The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is seeking artists to participate in the Statewide Artist Workshop Program. Proposals are being accepted in all areas of the visual and performing arts.
The Virginia Museum is world-renowned for its innovative and energetic statewide arts programs. Among the most popular and rewarding is the Statewide Artist Workshop Program, in which professional artists of exceptional talent conduct a series of visual or performing arts workshops in communities throughout the state.
Each year, approximately 10 artists are selected to participate in this program, based on their work, the merits of their proposals, teaching experience, demonstrated commitment to professional excellence, and communication skills.
Sponsors
The artist workshops are sponsored the museums, art centers, and arts associations throughout Virginia that are Statewide Partners of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond.
Workshop Format
Both visual and performing arts workshops should be designed to last five hours, beginning at 9 am and ending at around 3:30 pm to allow for breaks. If requested by the sponsor, artists may present a one-hour lecture/demonstration or performance the evening prior to the workshop, to introduce the subject to the community and area art educators.
Schedule
Each artist conducts approximately five workshops during the year. Schedules are arranged in advance by agreement between the artist and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, based on sponsor requests, artist availability, and current funding. Where appropriate, workshops are scheduled within geographic circuits. Artists travel by car to each location and must possess a valid driver’s license. Artists are responsible for transporting all necessary supplies to each workshop site.
Publicity
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts promotes the workshops in a biannual publication and provides a press kit with a news release and photographs to each sponsoring organization.
Honorarium
An honorarium of $400 per workshop is awarded to each participating artist, $100 of which is for in-state travel expenses. Out-of-state artists receive additional reimbursement for travel to and from Virginia. Fees for performing arts groups are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Meals and overnight lodging are provided by the sponsoring organization.
Deadline
Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Equal Opportunity
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts provides equal opportunity to all persons regardless of race, color, gender, creed, or national origin. Applications from minority groups are encouraged.
For More Information
Contact Jeffrey W. Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator, at 804.204.2671, or write: Office of Statewide Partnerships, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Pauley Center, 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Funding Support
The Statewide Artist Workshop Program, available to Statewide Partners of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, is funded, in part, by the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.
Application Information
Return To:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Attn: Jeffrey W. Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator
200 N. Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia 23220-4007
Please provide the following information in a typewritten and clear legible format.
- Medium of workshop proposal
- Name
- Address
- Telephone number (home and work)
- Availability (months, weekdays, weekends)
- Current valid driver’s license? (yes or no)
- A complete description of the proposed workshop. Please write in complete sentences. Include: medium, title, objective of workshop/student goals, and process.
- Appropriate age range for workshop participants. (Artist workshops are often held in schools. Please specify if workshop is designed for elementary-, middle-, or high-school students, or if workshop is strictly for adults.)
- Description, quantity, and estimated cost of equipment/supplies required. Please figure quantities based on a maximum of 15 participants for one five-hour workshop. You must work within a budget of $100 for a five-hour workshop. Because of budget constraints, proposals for workshops with supplies that cost more than this amount cannot be considered. Please indicate whether an item listed can be reused for multiple workshops. Specify brand names, if possible.
- Description of community lecture/demonstration or performance (maximum one hour). Include title and technical requirements.
- The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references.
- PLEASE ATTACH:
- A current resume. (Indicate with an asterisk what you consider to be your five most significant achievements.)
- Six to ten color slides (35mm), CD-Rom containing six to ten images in JPEG format, or one film or video tape (1/2” VHS or ¾” format) of your recent work executed in the medium of the workshop proposal.
Do not submit original work or samples. All performing artists must submit a video tape and/or CDs; mark video with title of work(s) and indicate exact counter location of each.
Mark slides as shown below. Number each slide and place a dot in the lower left-hand corner of each slide to ensure proper viewing.
- Self-addressed envelope with adequate postage for the return of slides, videos, or films.
- Self-addressed, stamped postcard marked “Entry received” to confirm receipt of application (optional).
Please sign, date, and review your completed application packet before mailing. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
