All Kentucky Arts Council grants and programs for FY2011 (for activities occurring between July 1, 2010 thru June 30, 2011) are currently under review. Guidelines and Instructions posted are for reference only and are subject to change. New "Applications" and "Guidelines and Instructions" will be posted once the review process has been completed.
Application to this program must be made via Kentucky Arts Services OnLine (KASOL). The Kentucky Arts Council (KAC) strongly encourages you to read and understand the Arts Education Roster guidelines and each step of the application process before accessing the application at www.culturegrants-ky.org.
The purpose of the Arts Education Roster is to promote artists that have the qualifications to conduct residencies, i.e., produce high quality artistic work, and have the skills and competencies needed to work with teachers and students in designing and implementing arts programs.
Your application will be reviewed using the following performance expectations in two separate panels:
Round 1: Review Panel - During this panel review, professional artists will review submitted work samples based on the following:
1. Artistic Excellence (100%)
Artists approved through Round 1 Review Panel will move into the Round 2 Interview Panel.
Round 2: Interview Panel - During this panel review, an evaluation panel will interview selected applicants. Applicants will be asked to interview in Frankfort. Interviewers will assess artists according to the following performance expectations:
1. Skills (85%)
2. Sample Residency (15%)
The Arts Education Roster is an adjudicated directory of professional teaching artists and folklorists qualified to work in educational settings. The directory can be accessed at http://artistdirectory.ky.gov. The roster also serves as a resource for schools, museums, art centers, social service agencies, colleges, universities, hospitals, festivals, community recreational facilities and other nonprofit organizations seeking qualified arts professionals for arts and educational programming.
This online directory includes a marketing narrative, photograph, work samples and contact information about the artist as well as sample residency projects.
IMPORTANT: Artists applying for inclusion in the Arts Education Roster must provide the KAC with documentation of a current background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation prior to being accepted. (see http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm. The KAC must receive this by Tuesday, April 7, 2009)
All Roster artists are provided with free professional development training to enhance their skills when working in an educational setting. This training will be offered July 14th during mandatory artist workshops and includes such topics as teacher professional development delivery, core content and program of studies, adapting programs for persons with disabilities, integration of the arts into the curriculum, etc.
To maintain eligibility as a roster artist, you will be required to attend annual professional development workshops and provide the KAC with a yearly updated data sheet that includes contact information, a summary of professional development activities, residency updates and residency activities.
As a roster artist, you may partner with Kentucky schools interested in residencies and apply for the Teacher Initiated Program.
The mission of the Kentucky Arts Council is to create opportunities for the people of Kentucky to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Working in partnership with organizations and individuals to deliver arts programs and services throughout the state, we ask that applicants and partners keep the following guiding values in mind when working with the Kentucky Arts Council:
The Kentucky Arts Council believes that the time and work of artists have real value, for which artists should be fairly compensated. In dealing with artists' creative services and works, consideration must be given to:
The Kentucky Arts Council believes that arts programs and services should be accessible to all people of the commonwealth. The Council recognizes that communities are not limited to geographic boundaries, and may be defined by common factors such as occupation, recreation, religion, ethnicity, belief, etc. that are shared by a group of people. The members of these groups share a common culture and a sense of aesthetics. These unique and diverse art forms bring people together and can promote positive intercultural relations among the state's various communities, including:
The Kentucky Arts Council believes that the arts and cultural resources of Kentucky are key to understanding our heritage, and that honoring the past will help build our future. Recognizing that knowledge of our history will help build our future; we support identifying, documenting, conserving and protecting the cultural resources of the state including:
The Kentucky Arts Council believes in the importance of individuals and organizations advocating for the arts as basic to life. These are some of the ways in which you can help the Arts Council achieve public policy favorable to the arts in Kentucky:
The KAC staff will offer the following support to ensure that the program standards and goals are met:
Professional artists and folklorists from Kentucky, age 21 or older, may apply in any arts discipline or medium including:
Applicants must be United States citizens, or lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence, or have permission from the Department of Homeland Security to work permanently in the U.S.
Artists may apply in more than one discipline or medium, but must submit a separate application for each.
To access and complete the Arts Education Roster application, please go to www.culturegrants-ky.org.
| Application deadline | March 15, 2009 |
| Deadline for submission of paper copy of the application and attachments | Within 7 calendar days of March 15, 2009 |
| Review of applications by panel | May, 2009 |
| Artist Interviews | June, 2009 |
| KAC board reviews panel recommendations | June, 2009 |
| Applicant notification | As soon as possible after board meeting |
| *Artist Orientation/Training | July 14, 2009 |
| *Artist Orientation/Training is mandatory for all artists interested in participating in the Arts Education Roster. | |
Completed application forms must be submitted via Kentucky Arts Services OnLine (KASOL) by the deadline. Upon online submission, applicants will receive a confirmation e-mail with your application PDF attached. If you do not receive a confirmation, contact the KAC immediately. Print and sign the PDF and mail/deliver it to the KAC along with the required work samples in accordance with the guidelines. The PDF and materials must be received in the KAC office within seven calendar days of the deadline date. KAC offices will be open until 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (EST). If the application deadline date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a state/federal holiday, the deadline date will be the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a state/federal holiday. If the KAC does not receive these items by close of business on the 7th day, your application will be considered ineligible.
Following the deadline, each application will be reviewed by the program director who may contact the applicant if clarification is needed. Applicants will be notified by e-mail/letter of their status in the application/panel process.
Resumes and work samples are required for all disciplines. They must be submitted in accordance with the following instructions:
Resume
All applicants must submit a resume focusing on their career as an artist or folklorist. Resumes must include three professional references with current contact information, including e-mail address.
Work Samples
Work samples and supporting materials will not be returned.
Crafts and Visual Arts: Submit five (5) digital images of separate works. These images will be uploaded and submitted via the KASOL system. When selecting images for submission, please move images up or down, arranging them within your application in the order of preferred viewing. For detailed instructions on preparation, formatting and submission of digital images, see Image Preparation.
Media Arts (Video): These samples will be mailed to the KAC. Please note: Affix your KASOL application number to each work sample. Submit up to three (3) separate work samples. The three samples may be combined onto one DVD if chapters are provided. Three copies of this DVD must be submitted. If chapters are not provided the work samples must be submitted on three separate DVD’s. Three sets must be submitted for a total of nine DVD’s. Samples may be completed works or excerpts of no more than ten minutes.
Media Arts (Audio): These samples will be mailed to the KAC. Please note: Affix your KASOL application number to each work sample. Submit up to three (3) separate work samples compiled on one CD. Three copies of this CD must be submitted.
Dance and Theatre (dancers, choreographers, actors, directors): These samples will be mailed to the KAC. Please note: Affix your KASOL application number to each work sample. Submit up to three (3) separate samples of performance work. The three samples may be combined onto one DVD if chapters are provided. Three copies of this DVD must be submitted. If chapters are not provided the work samples must be submitted on three separate DVD’s. Three sets must be submitted for a total of nine DVD’s. Samples may be completed works or excerpts of no more than ten minutes.
Music and Storytelling: These samples will be mailed to the KAC. Please note: Affix your KASOL application number to each work sample. Submit up to three (3) separate work samples compiled on one CD. Three copies of this CD must be submitted. Samples may be completed works or excerpts of no more than ten minutes and should demonstrate proficiency in the proposed art form.
Literary Arts (Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction and Fiction): This document will be a PDF or Word attachment submitted via the KASOL system. Submit up to 20 numbered pages, double-spaced, of poems, short fiction/non-fiction or an excerpt from a novel or other work. If an excerpt is submitted, it should be placed in context on a cover/synopsis sheet within the 20 pages.
Literary Arts (Play/Scriptwriting): This document will be a PDF or Word attachment submitted via the KASOL system. Submit up to 20 numbered conventional script pages of a scene or play. If an excerpt is submitted, it should be placed in context on a cover/synopsis sheet within the 20 pages. Scripts may be for stage, radio, film, television, etc.
Manuscripts: These materials will be submitted via the KASOL system as a PDF or Word attachment. Number pages and double-space the documents.
Traditional/Folk Arts: See submission requirements for applicable disciplines above.
Folklorists (Note: choose Folklife/Traditional Arts as your Project Discipline on the application): Submit an essay of three to five pages as a writing sample describing experience in fieldwork, public programming and working with communities. This document will be a PDF or Word attachment uploaded in the writing bank and submitted via the KASOL system. In addition, audio, video or photo documentation of fieldwork may also be submitted using the applicable disciplines above.
Other Supporting Material: These materials will be mailed to the KAC. Please label each submitted item with the name of the applicant and the KASOL application number. Please refer to specific program guidelines for supporting material which may be submitted. For most programs, applicants may submit three copies of other relevant supporting material, such as reviews or written recommendations.
Selection of artists for the roster is a two-panel process:
Round 1: Review panelArts professionals will review submitted work samples and resumes for artistic excellence, professional experience and training. Artists approved through the review process will move into the second round.
Round 2: Interview panelAn evaluation panel will interview selected applicants from round one. Applicants will be asked to interview in Frankfort.
Interviewers will be assessing artists according to the following performance expectations:
• Artist's knowledge of his or her discipline and ability to communicate the artistic processes involved
• Initiative, judgment and temperament
• Ability to generate interest in, and enthusiasm for, his or her art form
• Residency ideas
• Willingness to adapt methods and approaches to a variety of school and community settings
There are no appeals in this category.
The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes all questions regarding this program. For more information, please contact:
Chris Cathers
Program Branch Manager
502-564-3757 Ext.
488
E-mail: Christopher.Cathers@ky.gov
Kentucky Arts Council
21st Floor, Capital Plaza
Tower
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Frankfort, KY 40601-1987
Phone: 502-564-3757
Toll-free: 888-833-2787
FAX: 502-564-2839
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questions to: kyarts@ky.gov
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