIA ARTS: Animation, Film, and persuasive tone. A good project follow us on social media at https://
Immersive Audio & Video Works, www.facebook.com/ArtistTrust
Podcasts, Screenplays, Teleplays, Video,
description explains the who, what,
VR & Web-based Art. when, where, and why of a project. It or https://twitter.com/artisttrust).
gives specific details about the project, Reminder: applications submitted
PERFORMING ARTS: Music, Music
Composition, Dance, Costume Design, its timeline, and your intentions by June 4, 2018 are eligible for
Set Design, Sound Design, Theater, and goals, and shows why you need preliminary review and feedback
Playwriting, Spoken Word or Storytelling, from AT staff.
funding right now and how the project
Traditional/Folk Performance,
Performance Art. will impact your career. The project
description is limited to 350 words or 11.Have a peer or colleague
VISUAL ARTS: Drawing, Illustration,
Painting, Photography, Printmaking, less. review your application before
Sculpture, Installation, Interactive submission.
Installation & Sculpture, Environmental
Design, Digital Arts, Traditional/Folk Art,
Craft.
2018 GRANTS FOR ARTIST PROJECTS GRANT GUIDELINES
APPLY: https:artisttrust.submittable.com/submit DEADLINE: June 25, 2018, midnight PST. 4
LEFT: 2016 GAP recipient Madeline
McNeill. Photo: Jesse Swanson.
RIGHT: 2016 GAP recipient Tay Sanders.
Photo: Raven Smith.
Work Sample Guidelines
SUBMIT MATERIALS ONLINE: the work in focus. 30 fps.
• Work must have been created within • Format: .gif, .jpeg, .tiff.; 72 ppi/dpi • Format: .avi, .m4v, .mov, .mpg, .wmv.
the past three years. (standard web resolution) recommended;
• Applicants may submit up to a total of no smaller than 1920 pixels on the WORK SAMPLE
10 files across all file formats (audio, longest side. DESCRIPTIONS
images, video, and/or a manuscript). • You will be prompted to add Work
Multiple file formats are allowed. MANUSCRIPT Sample Descriptions as metadata when
• NOTE: If submitting multiple file • One manuscript with a maximum of 10 uploading each file in Submittable. This
formats, you can only submit 10 files pages, plus one synopsis page. window will pop up once you have
across all media. The formula is 30 • All manuscripts must be double-spaced completed the upload. Work sample
seconds of audio or video = 1 file and 1 with a 12-point font size or larger (except descriptions should include: title,
image / page = 1 file. (Example: you may poetry, scripts, or experimental works). materials, dimensions or time, and the
submit 3 minutes of audio/video and 4 • A synopsis page is encouraged. Include year work was completed. Descriptions
additional images/manuscript pages). it as the first page of your overall work may include a short (1-2 sentence)
• AT reserves the right to withdraw work sample (one synopsis page + maximum description of the piece, which should
samples OR to disqualify applications 10 manuscript pages). If the work sample clarify your role in the work.
that exceed the work sample limits or do consists of multiple excerpts, please
not follow guidelines. use the single synopsis page to give WORK SAMPLE ORDER
information for all of them. Synopsis • Submittable will automatically order
FILE FORMAT DETAILS: page typically includes details such as your files alphanumerically by file name.
AUDIO original or anticipated publication dates, Name your files by number in the order
• Maximum of 5 minutes total for audio whether selections are from a larger that you would like them appear. We
and video samples combined. series, additional description, etc. recommend that you use the following
• Begin each sample where you want the • Format: .pdf. naming protocol: ##_LastName.filetype
panel to begin and choose a selection that (examples: 01_Ruiz.jpg,...11_Ruiz.mov,
will make the panel want to hear more. VIDEO 12_Ruiz.jpg).
• Do not submit work samples designed for • Max. of 5 minutes total for all audio/ • If you do not follow work sample
promotional purposes (such as a reel). video work samples combined. guidelines, AT may delete work samples,
• Do not submit samples with cue times. • Do not submit work samples designed for starting at the bottom, until your
• Submit an individual file for each distinct promotional purposes (such as a reel). appplication is in compliance with stated
work (for 3 pieces, have 3 individual files • Do not submit samples with cue times. limits.
and not one file with 3 work samples • Submit an individual file for each distinct
edited together). work (for 3 pieces, have 3 individual files QUESTIONS?
• Format: .aiff, .mp3, .wav. and not one file with 3 work samples • Contact Submittable for tech support or
• Music Composition: Do not submit edited together). AT staff for guideline questions (contact
scores. • Begin each sample where you want the info on page 6).
panel to begin and choose a selection
IMAGES that will make the panel want to see/hear
• Maximum of 10 images. more.
• Submit one piece per file; do not collage • Resolutions: minimum 640 x 480,
several angles or multiple pieces within maximum 1920 x 1080.
one image. • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 or 16:9.
• Backdrops should be neutral (white, • Bit Rate: above 240 kbps.
black, or gray), with good lighting and • Frame Rate: minimum 12 fps, maximum
2018 GRANTS FOR ARTIST PROJECTS GRANT GUIDELINES
APPLY: https:artisttrust.submittable.com/submit DEADLINE: June 25, 2018, midnight PST. 5
Selection Process
CRITERIA ground and identities are included in Live panels are open to the public;
Each application within a disciplinary its cultural narratives. space is limited to two observers and
category is reviewed by a panel of visitors may not observe a panel in
three people with expertise in that ARTIST TRUST RACIAL which they have submitted an appli-
specific discipline (for example: an EQUITY STATEMENT cation. Contact AT for availability.
artist applying in the category of Vi- Artist Trust commits to addressing
sual Arts may be reviewed by a panel historical and structural barriers MISCELLANEOUS
consisting of one printmaker, one in access to artist funding, resourc- ANNOUNCEMENT
installation artist, and one gallerist). es, and leadership opportunities for & PAYMENT
Panelists review all eligible appli- people of color (POC). By working Awards will be announced and dis-
cations online through Submittable towards racial equity within our bursed October 2018.
and meet at the AT office to discuss organization, funding programs, and
applications and recommend recipi- services, we are working against REPORTING
ents. Panelists are asked to review all systems of racism, engaging in part- GAP recipients are expected to com-
applicants through a lens of equity nership with people of color, and truly plete a final report within one year of
and have access to all the application fulfilling our mission to support ALL receiving funding.
materials and submitted information artists in Washington State.
throughout the selection process. The OWNERSHIP
panel selects the recipients based on: More information about our work Works created with GAP funds belong
• artistic excellence; towards racial equity and how it af- to the artist. AT keeps the recipients’
• project clarity; fects our grantmaking programs can applications and submitted work
• likelihood that the project will be be found here: http://artisttrust.org/ samples for promotional and archival
completed based on professional index.php/about/equity purposes as well as in educational
background and budget. materials such as sample applications.
PANELISTS
EQUITY Panelists are selected from a variety LIABILITY
BACKGROUND of creative disciplines, ages, genders, AT is not responsible for loss or
Artist Trust is a nonprofit organiza- geographies (within and outside damage of the submitted application
tion that helps Washington State art- Washington State), races, ethnicities, or support materials due to techno-
ists of all disciplines thrive through and stages in their careers. Panelists’ logical failure or unforeseen cirum-
direct support, connections, and names are released at the end of the stances.
advocacy. We believe a fair and just confidential review process when
society ensures artists of all back- award recipients are announced.
QUESTIONS?
CONTACT ARTIST TRUST: ARTIST TRUST
• with questions about application requirements, Monday–Friday: 8:30am–5:00pm PST
guidelines, eligibility, etc.;
• if you need to access or edit a submitted application Brian McGuigan // Program Director
(if it is still prior to the deadline of June 25, 2018). brian@artisttrust.org : 206/467-8734 x23
and
CONTACT SUBMITTABLE:
Katy Hannigan // Program Manager
• with website access issues;
katy@artisttrust.org: 206/467-8734 x25
• with questions about uploading or formatting images;
and
• with other technical support needs.
Zach Frimmel // Program Coordinator
http://help.submittable.com/
zach@artisttrust.org: 206/467-8734 x20
2018 GRANTS FOR ARTIST PROJECTS GRANT GUIDELINES
APPLY: https:artisttrust.submittable.com/submit DEADLINE: June 25, 2018, midnight PST. 6
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