Artadia Awards 2009 opens, apply now!

The Artadia Award is unique, providing substantial financial support, critical validation and broader public exposure for artists across the country:

* Cash awards are granted in participating cities on a rotating basis.

* Awards ranging from $15,000 to $3,000 are unrestricted, and can be used however the artist sees fit.

* Applications are open to all visual artists who reside in Artadia's participating cities.

* A two-tiered selection process combines local expertise with outside perspectives from leading national and international curators and artists.

* Visiting panelists engage with local artists in their studios, gaining a broader context for their work and facilitating long-lasting relationships.

* A preliminary panel of prominent national and local curators and artists evaluates all the submissions and selects 15 finalists.

* A second panel of curators and artists travels to the participating city and conducts studio visits with each of the finalists. This panel selects the artists who receive Artadia Awards. However used, the Artadia Award is the monetary component of a wider culture of support.

eligibility & guidelines

The Artadia Awards application process is open to all visual artists who:

* Live and work in designated partner cities.

* Have resided in the program city for at least one year prior to the application deadline.

* Are not currently enrolled in an art-related college or university degree program, nor planning to attend an art-related college or university degree program in the coming year.

* Are not related to Artadia staff or directors in any way.

* Have not received an Artadia (formerly The ArtCouncil Inc.) Award for $10,000 or more in the past.

About the Application

The Artadia Awards online application includes an applicant profile section, an area to submit a C.V. (curriculum vitae/artist resumé), artist’s statement and eight (8) images of artwork and/or details; or Video/Media/Sound. Time-based media submissions may be sent by mail in addition to, or in lieu of the 8 digital images submitted online. The jury will review up to 5 minutes of the submitted Video/Media/Sound. Complete details are available once an application is initiated and the eligible applicant logs in.

deadlines

Artadia will post specific dates online as soon as they are determined. Applications are accepted ONLY during specified application periods, as indicated below. Online applications are only available during active awards periods.

Award Applications Program Cycles:

* Atlanta: Closed December 1, 2008, next cycle 2011

* Boston: Closed June 15, 2009, next cycle 2011

* Chicago: Closed August 29, 2008, next cycle 2010

* Houston: 2010

* San Francisco Bay Area : APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN through October 15, 2009

award application & notification

The Artadia Awards 2009 San Francisco Bay Area application cycle is now open through October 15, 2009. Apply now!

Application

All visual artists living and working in the 5-county San Francisco Bay Area are strongly encouraged to apply. Awards will be selected in the fall of 2009 through Artadia's two-tiered jury process. This is Artadia's seventh awards cycle in the San Francisco Bay Area. The five elegible Bay Area-counties are: Alameda, Contra-Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo.

The application deadline is October 15, 2009, 11:59 PM PST.

The Artadia Awards web-based application includes an applicant profile section, an area to submit a CV (curriculum vitae/artist resumé), artist’s statement, and eight (8) images of artwork and/or time-based media. Media submissions may be sent by mail in addition to, or in lieu of the 8 digital images submitted online. The panel will review up to 5 minutes of media submissions. Complete details are in the online application.

Please direct any questions to info@artadia.org. We will answer questions as soon as possible.

NO PHONE CALLS please.

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