Registration deadline: February 22, 2011
Application deadline: April 1, 2011

This category provides support to organizations that offer exhibitions and installations of original work by living artists. A minimum of four exhibitions, scheduled during the applicant's request year, is required. Exhibitions must demonstrate a sound intellectual premise and advance the public's understanding of contemporary art practices. Material that provides a curatorial explanation of each exhibition is required of all applicants. Visual Arts encourages professional curatorial practice - staff or guest curators should not include their own work in the proposed exhibitions.

Funds are available for fees to participating artists, materials, curator fees, catalogue expenses, and essayists' fees. The applicant organization, not the artists, is responsible for all shipping, preparatory expenses of artwork, press and publicity costs.

Requests for both solo and group exhibitions are eligible. The exhibition space must be separate and distinct from other areas in the facility.

Application Instructions

Application Narrative Questions

Artistic/Programmatic

1. Exhibition Plans
Describe the exhibition plans for the grant period, placing them in the context of the organization's mission or long-range plan. Why were the proposed exhibitions chosen? Please provide your organizational URL.

2. Curatorial Overview
Describe the curatorial overview. What is the curatorial vision for this exhibition series? Are outside curators being used? If so, how were they selected? If an open call for artists was issued, how many applications were received? How does this response compare to previous years? Please clarify the type and/or range of media that will be presented in the exhibitions.

Managerial/Fiscal

3. Finances/Board Involvement
Summarize fundraising plans to support this exhibition program. In what ways is the Board involved in this effort?

4. Artists' Fees and Related Support
Explain the fee range for artists participating in the exhibition program. What other resources are directed to exhibiting artists? Who approves the fee structure?

Service to the Public

5. Audience/Marketing
Describe the audience and efforts to expand it. Summarize marketing efforts specific to the proposed exhibition program. If you have been successful in attracting a new or specific audience, how will this segment be maintained?

6. Online Resources
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of your website, including your maintenance plan and updates. How do you use social media to better engage the public?

7. Public Education
What is the value of this program to the artist and to deepening public appreciation of the visual arts?

Support Materials

8. Support Materials
Please list all of the support materials and/or work samples you are submitting. These materials are critical to your application's assessment.

Support Material

Support materials 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 khelmerson@nysca.org or cleahy@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 images of a representative sample of work in the proposed exhibitions.

2. Representative sample of the organization's brochures and marketing flyers. Do not send press coverage, reviews or notices.

3. Please provide an exhibition schedule for the proposed year of activity and any comments relating to the schedule, including: date of exhibition(s), minimum and maximum artist's fees, title of exhibition(s), names of curator(s) and artists involved in the exhibition. Note those artists confirmed to date.