CAH values and emphasizes excellence in all grant programs within all disciplines. This section contains detailed information on CAH's requirements and suggestions regarding content. Arts and humanities content and/or merit is one of several criteria on which an application is reviewed. Other criteria may include District Impact and Engagement, Financial Capacity, Management and Sustainability, and others as dictated within the program guidelines and review criteria.
The arts content and merit are primarily demonstrated to the advisory review panel through the applicant's:
Section 1 - Work sample(s)
Section 2 - Support material(s)
Section 3 - Résumé(s) of key personnel
Section 4 - General Suggestions from CAH staff (see below)
The work sample carries significant weight because it must contain the clearest depiction of the applicant's best work(s) of art. All applicants must submit work samples of public art or demonstration of content of services provided from public artists.
To further assist the applicant in submitting strong artistic content with an application, general suggestions are provided below.
Section 1 - Work Samples
Work samples are critical to each application and are carefully considered during application review. CAH strongly recommends that applicants pay close attention to the content of work sample submissions.
The guidelines on what to submit within a work sample submission depend on the grant application. Applicants should adhere to the work sample requirements listed in the RFA to strengthen the application under consideration. Make sure to submit the most relevant work samples that demonstrate your completed experience in the grant request. For example, if the grant is for exterior murals, only submit samples of exterior murals. If the grant is for sculpture, only submit samples of completed sculptures.
Consider work samples not more than five (5) years before the date of submission.
If applying as an artist team, make sure to differentiate which member of the team completed what task and who is the lead artist in the samples submitted.
Section 2 - Support Materials
Support materials are documents that strengthen the application and provide additional information that directly relates to the grant request. Support materials do not replace a work sample. They do, however, reinforce the quality of the applicant's arts and humanities disciplines.
Examples of support material include:
- Exhibition reviews
- Letters of recommendation
- Certificates, commendations, or awards
- Assessments or work evaluation
Section 3 - Resumes of Key Personnel
Advisory review panelists may determine the capacity and sustainability of the proposed project by reviewing the résumés of the key artists, administrators, and facilitators involved in the grant activity.
Your resume or CV should have the most relevant and recent experience at the top.
Section 4 - General Suggestions from CAH Staff
When creating and preparing work samples, support materials and résumés, CAH recommends that applicants consider the following:
- Applicants should test the functionality of viewing their work sample(s) in the application portal prior to final submission of their application. If the applicant cannot view a work sample, it is unlikely that panelists will be able to view it. For technical assistance, contact CAH with ample time to address the issue prior to the application deadline.
- Select recent, high-quality samples that relate as directly as possible to the application.
- Upload pictures as JPG files (less than 20MB) with a minimum resolution of 72 dpi.
- Exceeding the recommended number of work samples in an application may weaken the application.
- Carefully chosen work samples (pictures, renderings, etc.) tend to make the greatest impact and create a strong artistic impression.
- Advisory review panelists must review a work sample from all applicants.
- Label each work sample or document so that panelists can easily identify it.
- For project-based grants, including samples of similar completed projects help to illustrate the applicant's ability to execute the proposed project.
- Application materials should demonstrate the skill level of the artist(s) involved in the creation of artwork.
For online materials and website:
A website is not a sufficient work sample. Only submit a website link that is an essential part of the project.
Provide all passwords or include any necessary information required to view your work sample, such as plug-ins or navigation paths (hyperlinks).
Ensure that the website links or online materials are functional and accessible through, at minimum, September 30, 2024 (the grant funding period). An inoperative link to a website containing your work sample will negatively affect the application. CAH is not responsible for any material outside of the online grant’s portal.
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