2017 Kresge Artist Fellowships in Literary Arts and Visual Arts

Application Worksheet

HOW TO USE THIS WORKSHEET
This worksheet should be used as a template to help prepare your application content. Use the space below the section headers to complete your response. You may then simply copy and paste your responses into the online application, which will be available starting December 1, 2016.

Remember:

  • Keep formatting simple (no italics, bold, underline, etc.) Only basic spacing will be saved in the application.
  • Character count includes all spaces and punctuation. Visit charactercountonline.com for a free character counter.
  1. ARTIST PROFILE -
  2. ARTIST NAME:
  3. PLACE OF BIRTH(City, State, Country):
  4. DATE OF BIRTH:
  5. COUNTY OF RESIDENCE(Macomb, Oakland or Wayne County):
  6. NUMBER OF YEARS RESIDING IN METROPOLITAN DETROIT:
  7. WEBSITE -

Please share a link to your artist website if you have one. This information isnotshared with panelists and does not impact the outcome of your fellowship application.

  1. Website:
  1. RESUME -

Include relevant educational background and a list of professional achievements that reflect your artistic accomplishments.[LIMIT: 7,500 characters; approx. 1,250 words]

Please refer to theGuidefor more information and tips.

  1. RESUME
  2. Format as a list.
  3. Place information in reverse chronological order (most recent accomplishments listed first).

Only include details that relate to your creative practice.

  1. STATEMENTS

Please refer to theGuidefor details and tips related to the application statements.

  1. Please select the discipline thatbestdescribes the work in your application.

Your discipline selection assists the panelists to understand how you view your work.

LITERARY ARTS / VISUAL ARTS
Arts Criticism, Creative Non-fiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Poetry, Spoken Word, Zines, Interdisciplinary Work / Book Art, Ceramics, Collage, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Installation, Metalwork, New Media, Painting, Photography, Performance Art, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video Art, Interdisciplinary Work
  1. DISCIPLINE STATEMENT

In a few words, share additional context for your discipline selection (i.e. i.e. “I am a landscape painter” or “I write poetry and short stories").[LIMIT: 150 characters; approximately 25 words]

  1. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

A concise snapshot of your creative practice and your artistic career to date written in the third person (i.e. "She is a sculptor”). This serves as a brief, narrative summary of your resume.[LIMIT: 600 characters max, approximately 100 words]

  1. ARTIST STATEMENT

Share your artistic passion, inspiration and vision. Write in the first person, present tense (i.e. "My work reflects the landscape of Detroit").[LIMIT: 2,500 characters max; approximately 415 words]

  1. COMMUNITY IMPACT

How does your work impact or inspire individuals and/or groups around you? You may speak to the communities you impact currently or those you hope or impact in the future.[LIMIT: 2,500 characters max; approximately 415 words]

  1. FELLOWSHIP GOALS

How would a fellowship advance the exploration of your art form and/or your career?

Fellowships are not project grants. You donotneed to outline a specific project you would complete if awarded a fellowship.[LIMIT: 2,500 characters max, approximately 415 words]

  1. SECTION V: WORK SAMPLES
    Use this section of the worksheet to prepare the work sample descriptions that you will provide along with each of your works samples. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE TWO TO SIX (3- 8) WORK SAMPLES. Work samples are the most important part of your application. Submit the highest-quality documentation possible. Submit work samples in the sequence that they should be viewed. Please refer to the guide for information about acceptable file formats and labels.

WORK SAMPLE #1

•TITLE OF THE WORK:

•NOTE IF SAMPLE IS AN EXCERPT OR THE COMPLETE WORK:

•YOUR ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE WORK:

•YEAR COMPLETED OR NOTE “WORK IN PROGRESS”:

•LENGTH (IN PAGES OR WORDS) OR DURATION (IN MINUTES) OF THE COMPLETE WORK - LITERARY ARTS ONLY:

•MEDIUM - VISUAL ARTS ONLY:

•DIMENSION FORMATTED (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) -VISUAL ARTS ONLY

•LINK TO REVIEW FULL-LENGTH WORK(optional, you may choose to share a link to an online location where a full-length version of the same work represented in your work sample may be seen. Panelists may or may not choose view full length work samples):

•DESCRIPTION:

Provide panelists with context or a synopsis for each work sample.

LIMIT: 1000 characters max; approximately 165 words

WORK SAMPLE #2

•TITLE OF THE WORK:

•NOTE IF SAMPLE IS AN EXCERPT OR THE COMPLETE WORK:

•YOUR ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE WORK:

•YEAR COMPLETED OR NOTE “WORK IN PROGRESS”:

•LENGTH (IN PAGES OR WORDS) OR DURATION (IN MINUTES) OF THE COMPLETE WORK - LITERARY ARTS ONLY:

•MEDIUM - VISUAL ARTS ONLY:

•DIMENSION FORMATTED (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) -VISUAL ARTS ONLY

•LINK TO REVIEW FULL-LENGTH WORK(optional, you may choose to share a link to an online location where a full-length version of the same work represented in your work sample may be seen. Panelists may or may not choose view full length work samples):

•DESCRIPTION:

Provide panelists with context or a synopsis for each work sample.

LIMIT: 1000 characters max; approximately 165 words

WORK SAMPLE #3

•TITLE OF THE WORK:

•NOTE IF SAMPLE IS AN EXCERPT OR THE COMPLETE WORK:

•YOUR ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE WORK:

•YEAR COMPLETED OR NOTE “WORK IN PROGRESS”:

•LENGTH (IN PAGES OR WORDS) OR DURATION (IN MINUTES) OF THE COMPLETE WORK - LITERARY ARTS ONLY:

•MEDIUM - VISUAL ARTS ONLY:

•DIMENSION FORMATTED (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) -VISUAL ARTS ONLY

•LINK TO REVIEW FULL-LENGTH WORK(optional, you may choose to share a link to an online location where a full-length version of the same work represented in your work sample may be seen. Panelists may or may not choose view full length work samples):

•DESCRIPTION:

Provide panelists with context or a synopsis for each work sample.

LIMIT: 1000 characters max; approximately 165 words

WORK SAMPLE #4

•TITLE OF THE WORK:

•NOTE IF SAMPLE IS AN EXCERPT OR THE COMPLETE WORK:

•YOUR ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE WORK:

•YEAR COMPLETED OR NOTE “WORK IN PROGRESS”:

•LENGTH (IN PAGES OR WORDS) OR DURATION (IN MINUTES) OF THE COMPLETE WORK - LITERARY ARTS ONLY:

•MEDIUM - VISUAL ARTS ONLY:

•DIMENSION FORMATTED (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) -VISUAL ARTS ONLY

•LINK TO REVIEW FULL-LENGTH WORK(optional, you may choose to share a link to an online location where a full-length version of the same work represented in your work sample may be seen. Panelists may or may not choose view full length work samples):

•DESCRIPTION:

Provide panelists with context or a synopsis for each work sample.

LIMIT: 1000 characters max; approximately 165 words

WORK SAMPLE #5

•TITLE OF THE WORK:

•NOTE IF SAMPLE IS AN EXCERPT OR THE COMPLETE WORK:

•YOUR ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE WORK:

•YEAR COMPLETED OR NOTE “WORK IN PROGRESS”:

•LENGTH (IN PAGES OR WORDS) OR DURATION (IN MINUTES) OF THE COMPLETE WORK - LITERARY ARTS ONLY:

•MEDIUM - VISUAL ARTS ONLY:

•DIMENSION FORMATTED (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) -VISUAL ARTS ONLY

•LINK TO REVIEW FULL-LENGTH WORK(optional, you may choose to share a link to an online location where a full-length version of the same work represented in your work sample may be seen. Panelists may or may not choose view full length work samples):

•DESCRIPTION:

Provide panelists with context or a synopsis for each work sample.

LIMIT: 1000 characters max; approximately 165 words

WORK SAMPLE #6

•TITLE OF THE WORK:

•NOTE IF SAMPLE IS AN EXCERPT OR THE COMPLETE WORK:

•YOUR ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE WORK:

•YEAR COMPLETED OR NOTE “WORK IN PROGRESS”:

•LENGTH (IN PAGES OR WORDS) OR DURATION (IN MINUTES) OF THE COMPLETE WORK - LITERARY ARTS ONLY:

•MEDIUM - VISUAL ARTS ONLY:

•DIMENSION FORMATTED (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) -VISUAL ARTS ONLY

•LINK TO REVIEW FULL-LENGTH WORK(optional, you may choose to share a link to an online location where a full-length version of the same work represented in your work sample may be seen. Panelists may or may not choose view full length work samples):

•DESCRIPTION:

Provide panelists with context or a synopsis for each work sample.

LIMIT: 1000 characters max; approximately 165 words

WORK SAMPLE #7

•TITLE OF THE WORK:

•NOTE IF SAMPLE IS AN EXCERPT OR THE COMPLETE WORK:

•YOUR ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE WORK:

•YEAR COMPLETED OR NOTE “WORK IN PROGRESS”:

•LENGTH (IN PAGES OR WORDS) OR DURATION (IN MINUTES) OF THE COMPLETE WORK - LITERARY ARTS ONLY:

•MEDIUM - VISUAL ARTS ONLY:

•DIMENSION FORMATTED (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) -VISUAL ARTS ONLY

•LINK TO REVIEW FULL-LENGTH WORK(optional, you may choose to share a link to an online location where a full-length version of the same work represented in your work sample may be seen. Panelists may or may not choose view full length work samples):

•DESCRIPTION:

Provide panelists with context or a synopsis for each work sample.

LIMIT: 1000 characters max; approximately 165 words

WORK SAMPLE #8

•TITLE OF THE WORK:

•NOTE IF SAMPLE IS AN EXCERPT OR THE COMPLETE WORK:

•YOUR ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE WORK:

•YEAR COMPLETED OR NOTE “WORK IN PROGRESS”:

•LENGTH (IN PAGES OR WORDS) OR DURATION (IN MINUTES) OF THE COMPLETE WORK - LITERARY ARTS ONLY:

•MEDIUM - VISUAL ARTS ONLY:

•DIMENSION FORMATTED (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) -VISUAL ARTS ONLY

•LINK TO REVIEW FULL-LENGTH WORK (optional, you may choose to share a link to an online location where a full-length version of the same work represented in your work sample may be seen. Panelists may or may not choose view full length work samples):

•DESCRIPTION:

Provide panelists with context or a synopsis for each work sample.

LIMIT: 1000 characters max; approximately 165 words

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