BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//104.17.63.183//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://azarts.gov X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19671029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-155427@azarts.gov DTSTAMP:20240329T155930Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Agency\,Individual Artist\,Info Sessions CONTACT:Kesha Bruce\; (602) 771-6530\; kbruce@azarts.gov DESCRIPTION:
Thursday\, June 3\, 2021<
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\n5:00 – 6:00 pm
This session will provide an overview of the Research & Development Grant application\, eligibility requirements\, and review process.
\nThursday\, June 10
\n4:00 – 5:00 PM
Attendees will learn insider tips on c rafting a compelling narrative that communicates who you are\, what you do \, and why it matters.
\nThursday\, June 17
\n4:00 – 5:00 PM
Attendees will learn…
\nThursday\, June 24
\n4:00 – 5:00 PM
Attendees will learn…
\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211013T235900 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211013T235900 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Due Date: Research & Development Grant\, Stage 2 application URL:https://azarts.gov/event/due-date-research-development-grant-stage-2-ap plication/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:RDG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-155433@azarts.gov DTSTAMP:20240329T155930Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Agency\,Individual Artist\,Panel Meeting\,Public Meeting CONTACT:Kesha Bruce\; (602) 771-6530\; kbruce@azarts.gov DESCRIPTION:
This is a public meeting.
\nThis me eting will be broadcast live online at https://azarts.gov/panels/grant-review-panel- meeting/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211119T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211119T183000 LOCATION:Arizona Commission on the Arts @ 417 W Roosevelt St\, Phoenix\, AZ \, 85006 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Panel Review: Research & Development Grants URL:https://azarts.gov/event/panel-review-research-development-grants/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:RDG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-156890@azarts.gov DTSTAMP:20240329T155930Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Agency\,Individual Artist\,Info Sessions\,Worksho ps CONTACT:Kesha Bruce\; 6027716530\; kbruce@azarts.gov\; https://azarts.gov/g rant/artist-research-and-development/ DESCRIPTION:Join Artist Programs Manager Kesha Bruce for an online infor mation session about the Research & Development (R&D) Grant for artists.Th is session will provide an overview of the 2023 Research & Development Gra nt application\, eligibility requirements\, and review process.
\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220615T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220615T180000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Info Session: R&D Grants for Artists URL:https://azarts.gov/event/info-session-rd-grants-for-artists/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:RDG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-156891@azarts.gov DTSTAMP:20240329T155930Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Agency\,Individual Artist\,Info Sessions\,Worksho ps CONTACT:Kesha Bruce\; 6027716530\; kbruce@azarts.gov\; https://azarts.gov/g rant/artist-research-and-development/ DESCRIPTION:Join Artist Programs Manager Kesha Bruce for an online infor mation session about the Research & Development (R&D) Grant for artists.Th is session will provide an overview of the 2023 Research & Development Gra nt application\, eligibility requirements\, and review process.
\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220625T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220625T110000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Info Session: R&D Grants for Artists URL:https://azarts.gov/event/info-session-rd-grants-for-artists-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:RDG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-157412@azarts.gov DTSTAMP:20240329T155930Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Agency\,Individual Artist\,Panel Meeting\,Public Meeting CONTACT:Kesha Bruce\; kbruce@azarts.gov DESCRIPTION:This is a public meeting.
\nThis meeting will be broadcast live online at https://azarts.gov/panels/grant- review-panel-meeting/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20221118T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20221118T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Panel Review: Research & Development Grants URL:https://azarts.gov/event/panel-review-research-development-grants-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:RDG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-141062@azarts.gov DTSTAMP:20240329T155930Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Agency\,Deadlines\,Individual Artist CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Research & Development (R&D) Grants provide funding support to Arizona artists as they work to advance their artistic practice\, expan d their creative horizons\, and deepen the impact of their work.
\nWheth er you’re just getting started or you have already experienced many career successes\, the R&D Grant is available to help you take your artistic pra ctice to the next level\, including:
\nThis grant is available t o Arizona artists working in any discipline. Applicants must be individual s and may submit only one application per year. Organizations are not elig ible to apply. At the time an application is submitted\, and the grant is awarded\, an applicant must be:
\nRecipients of the R&D Grant must wait 4 years to reapply and may receive a maximum o f 4 awards in their lifetime.
\nApplican ts may request a minimum of $3\,000 and a maximum of $5\,000.
\nUp t o 20 grants will be awarded this year.
\nGrant funds may be used for any of the following (this list is not comprehensive):
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The R&D Gra nt application is split into two stages. All applicants submit a Proposal Narrative and Work Samples. Applications determined to be most competitive according to evaluation criteria move on to Stage 2.
\nProposal Narrative & Work Samples
\nDue 11:59 pm\, July 20\, 2023
\nSeptember 15\, 2023
\nProcess Map\, Experience List\, & Expense List
\nDue 11: 59 PM\, October 12\, 2023
\nNovember 16\, 2023
\nDecember 15\, 2023
\nNo later than
\nApril 12\, 2024
If you require accommo dation in completing this application\, or otherwise participating in the grant application process\, please contact Director of Artist Programs Kes ha Bruce at kbruce@azarts.gov or (6 02) 771-6530.
\nYou can type y our proposal narrative or you can upload audio recordings of your response s. For each narrative question you will find a maximum word count (not cha racter) and a maximum recording length. If you share your proposal narrati ve via audio recordings\, keep it simple and to the point. Don’t worry abo ut impressing the panelists with your recording technique\, just make sure we can hear and understand you. All audio files must be uploaded as MP3 f iles (.mp3). Some applicants find it helpful to develop the narrative port ion of the application using word processing software\, outside the applic ation platform. This allows them to thoughtfully draft their responses and monitor their word counts for each question.
\nIn the interest of improving the user experience for applicants an d reviewers\, the Arizona Commission on the Arts has transitioned to a new submission platform this year: SurveyMonkey Apply. Whether you are a new or returning applicant\, you will need to create an account on our new pla tform at https://azarts.smapply.io/.
W hen you’re ready\, click on “Apply Now” below. You do not have to complete the application in one session\; at any point you can save a draft of you r application and complete or submit it later.
\n\nThe application for Fiscal Year 2024 Research & Developme nt Grants is now closed.
\nYou can ty pe up your proposal narrative (1200 words)\,
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\nYou can up load it in a anudio recording (8 minutes in length).
\nD o not include links to external websites or video hosting platforms such a s YouTube or Vimeo.
\nIf you share your proposal narrative in an aud io recording\, keep it simple and to the point. The recording should be ju st you\, describing your proposal and answering the five questions listed above. Please do not include edits of your work samples. Production qualit y of this recording will not be considered in your review. Just make sure we can hear and understand you and keep editing and post-production embell ishment to a minimum.
\nSubmit work samples you’v e completed in the last 5 years. From the list to the right\, please choos e the most appropriate artistic work sample format to represent your disci pline:
\nArtist Work Sa mples
\nIf you have collaborators you may include one work sample per person\, for up to 3 collaborators:
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Collaborator Work Samples
\nRemembe r to test your work samples as you upload them. Please do not submit promo tional materials\, exhibition posters\, event program\, or published revie ws as work samples. Do not include URL links to external websites or video hosting platforms.
\nProvide a brief description explaining how the submitted work sample(s) relate to your pro posal. Why did you choose them?
\nInclude the following for each wor k sample:
\nIf applicable:
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Your application materials will be reviewed according to the following criteria. Please note: need is not a criterion. Application merit is base d upon strength of responses in relation to the following review criteria:
\nPotential Impact to Artist
\nThe application clearly describ es the potential impact to the artist’s personal craft and/or body of work .
\nPotent ial Impact to Artist’s Community of Practice
\nThe application clearly defines the artist’s community of practice and describes how the proposed activities w ill impact\, reflect\, or respond to the applicant’s artistic discipline\, audience\, field of study\, place-based community\, or broader community.
\nArtistic Strength
\nThe submit ted work samples reflect the artist’s distinct vision and originality. The work sample description conve ys a clear understanding of the artist’s craft—the techniques you use and the intention behind them—and a commitment to artistic achievement.
\n< p class='p2'>Integrity of Proposal\nViewed as a w hole\, the application demonstrates the integrity with which the artist ap proaches their artistic practice and their defined community of practice. The application materials demonstrate a commitment to high ethical standar ds and equitable professional practices in regard to the proposed actions\ , values\, methods\, and goals.
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All applications submitted by 11:59 pm\, July 20\, 202 3 will be reviewed by a panel of independent arts professionals from commu nities throughout the state. Applicants whose applications are determined to be most competitive according to evaluation criteria will be invited to submit additional materials and move on to Stage 2 of the application pro cess.
\nYou will be notif ied whether or not your application will advance to Stage 2 no later than September 15\, 2023.
\nApplicants who advance to Stage 2 of review will be invited to submit additional information including a process map\, an experience list\, and an expense list. Panelists will review the application as a whole and con vene for a public panel meeting to make final funding recommendations.
\nProcess Map
\nMap the course of your cr eative process for this proposal by identifying 3 to 5 specific steps you will take during the funding period. These steps may include research\, tr avel\, activities or events\, achievements\, or anything else you will use to organize and track your artistic process and progress.
\nYou wil l be asked to upload a 1-page Process Map (.jpg or .pdf) describing the sp ecific steps you will take to complete your proposed work. You can provide a numbered list of steps\, a timeline (with or without specific activity dates)\, a flow chart\, drawing\, sketch\, other visual\, or simply a writ ten narrative.
\nExperience List
\nProvide 3 to 5 personal\, professional\, and /or community-based experiences you have engaged in within the past 5 year s that are relevant to your proposal. You may include 1-2 experiences that took place more than 5 years ago so long as they are especially relevant to your current proposal.
\nBriefly describe how each experience has prepared you for the work you propose to undertake.
\nC ollaborator’s Experience List (if applicable)
\nProvid e 1 to 3 personal\, professional\, and/or community-based experiences that each of your collaborators engaged in the past 5 years.
\nBriefly d escribe how each experience is relevant to your proposal and has prepared your collaborators for the work you propose to undertake.
\nPlease d o not simply include a list of highlights or accomplishments from your CV or resume. Instead\, include experiences that clearly demonstrate that you have the knowledge and skill set necessary to complete the activities you ’ve proposed in your application.
\nExpenses List
\nList total eligible expense s (artist stipends\, including your own artist stipend\, materials\, trave l costs\, equipment\, space rental\, production costs\, documentation\, ma rketing\, rehearsal time\, childcare\, etc.) related to your proposal.
\nPlease include expenses even if you are not seeking funding for them and tell us about any additional income in the Budget Narrative section be low.
\nGrant Amount Request ed
\nIndicate the grant amount you are requesting\, between $3\,000 and $5\,000.
\nDescribe anything in the expe nses list that would benefit from additional clarification. For example\, if your expenses exceed $5\,000\, please tell us how you will fund the res t of your proposed activities.
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As you develop your application materials for Stage 2\, consi der that the panelists will be thinking about Stage 1 Application Material s and Evaluation Criteria in addition to the following:
\nFe asibility
\nThe application provides substantial evidence that the proposal will be realized within the funding period. The applicat ion includes a reasonable expenses list for the scope and scale of the pro posed activities. The process map and experience list provide evidence of the applicant’s ability and capacity to successfully realize the proposal. The experiences described in the experience list are relevant to the prop osed activities. The process map presents a clear path to the completion o f the proposed activities.
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Stage 2 application materials must be sub mitted by 11:59 pm\, Wednesday\, October 13\, 2022.
\nAfter the October 13 due date\, your Stage 1 and Stage 2 application materials will be evaluated by each member of the review panel individual ly\, according to the evaluation criteria.
\nOn November 18\, 2022\, the panelists will convene in Phoenix to discuss the applications as a group. This meeting i s open to the public and applicants being reviewed will be notified of lis tening options. At the conclusion of the meeting\, panelists will finalize their scores and recommend up to 30 applications for funding. These recom mendations will then be sent to the Arts Commission’s Governor-appointed b oard of commissioners for approval. span>
\nGrantees will be notified by December 15\, 2023\, and will receive grant funds by April 12\ , 2024.
\nApplica nts must be individuals and may submit only one application per year. Orga nizations are not eligible to apply. At the time an application is submitt ed\, and the grant is awarded\, an applicant must be:
\nRecipients of the R&D Grant must wait 4 years to reapply and m ay receive a maximum of four (4) awards in their lifetime. This also appli es to recipients of the previously-named Artist Research and Development G rant and previously-offered Artist Project Grant. Applicants who failed to submit a Final Report for a previous award are not eligible to apply.
This program does not fund the following:
\nThis list is not comprehensive.
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Kesha Bruce
\nArtist Programs Manager
\nPhone: (602) 771-653
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\nEmail: kbruce@azarts.gov
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Over the c ourse of three sessions\, previous R&D Grantees will share tips\, tricks\, and insights on crafting your best application.
\nSession 1 : Proposal Narrative
\nAttendees will learn insider tips on crafting a compelling narrative that communicates who you are\, what you do\, and why it matters.
\nThis session w as presented on Thursday\, June 10\, 2020.
\n\nSession 2: Communities of Practice
\nAttendees wil l learn how to identify your communities of practice\, tips for describing your community of practice in the R&D Grant application\, and how thinkin g about your contributions to a community of practice can lead to more aut hentic and ethical engagement.
\nThis ses sion was presented on Thursday\, June 17\, 2020.
\n\nSession 3: Work Samples
\nAttendees wil l learn how to choose work samples that reflect your distinct vision\; the best ways to convey the techniques you use and the intention behind them\ ; and tips for putting your best foot forward and avoiding common mistakes .
\nThis session was presented on Thursday\, June 24\, 2021.
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This is a public meeting.< /p>\n
This meeting will be broadcast live online at https://azarts.gov/panels/gran t-review-panel-meeting/
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