Artist Entrepreneurial Workshop - Feb 27, 2007

1. Artist EntrepreneurialWorkshop - Feb 27, 2007 Artist Grants and Services: What Do We Do? What Are You Missing?

2. This afternoon’s presenters… • Judy Rigmont, Community Arts Coordinator • Julie Mento, Visual Arts Associate

3. Today’s Topics… • Fellowships • Percent for Art Program • Artist Entrepreneurial Grants • Grant Tips • Artist Rosters & Listings

4. continued… • Services & Resources • E-news • Artist Workshops • Other resources

5. First step… Where can I find guidelines and applications to apply? Answer: www.nh.gov/nharts

6. Click on “grants”

7. Our guidelines are organized by applicant type. Click on “Individual Artists”  

8. Read quick summary and click on your selection. You made it! The first one for today is… 

9. Individual Artist Fellowships

10. Fellowships In Summary • An award, not a grant • Up to 6 awards at $5,000 each • Only two criteria • Artistic excellence based on work samples • Professional commitment based on resume

11. Fellowships Who may apply? • Are over 18 years of age • Are residents of New Hampshire at the time of application and for one full year prior to application • Plan to reside in New Hampshire for the full Fellowship year • Have a resume that demonstrates professional commitment to an artistic discipline • Have Work Samples of recent work, not more than five years since completion, in any arts discipline • Have submitted all final reports on past State Arts Council grants

12. Fellowships This award does not support: • More than one Fellowship award within a five-year period • More than three Fellowship Awards in an artist's lifetime • Full time students

13. Fellowships Postmark Deadline: Friday, April 13, 2007 Simple Application Process • Complete the Application Form • Add required Work Samples • Include a professional resume

14. Fellowships Three Application Questions… • Briefly describe what a State Arts Council Fellowship would mean to your career. • What form would your "Report to the New Hampshire Community" take should you be selected as a State Arts Council Fellow? • Artist Statement

15. Fellowships Support Material • Follow the detailed instructions within the award guidelines. • It is especially important that your Work Samples are anonymous.

16. Fellowships Special notes about Work Samples per discipline category • Visual & Media Arts • Performing Arts • Literary Arts

17. Fellowships The Panel Process • Three panels with 5 panelists each • Visual & Media Arts • Performing Arts • Literary Arts • A mix of in-state and out-of state panelists

18. Fellowships Details • Artist remains anonymous during panel review • We rec’v 80 – 130 applications each year • Each panel can recommend up to 2 applicants • All recommendations are presented to the Arts Council for review and approval • All approved recommendations then go to Governor & Executive Council for final approval

19. Fellowships The fine print • Notification of your application status is normally sent via letter by September • Only panelists’ technical feedback is given per artist’s request • No critiques will be given

20. Fellowships • Any questions?

21. Next up… New Hampshire’s Percent for Art Program

22. Click on “about us”

23. Click on “percent for art”

24. You made it!

25. What is “Public Art”? The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that has been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the public domain and accessible to all.

26. What does “Percent for Art” refer to? Many municipal, county and state gov’ts actively encourage the creation of public art, for example, budgeting for artworks in new buildings by implementing a “percent for art” policy. New Hampshire State Gov’t sets aside ½%

27. NH’s Percent for Art details • Enacted by the New Hampshire Legislature in 1979 • ½% of the bid contract price of certain State Building projects set aside for the commission or purchase of original artworks

28. Percent for Art Recent Examples: • NHTI Dental Lab, Concord = $7,500 • YDC, Manchester = $60,000 • Bayberry House, NH Hosp = $1,900

29. Percent for Art How to Learn about Announcements • Sign up for E-news Service • Keep an eye on the NHSCA homepage • Soon… postcard announcements

30. Percent for Art Anatomy of a Request for Proposals (RFP)

39. Percent for Art Artist Budget should include • Materials • Artist fees • Studio rental • Electricity • Telephone • Travel costs • A small contingency percentage • Installation costs (including engineering studies, if necessary)

40. Percent for Art Continued… • Liability insurance while installing artwork on-site • Insurance costs while work is under construction, during transportation and delivery • NOTE: You will rec’v a 1099 Supplemental Income statement from the IRS

41. Percent for Art Visual Proposal for Commissions

42. Visual Proposal Example

43. Compared to Final Outcome

44. Visual Proposal Example

45. Compared to Final Outcome

46. Percent for Art After your proposal is received • Collected, organized and reviewed by • Art Selection Committee • Site Advisory Committee • Recommendations reviewed by Arts Council • You rec’v either a “Congrats” or “Regret” letter • Enter into negotiation phase with artist

47. Percent for Art Various Past Projects

48. “Passage”, exterior sculpture Northern NH Correctional Facility, Berlin Artist, Gary Haven Smith - $26,790

49. “Landscape” NH State Prison, Concord Artist, Calvin J. Libby, $3,500

50. “Light” Leaded Stained Glass NH State Prison, Concord Artist, Susan Pratt Smith, $8,343