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Pew Fellowships in the Arts

Fields of Application:
Choreography
Craft Arts
Music Composition

Application Deadline
Monday, December 2, 2002

Funded By The Pew Charitable Trusts
Administered by The University of the Arts

The Pew Fellowships in the Arts (PFA), established by The Pew Charitable Trusts in 1991, awards grants of $50,000 to artists working in a wide variety of performing, visual, and literary disciplines. The intent of PFA is to award outstanding artists who live and work in the five-county Philadelphia area, who have a demonstrated commitment and professional accomplishment within their field, and who will continue their artistic growth within the five-county Philadelphia area. The grants provide artists with economic freedom so that they have the opportunity to concentrate on their work over a considerable period of time-to explore, to experiment, and to develop it more fully. The program aims to provide such support at moments in artists' careers when a concentration on artistic growth and exploration is most likely to have the greatest impact on an artist's long-term personal and professional development. It is anticipated that grants will be used in large part to release artists from other types of employment so that they may pursue artmaking exclusively. Fellowships may be awarded to artists at any stage of their career development, from early to mature, and to artists working in a wide range of aesthetics and traditions. Up to twelve fellowships are awarded annually.

SELECTION PROCESS
PFA makes awards to artists working in twelve different discipline categories, which rotate on a four-year cycle. Applications are accepted annually for the three discipline categories under consideration in that year. Panels of distinguished artists and arts professionals from outside of the five-county Philadelphia area review applications. Panelists, chosen for their expertise and aesthetic breadth, serve for one year.

Fellowship selections are made through a two-step process involving preliminary and final selection panels. Separate preliminary panels are convened for each discipline category to review application materials and select finalists. The final selection of fellowship recipients is made by an interdisciplinary panel, comprised of a representative from each of the discipline-specific panels along with 2-3 additional members representing the three discipline categories being considered that year.

Fellowship recipients are determined according to two primary criteria. First, and most important, applicants are judged on their artistic accomplishment and future promise. Submitted work samples are the basis for this judgment. The quality of work is considered in the context of the applicant's individual experience, training, and career stage. Second, panelists consider the impact that a fellowship will have on the applicant's career and artistic development. The artist's statement along with the submitted work samples is the basis for this judgment.

All applicants are notified by mail, simultaneously, of their application status. For the 2004 cycle, fellowship application results will be announced in early June 2004. Names of panelists are disclosed at the same time as the fellowship results.

Fellowship Publication and Web Site: Each year, PFA publishes a catalogue featuring the fellowship recipients and their work. The catalogue is distributed to a broad cross-section of local and national arts professionals, with particular attention given to individuals and organizations that could provide professional visibility or advancement for the individual Fellows. PFA also puts examples of each Fellow's work on the Web along with brief biographical information.

Fellowship Announcement and Public Presentation: Each fall, PFA holds an awards ceremony to present the Fellows and their work to an invited audience of past Fellows and cultural leaders in Philadelphia.

Gatherings: Recipients are expected to participate annually in several meetings with other fellowship recipients.

Exit Interview: At the conclusion of the fellowship period, each Fellow is asked to participate in a discussion with the PFA director. This serves as an opportunity for the Fellow to share, in person, his/her experiences, talk about the impact of the fellowship on his/her work and future directions, and make suggestions and recommendations for the program.


FIELDS OF APPLICATION
2004 Fellowships

• Folk and Traditional Arts
• Painting
• Scriptworks

ELIGIBILITY
All applicants must be practicing artists of demonstrated commitment and professional accomplishment, and be able to provide evidence of such. Please refer to specific eligibility requirements under appropriate field of application.

Residency Requirements:

• Applicants must be verifiable Pennsylvania residents of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County for two years or longer immediately prior to the application deadline.
• Applicants must maintain permanent residence in the five-county Philadelphia area through the selection process.
• Artists who are granted fellowships must maintain
  permanent residence in the five-county Philadelphia area during their fellowship period.
  

Artists are not eligible if they are:

• Not able to provide evidence of their professional achievements within their field of application.
• A matriculated student (full-time or part-time) in a degree-granting program or equivalent at the time of application or during the selection process.
• A current employee of PFA or The Pew Charitable Trusts, or immediate family member of such an individual.
• A previous recipient of a Pew Fellowship in the Arts.

Artists who have questions concerning eligibility are encouraged to contact the PFA office.


ADDITIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Mailing List: As a service to the artists in our region, PFA maintains an extensive database of artists' names and addresses. This resource is shared with other organizations that seek to offer area artists benefits or opportunities, such as grants, exhibitions, commissions, publications, etc. Artists are encouraged to list themselves with PFA, and to contact our office in the event of a change of address.

Levy Gallery Slide Registry: As a service to the visual artist applicants, PFA, in cooperation with the Levy Gallery Slide Registry at the Moore College of Art and Design, offers the opportunity for artists to have their slides included in the registry. Each year we contact the visual artist applicants with the pertinent information for inclusion in the registry.


FUTURE PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS
PFA reserves the right to modify this program at any time in response to experience gained from its operation, advice from panelists, input from fellowship applicants and recipients, external evaluations, and the community.


About The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts make strategic investments to help organizations and citizens develop practical solutions to difficult problems. In 2002, with approximately $3.8 billion in assets, the Trusts committed over $166 million to 287 nonprofit organizations. The Culture program at Pew seeks to integrate arts and culture more fully into American life. In the Philadelphia region, it supports activities that build stronger bonds between arts in situations and the communities of which they are a part. It also seeks to elevate artistic excellence by recognizing the pressing need of individual artists and enhancing the cultural community's ability to work together more effectively. For further information about The Pew Charitable Trusts, visit their website at www.pewtrusts.com.


About The University of the Arts is the nation's first and only university dedicated to the visual, performing and communication arts. Its 2,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs on its campus in the heart of Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts. Its history as a leader in educating creative individuals spans more than 125 years. For further information about The University of the Arts call 215.717.6145, or visit the website at www.uarts.edu.

2004 APPLICATIONS

• Folk and Traditional Arts
• Painting
• Scriptworks
  

Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2003

All applications must be received in the offices of PFA by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline. Please note that this deadline is for receipt of your application, not a postmark deadline.

A complete application will include:

• 2 copies of the enclosed application form. (Applications must be typed or completed using a computer. The application can also be accessed from PFA's web site, www.pewarts.org.)
• 1 set of materials to verify residency.
• Support materials as specified for each field of application, clearly labeled according to directions.
• The field of application written boldly on the outside of the envelope.
• Self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage and adequate packaging if support materials are to be returned.
  
  Incomplete applications cannot be reviewed.

• Reduce type size smaller than 10 pt. (in other words, please make certain that the type can be easily read).
• Work outside of the provided margins on the
  application pages.
• Staple or bind the application form or support
  materials.
• Submit extra pages, résumés, reviews, or any support materials that are not required.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Applicants who have completed the enclosed acknowledgment card will receive it approximately one month after the deadline. If immediate confirmation of receipt is needed, send the application by registered mail. If you do not receive an acknowledgment card within one month of the deadline, please contact the PFA office to confirm that your materials have been received. Please do not call before a month has lapsed. Applicants who change their address between the deadline and notification date should contact PFA in a timely manner.


ARTISTS APPLYING IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES
Artists may apply in more than one category annually, and in every year in which they believe they are qualified. If applicants apply in more than one field, a separate application and set of support materials must be submitted for each field. Applicants are likely to be most competitive in a category if they can demonstrate a significant commitment to and/or a body of work in that particular art form. Artists who have difficulty deciding in which area to apply should consider which category is most likely to include work similar to their own or have panelists who will be knowledgeable about the field in which the artist works.


ARTISTS APPLYING IN COLLABORATION
Artists who clearly demonstrate an ongoing collaborative career in a single field may apply together. Such artists should submit separate biographical information (pages 1-2) on the enclosed application form, but complete only one artist's résumé and statement (pages 3-6), and submit only one set of support materials. If a collaborative application receives an award, the grant will be divided evenly between the collaborating artists. Artists who collaborate but work in separate fields are encouraged to apply separately.


SUPPORT MATERIALS
While PFA is aware that there is no adequate substitute for original works of art or live performance, under current circumstances there is no solution to the problem of review other than the various standardized reproductions of work samples (slides, etc.) requested in these guidelines. Since panelists will use an applicant's work samples as their primary basis for evaluation, applicants are urged to submit the best quality material in the most appropriate format possible. These work samples may be the only visual or auditory experience panelists have with an applicant's work. The importance of high quality support materials cannot be overemphasized. We recommend that artists project their slides and review their compact discs, video, and audio tapes, and look over their application carefully before submitting them for review. General guidelines for submitted work are as follows:

• Applicants are encouraged to submit their strongest current work (As a general rule, work created within the last five years).
• Applicants may not submit work created while a student.
• No more than the maximum number of materials specified will be reviewed.
• Do not send original works of art, printed reviews, promotional tapes, brochures, or catalogues. They will not be reviewed.
• Applicants must clearly state the roles of any other artists who may have been involved in works submitted.
• If an applicant is proposing to work on a particular piece or body of work during the fellowship period, the submission should include a portion of this particular work-in-progress or examples of the type of work to be pursued.
• If an applicant is moving in a new direction, the ability to articulate that direction through the work samples is very helpful to the panels and will enable the panel to make an informed decision.
• Applicants who believe their work is best demonstrated through documentation other than what is requested may submit additional support materials upon approval of PFA's director. Please contact the PFA office.
  
  

All support materials must accompany the application form. During the review process, all application forms and support materials will be the property of PFA. While taking all reasonable care, PFA cannot be held responsible for damage to support materials submitted. Fellowship recipients' support materials remain with PFA's office for archival purposes. Applicants not selected for fellowships may have their support materials returned after the announcement of the awards. If you would like your support materials returned, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your materials, otherwise, your support materials will be discarded. With the applicant's consent, slides of the visual artists are forwarded to the Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design for inclusion in the Levy Gallery Slide Registry. Applicants in painting will be contacted by PFA regarding the registry in spring 2004.


WORK SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS
Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and traditional arts include community- or family-based arts that have endured generations or have emerged out of common experience. Folk arts carry with them a sense of shared aesthetics and standards of excellence. As well, folk and traditional arts tend to have their own particular, often community-based, systems of training and education through which individuals attain mastery.

Artists working in both visual and performing traditions may apply in this category. Artists working in visual traditions should submit up to 20 slides, and artists working in performing traditions should submit 2-3 samples of works on video/audiotape or compact disc, as appropriate to their form of expression. Support materials must be accompanied by a completed application.

As evidence of a demonstrated commitment and professional accomplishment, artists applying in the folk and traditional arts category must be able to articulate their relationship to a particular community or tradition. On the Description of Submitted Work section of the application (page 5) artists should include a description of the cultural community or tradition in which they are grounded, and an explanation of the significance of the art within that community. Please provide information about your particular art form, how it was learned, and the place it has within the community-for example, how does your repertoire relate to the wider tradition in which you work, or in what contexts is your work seen or heard. It may also be helpful to explain to the panel what they are seeing/listening to in your work samples, as well as any other information the panel may need to understand what makes the sample a good representation of the form

 

Slide Specifications: Please refer to Slide Specifications under Painting. Compact Disc/Audiotape Specifications: Only standard compact disc (preferred) or cassette tape. At least 2 and no more than 3 different works. 3 copies of each compact disc or tape. For compact discs, multiple works may be included on a single compact disc (Clearly note which tracks are to be reviewed). For cassettes, each work must be sent on a separate tape. For cassettes, cue each tape to the place at which you wish the panel to begin reviewing. Mark each compact disc/tape and box with the following information: Applicant's name Field of application Title and length of work Track number on compact disc Number for presentation (order in which you wish the panel to listen) Videotape Specifications: Only 1/2 inch videotape (VHS) or standard cassette tape. At least 2 and no more than 3 different works. Each work is to be sent on a separate tape. 3 copies of each tape. Cue each tape to the place at which you wish the panel to begin reviewing. Mark each tape and box with the following information: Applicant's name Field of application Title and length of work Number for presentation (order in which you wish the panel to view

Painting
All applicants in painting must be able to provide evidence of their demonstrated commitment and professional accomplishment within their field through inclusion in regional and national museums, gallery exhibitions, or receipt of other awards, grants, and fellowships. None of these exhibitions/honors can be of work created or presented while an undergraduate or graduate student at a college or university. This information must be listed on the résumé section of the application (page 3).

Applicants in painting should submit up to twenty slides, accompanied by a completed application. Slides may include different views of individual pieces and/or details of such. If a slide illustrates a detail, it should be so noted. Applicants whose work is dependent upon scale for overall impact are strongly encouraged to submit at least one slide demonstrating size (in general, an installation shot will suffice). Slides will be projected four at a time in numerical order. Chronological order, beginning with your earliest work, is encouraged but not required.

Slide Specifications: Up to 20 35mm slides will be accepted. Glass slides, supersized slides, and transparencies cannot be accepted. Mark the following directly on the slide: Applicant's name Field of application Number for presentation (order in which you wish the panel to view) Orientation (please indicate top of work with an arrow and mark lower-left corner of each slide with a red dot) Place the slides in a clear plastic sheet as indicated in drawing (slides are projected four at a time) Place the slides in a clear plastic sheet as indicated in drawing (slides are projected four at a time)

Scriptworks
Scriptworks includes artists writing for stage and/or screen. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their demonstrated commitment and professional accomplishment within their field as follows:

Playwrights must have had:

• One full production presented for the public at a professional venue for which admission was charged.
• Scriptwriters must have had:
• One work sold or optioned to a third party production or development entity.

  or

• One broadcast of a film on public or commercial television or one completed film screened at a
  professional venue for which the applicant was the screenwriter.

None of these productions/screenings can be of work created or presented while an undergraduate or graduate student at a college or university. This information must be listed on the résumé section of the application (page 3). Along with a completed application, applicants in scriptworks should submit 1 unbound copy each of 2 completed works. Please include a cover for each manuscript with a one-page synopsis of the work.

Script Specifications:

• 1 unbound copy each of 2 completed works. (We will be photocopying work to put into binders for panel review).
• A cover sheet for each work with a one-page maximum synopsis. Please also include applicant's name, title of work, and date completed.
• Note which script is the primary and which is the secondary reading for the panel.
• On the cover sheet for the secondary script only, note a 20-page excerpt from within the script for review by the panel.
• Scripts must be in standard playwrighting/screenwriting format with one exception-the applicant's name must appear on every page.
• 3-ring loose-lead binders, stapled, or any sort of bound manuscripts cannot be accepted.
• Please do not attach or bind application pages to manuscripts.
  

INFORMATION MEETINGS
Program staff will be conducting information meetings to review the application requirements and selection process, as well as answer questions about the fellowships. The meetings are free of charge. The dates, times, and locations are listed below. For additional information, call the PFA office at 215.875.2285.

Wednesday, September 10
6:00–7:30 pm
The University of the Arts
Hamilton Building
Hunt Room
320 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Monday, September 15*
6:00–7:30 pm
Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
709–721 Catharine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Saturday, October 11
12:00–1:30 pm
Institute of
Contemporary Art
University of Pennsylvania
36th and Sansom Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monday, October 20
2:00–3:30 pm
Asian Arts Initiative
1315 Cherry Street,
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Thursday, November 6
6:00–7:30 pm
The Prince Music Theater
1412 Chestnut Street,
3rd Floor (Skybox)
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Tuesday, November 18
6:00–7:30 pm
Painted Bride Art Center
230 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

*This is a special information meeting that will focus on Folk and Traditional Arts, co-sponsored by PFA and The Philadelphia Folklore Project.

STAFF

Christine R. Miller
Program Associate

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