Cox & Palmer has partnered with VANL-CARFAC to create a new funding opportunity for visual artists in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant is valued at $5000 and will be awarded annually.
Aim of the Grant
The grant will provide financial support for a project and/or activities that will significantly advance an artist’s career, help evolve his or her practice and/or develop their reputation and visibility within the art world. Examples include, but are not limited to: development of new audience/market through exhibitions; publications and presentations; skill set development for use of new media or materials crucial to the creation of a specific body of work; participation in a residency that provides time and facilities to generate new work; or support for creation of a body or work or for exhibition costs at a significant venue.
Deadline for Application
September 2, 2014
Notification of Result
October 31, 2014
Eligibility
Applicants must be a current member of VANL-CARFAC. Applicants can become a member at the time of application.
This grant is open to professional visual artists who are residents of Newfoundland and Labrador:
- Must be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status
- Must be a current resident of Newfoundland and Labrador for a minimum of twelve consecutive months immediately prior to the time of application
- Must be at least eighteen years of age
Definition of professional artist
A creator of visual art has the status of professional visual artist if: earning a living through art making or possessing a diploma in an area considered to be within the domain of the fine arts, or teaching art in a school of art or applied art, or whose work is often seen by the public or is frequently or regularly exhibited, or recognized as an artist by consensus of opinion among professional artists.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses include all reasonable expenses that will be incurred during the course of the proposed activity such as: travel, materials and supplies, technical support, residency costs, fabrication costs, shipping, studio rental, development and publication of promotional or materials. The proposed project can be for individual or collaborative projects (include documentation for each collaborator). Other types of expenses will be considered as long as clearly justified by the nature of the proposed plan.
- Travel
- Materials and Supplies
- Residency fees
- Studio rental
- Small equipment (up to $2000)
- Training costs
- Wages for assistants
- Consultant fees
- Technical services
- Professional development costs
- Exhibition expenses
- Publication costs
- Contribution towards living expenses
Ineligible expenses:
- Retroactive costs
- Purchase of building
- Renovations or construction
- Tuition
Required application support materials
Completed application form and detailed budget
- Detailed project description that clearly outlines the program or nature of activities, how this will be carried out within the stated timeline and how this will be beneficial to the advancement of your career and/or artistic practice
- Up to date curriculum vitae
- Artist statement that provides context for previous work
- Optional Support Materials:
- Letters of support
- Confirmation of residency or exhibition
- Recent reviews, catalogues, etc.
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- Digital documentation of previously created artwork– maximum of 20 images, DVDs, audio/video documentation (Original artwork will not be accepted)
Assessment Criteria will be based on the following three components:
- artistic merit of work produced
- strength and feasibility of proposed activity
- ability to enhance the artist’s career/artistic practice.
Adjudication Process
All applications will be reviewed by the VANL-CARFAC staff for eligibility and completeness. All applications that meet these criteria will then be assessed by a committee of artists and arts professionals chosen by VANL-CARFAC’s board of directors.
Final Report
A comprehensive final report is required that includes an outline of the project/activities, a budget and the benefit to the artist. This report is due within one month of completion of the project.
Timeline
Projects to be completed by September 30, 2015
Submission
CLICK HERE to download the application form. This form must be filled out and returned with your application submission.
Applications may be submitted via dropbox or Wetransfer.com (preferred) or by email to vanlcarfac@gmail.com, or by mail to:
Pivotal Point Grant
Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador (VANL-CARFAC)
Devon House
59 Duckworth Street, 3rd Floor
St. John’s, NL, A1C 1E6
Mireille Eagan is a curator, art historian, and art critic whose work focuses on the Atlantic Provinces. As Curator at The Rooms in St. John’s, NL, Eagan developed the Elbow Room Residency Program, which promotes and mentors emerging artists in NL. She is also co-curator of the nationally touring retrospective Mary Pratt, and wrote an essay for the accompanying catalogue. From 2008-2010, Eagan was curator at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown, PEI, where she was a founding member of Prince Edward Island’s artist-run collective This Town Is Small, Inc. Eagan has worked with a variety of Atlantic arts organizations over the past decade, including the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Gallery Connexion and Struts Artist-Run Centre. She was the arts columnist for The Daily Gleaner in Fredericton, NB, and has published extensively in catalogues for private and public galleries, as well as numerous reviews for national magazines and periodicals such as C Magazine, Visual Arts News, Riddle Fence, and the Telegraph Journal. Recent projects include co-curation of the Terra Nova Art Foundation’s collateral project at the 55th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, titled About Turn: Newfoundland in Venice, Will Gill and Peter Wilkins. The accompanying curatorial essay was published in the official Biennale publication. Eagan has a Masters in Art History from Concordia University.
Lisa Moore has written two collections of short stories, Degrees of Nakedness and Open, and three novels, Alligator, February and Caught. She has edited The Penguin Anthology of Canadian Short Fiction by Women, and co-edited (along with Dede Crane) Great Expectations: 24 True Stories about Birth by Canadian Authors. She has recently adapted February for the stage.