Arts for All Program Greater Forest Lawn Artist Award Guidelines

Arts for All Program
Greater Forest Lawn Artist Award Guidelines
Application Deadline: May 30, 2014 at 4:30pm
Program Information
The Arts for All Program supports the arts outside of Calgary’s downtown core, with a focus on neighbourhoods in East
Calgary.
Are you an artist:
• Working in visual art, music, dance, theatre, film, video or another art form?
• With special training and skill in your art form?
• Who would be interested in focusing on your art professionally, if you could afford to do so?
The Greater Forest Lawn Artist Award gives $5,000 to one artist living and working in one or more of these Greater Forest
Lawn neighbourhoods:
• Albert Park/Radisson Heights
• Dover
• Erin Woods
• Forest Heights
• Forest Lawn
• Penbrook Meadows
• Southview
The award is intended to allow you to focus on being an artist. You can use the funds to support almost any part of your
art form, including:
• Learning new techniques or skills from a mentor or master;
• Creating new work; or
• Researching and exploring new directions in your art form.
The funds cannot be used for:
• Academic study that leads to diplomas, degrees or certificates;
• Finished work that has already been presented or commissioned (i.e. paid for); or
• Purchasing items like computers, tools, equipment, instruments, etc.
The award will go to one artist who can show that:
1. They are highly involved in the Greater Forest Lawn community; and
2. The award will help them grow as an artist.
Apply
You must use the online application at CalgaryArtsDevelopment.com/ArtsForAll.
Support
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If English is not your first language and you need help writing the application, we can provide free language
support.
If you need assistance filling out the online application, we can help you complete it on your computer.
Contact Jordan Baylon or Charis Birchall at grants@calgaryartsdevelopment.com or 403.476.2031 to ask about
translation and other support.
Application Checklist
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Your name, mailing address, phone number and email address.
A list of your artistic work and/or training. This can be a resume or curriculum vitae (CV).
Explain your involvement in the Greater Forest Lawn community as an artist (no more than 300 words).
Describe your long-term vision and goals as an artist (no more than 300 words).
Explain what this award will do for your life as an artist (no more than 300 words). Be specific!
Two letters of support from people who know about your artistic work and your involvement in the Greater Forest
Lawn community.
 Two samples of your artistic work such as text, images, audio or video (maximum size: 5MB each). You may
combine multiple items in one sample, but it cannot take more than 10 minutes to review all material. You may
use .doc and .docx (text), .pdf and .jpg (images) and .mp3 (audio) file types only. For video, please use a
YouTube link.
Contact
If you have questions about the program or the application process, please contact Calgary Arts Development at
grants@calgaryartsdevelopment.com or 403.476.2031.
Calgary Arts Development thanks our program partners at the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone (INT
AVE BRZ), Calgary Catholic Immigration Society for providing translation services, and the Edmonton Arts Council and its
Artists’ Trust Fund for inspiring this program.