Supports outstanding visual artists to undertake ambitious projects

A grant of $120,000 over two years 
Applications for this grant close on 16 April 2012
Decisions will be advised in July 2012
Funded projects can start from 1 August 2012

About the grant

Fellowship grants provide financial support to craftspeople, designers, media artists and visual artists who have an outstanding record of achievement in their field. This two-year grant allows artists to undertake ambitious projects and develop their practice.
 

The fellowship is for $120,000 over two years. You must apply for this fixed amount. Payments for fellowship grants are made in three instalments over the two-year period.

Do not include exhibition venue details in your application unless you have written confirmation from the venue.

Out-of-time applications are not accepted to this category.

Contact

Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with the relevant Australia Council team member. For further information, or to discuss your proposal, please contact:

Sandy Saxon
Program Officer, Visual Arts
Phone 02 9215 9020, Email s.saxon@australiacouncil.gov.au

Supports outstanding visual artists to undertake ambitious projects

A grant of $120,000 over two years 
Applications for this grant close on 16 April 2012
Decisions will be advised in July 2012
Funded projects can start from 1 August 2012

Eligibility

This category is open to individual artists.

Fellowships are granted only once in an artist’s lifetime.

Your application will be considered ineligible, if you:

• do not meet the general eligibility requirements
• are currently undertaking undergraduate studies
• have not included all the required information and support material
• have not supplied support material in one of the file formats specified for the category to which you are applying
• you received a fellowship from any board after 1995

In 2012 applicants can only apply to ONE of the following categories – New Work, Skills and Arts Development or Fellowships.

The Australia Council encourages artists from Indigenous backgrounds and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to submit proposals. Proposals are also encouraged from artists with disabilities and from artists living and working in regional Australia.

The Visual Arts Board will not redress errors in applications. If an application is deemed ineligible, it will not be assessed.

Selection criteria

 Applications will be selected that best demonstrate:

• outstanding professional achievement
• the artistic merit of the activities proposed for the fellowship period.

Selection process

An assessment panel will assess applications according to the selection criteria above. The outcomes will be published in an Assessment Meeting Report.

For more information on the assessment process, please see the page on Assessment of applications in the Arts Funding Guide 2012 section.

Supports outstanding visual artists to undertake ambitious projects

A grant of $120,000 over two years
Applications for this grant close on 16 April 2012
Decisions will be advised in July 2012
Funded projects can start from 1 August 2012

How to apply

You are encouraged to apply online for this category. To begin an online application, use the 'Apply online' button in the right-hand column. Please select 'Visual Arts' when prompted to choose a board for your application.

For other ways to apply, please see the information on making an application in the Funding Guide for 2012.

You have until midnight (AEST) on the advertised closing date to complete and submit your online application. If you choose to submit your support material online we strongly recommend applying well in advance to avoid technical or other difficulties that may occur. Technical assistance is only available during business hours (AEST) at OperationsServicedesk@australiacouncil.gov.au

If you choose to submit hardcopy support material you must mail it on or before the closing date.

Supporting materials

For your application to be eligible for assessment, you must include the following required support material with your application by the closing date.

We recommend you also read the FAQs section.

All applicants must submit ONE of the following:

Images

• 10 images of previous work (20 for groups) either uploaded OR posted on a non-rewriteable CD ROM

- in PowerPoint format 

- one image per slide, on a black background

- do not include text in presentation

- maximum file size is 70mb

OR

Video and moving image

• A two mintue show reel (.mp4 or Quicktime .mov files only) either uploaded (up to 70mb) OR posted on a high quality non-authored DVD (up to 100mb).

Note: Artists working with moving images must not provide still images as their support material.

OR

Writers Only

• A sample of writing

          One writer: attach no more than 12 x A4 pages, two of which may be an abstract of your writing project (.pdf)

          Several writers: limit of two pages per writer as a separate document (.pdf).

Support Material before assessment meeting

To be eligible, applicants must submit the following material by 30 June 2012 

For the presentation of work, applicants must provide:

• Names and written confirmation and availability of the artists and other professionals involved
• Written confirmation of venues or invitations to exhibit.

In line with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts policy and its principles, the Australia Council requires that applications for projects containing representations of artistic/cultural practice or intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities must provide letters from relevant communities or artists. Letters must show clear evidence of support and agreement for the activities undertaken. In preparing your application, you may wish to consult Indigenous protocol guides in song, performance, writing, media arts and visual arts.

Important information

Any additional support material supplied will not be considered in the assessment of your application.

Contact the visual arts board staff if you need advice on the most suitable support material to include with your application or when you must submit your support material.

Application checklist

We encourage you to use this handy checklist to help you prepare and submit your application. You should:

1. read the Funding Guide for 2012, in particular the general eligibility requirements, the information on making an application and the information on how your application will be assessed;
2. read all of the information provided for this grant (across all the tabs above);
3. get in contact with the grant contact person to discuss your application;
4. prepare you application, being mindful that you address all of the eligibility and selection criteria for this grant; and
5. submit your application form online using the 'Apply online' button in the right-hand column.