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Folk Arts Apprenticeships
Registration deadline: February 22, 2011 Folk arts are traditionally transmitted from elders to younger generations in the same distinctive ethnic, regional, occupational, or religious community. Where the chain of transmission is no longer as strong as it once was, apprenticeships can stimulate the continuity of these traditional arts. Folk Arts Apprenticeships help to ensure the continuation of traditional arts by providing individuals experienced in a folk art with opportunities to study with master folk artists from their own community. Support in this category is intended for one apprentice to work with one master artist, except in circumstances where the art form is traditionally learned in small groups. In such cases support may be provided for apprenticeships involving more than one apprentice, but generally not exceeding three persons. The master artist and the apprentice must be from the community practicing the tradition. Priority is given to apprenticeships involving the transmission of traditions no longer widely practiced. Funding awards for apprenticeships generally do not exceed $5,000, with priority given to the master artist's fee. Funding may also be provided for travel, supplies, liability insurance costs, modest administrative expenses and the recording of the skills being taught through audio, video or still photography. Support will not be provided for the same master artist for more than two consecutive years. Requests for Folk Arts Apprenticeships are exempt from the Council's three-request limit. Apprentices must have experience in the art form to be taught, or a related traditional art form. Both the master and apprentice should work together to develop the study plan, which must indicate the sequence of lessons, what will be learned in each lesson and the skills to be mastered. Application Instructions The online application form includes the questions below. Applicants are also required to submit: online Organizational Budget for the current fiscal year, Project Budget (please use the Budget Notes section to detail income and expense items), Cultural Data Project Report and support materials. First-time applicants are required to call staff before the registration deadline. Application Narrative Questions Artistic/Programmatic 1. Master Folk Artist 2. Folk Art Form 3. Apprentice 4. Project Goals 5. Apprentice Responsibilities Managerial/Fiscal 6. Project Development 7. Study Plan 8. Administrative Support Service to the Public 9. Project Documentation and Products 10. Continuity of this Tradition Budget note: please specify the master folk artist's fee in the Budget Notes field of the project budget, and itemize other principal expense items. Support Materials 11. Support Materials Support Material Support material must be postmarked, hand-delivered or made available online by the deadline. Please direct them to your appropriate contact at: NYSCA, 175 Varick Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10014 or rbaron@nysca.org or rputnam@nysca.org. IMPORTANT NOTE: Refer to the Instructions for Work Samples and Support Materials prior to submission. NYSCA encourages the submission of Web-based Work Samples and Support Material whenever possible. 1. Up to 10 visual images or up to five minutes of audio or video examples, provided on a Windows compatible CD, DVD, or reference to a website, demonstrating the artistic abilities and skills of both the master folk artist and the apprentice. Examples of musicians or storytellers must be in an audio or video format, and dance examples must be provided through video. Audio or video documentation samples should be cued to the excerpts you would like the panel to see or hear. The total length of the samples may not exceed 5 minutes. Complete a visual support materials script to accompany your audio or visual examples, clearly indicating the master artist and apprentice. See the NYSCA Digital Media/Work Samples Technical Instructions for tips on providing support materials on CDs or DVDs. 2. A letter of commitment, signed and dated by the master artist, agreeing to accept the apprentice indicated in this application, under the terms specified. |
Applicant requests are limited to one (1) grant request to the Folk Arts program, with the exception of the Folk Arts Apprenticeships category. |
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