The following is a checklist of all mandatory and supplementary documents that applicants are required to submit with the FY22 Cooper-Gordon Park application. All documents must be uploaded through CAH's online grant portal by the application deadline. These documents should accompany the required narrative questions in the grant portal. Visit www.dcarts.dc.gov and click on the "Grants" tab, then select "Grantee Resources" to obtain the "Compliance Documents" listed below.
Mandatory Documents/File
- Artist(s)/designer(s) Résumé/CV: Two (2) pages maximum. Should demonstrate at least 3-4- years’ experience designing, fabrication, and installing exterior public art projects.
- Artist Statement: What is your motivation and passion as a public artist? Please describe your experience designing and fabricating large-scale outdoor public art, commemorations, memorials, or recognition of significant events, people, or moments in time. Describe how your practice is responsive to the community and the installation site. Consider the project goals listed in the RFA in your response. (350 Word limit)
- Work Impact Narrative Describe your approach to site-specific public art projects, community engagement, and ability to translate artistic discipline to the intended audience. Should include a discussion that demonstrates sensitivity to the cultural, ethnic, and economic, background of the participants and reflects the community/neighborhood, and project site. Consider the project goals listed in the RFA in your response. (500 Word limit)
- Budget: Provide a detailed Budget Outline that breaks down how funds will be used. Up to 35% of the grant award can be sued for administrative costs. Please refer to Allowable Costs and Funding Restrictions in the RFA.
- Work sample(s): Five (5) to ten (10) images of previous relevant artwork submitting highquality JPG files (do not use gifs, tiffs, or other image formats), uploaded to the Media Viewer in the application. See Addendum A for further guidance. If submitting as an artist team, samples of artist teams' work should also be submitted identifying their samples. Please do not embed images into PowerPoint or PDF documents.
- Image Identification List of previous public artwork corresponding to the submitted images within the application. If an Artist Team, please differentiate to clearly define each artist/s’ work samples and who was the lead artists. Please provide all requested details for each image. Number each image in the Media Viewer and match with corresponding numbers for the Image Identification List
- Identification List Example:
- Artist Name
- Lead Artist/ Artist’s Role on the Project
- Title, Date
- Medium
- Size - Dimensions
- Location
- Project Budget
- Professional References: List of at least three (3). Please include name, address, phone number and email address for each reference.
- All CAH Compliance Documents: Applicants must submit the following five (5) Compliance Documents (templates and instructions are here: https://dcarts.dc.gov/node/408702)
- Certificate of Clean Hands dated within 30 days of application.
- Statement of Certification dated at the time of application.
- IRS Form W-9 (version Oct-2018) for the applicant dated within 30 days of application.
- List of Insurance Carriers and Policies to certify an applicant's current general liability insurance carrier and coverage status.
- Individual Demographic Overview Form. Completion and submission of this form will have no impact on funding decisions. Responses are used for statistical and diversityinclusion purposes only and will not be seen by the grant review panel.
Documents must be uploaded as PDFs through CAH's online grant portal prior to the application deadline. Incomplete or late applications or applications that do not follow the instructions and guidelines may be deemed ineligible for review and funding.
An automated confirmation of an applicant's submission does not guarantee an applicant's eligibility or funding. Technical issues or failure to receive a confirmation email must be brought to the attention of CAH staff prior to the application deadline.
General Suggestions
- Test the functionality of viewing image files in the application portal before the final submission of their application. If the applicant cannot view a work sample, it is unlikely that panelists will be able to view it.
- Use the Help/Support button in the grants portal for technical issues with the site with ample time to address the issue prior to the application deadline.
- Upload pictures as JPG files (less than 20MB, minimum resolution of 72 dpi).
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