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Organizations may request support for one Theatre Commission and/or one Composer Commission per year. Artists who have received support from the Program may not apply for a new project in the following year. In addition, producing, presenting, or performing organizations that received commissioning support for their own organizational activity may not apply in that discipline in the following year.
Theatre Artist Commissions
Registration deadline:
January 22, 2010
Application deadline:
April 12, 2010
Applications may be made by theatre companies or presenting organizations. Unaffiliated artists and unincorporated ensembles must apply under the sponsorship of an eligible New York State nonprofit organization. Funding is directed toward the commissioned artist's creative fee, exclusive of production expenses or other costs related to the project. Requests for artists currently on staff of the applicant organization are a low funding priority.
Composer Commissions
Registration deadline:
January 22, 2010
Application deadline:
April 12, 2010
Requests may be initiated by musical or presenting organizations and artists, or companies (under the sponsorship of a nonprofit organization) that are commissioning work for dance, theatre, or film, video, or radio scores. Requests for composers on staff of the applicant organization are generally a low funding priority.
Evaluative Criteria
(for Composer and Theatre
Artist Commissions)
Sponsoring organization's ability to carry out the project, including capacity to ensure a workshop or performance in the near future, if applicable
Relationship and suitability of the project to the artistic goals and philosophy of the sponsoring organization/commissioning company, including the suitability of the work to the performing group
Appropriateness of the proposed artist fee and track record of completing projects
Application Instructions
The on-line application form includes the following questions, and a project budget. Required support materials are listed below.
Application Narrative Questions
Artistic/Programmatic
1. Project Description
Describe the project for which you are seeking support.
2. Work Sample
Describe the work
sample and the relationship between the work sample and the proposed
project, noting any stylistic or technical elements that are, in your
view, directly related to the proposed project. If the proposed project
represents a new direction or departure from your past work as
demonstrated in the work sample, this should also be
discussed.
Please note and awards or special recognition of the work, if
applicable.
Managerial/Fiscal and Service to the Public
3. Schedule
List projected performance dates and locations of the commissioned
work, if known.
4. Prior Support
Describe any prior support from the Individual Artists Program to the
artist, company, or ensemble and the status of the project.
Support Materials
Support material must be postmarked or hand-delivered to the program by the application deadline. If you want support materials returned, provide a self-addressed stamped envelope.
1. One or two work samples (Note: The work sample is the most critical component of the review process in this Program). Work samples for playwrights should include 3 copies of excerpted or completed scripts. Note: The Individual Artists Program requires that theater commission applicants submit their scripts as a paper copy. Additionally, applicants are invited to submit their scripts as .PDF files or Microsoft Word documents to dpalmer@nysca.org.
2. Resumé of the artist(s)
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