Please prepare and submit the following documents to your application online:
- Current CV/Resume of artist or artist team, two (2) page maximum.
- Artist statement that describes your (or Artist Team’s) experience with large-scale exterior mural work, youth engagement, and community-based projects. Include 1-2 completed projects that demonstrate this experience and are relevant to this project. (maximum of 500 words)
- Five (5) to ten (10) images of previous relevant/public artwork submitted as high-quality JPG files. Image files are uploaded to the Media Viewer on the application portal. Do not use gifs, tiffs, or other image formats. If an Artist Team, samples of artist teams’ work must 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/were the lead artist(s). 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 (noting section(s) painted)
- Title, Date
- Medium
- Size - Dimensions
- Location
- Project Budget
- Identification List Example:
- List of at least three (3) Professional References. Please include name, address, phone number and email address for each reference or upload written references.
- All CAH Compliance Documents: Applicants must submit the following six (6) Compliance Documents (templates and instructions are here: https://dcarts.dc.gov/node/408702)
- Written Statement (Word Doc) dated at the time of application that confirms the applicant (artist/artist team) will submit to all required background checks as instructed by DCPS if selected. (see Background Check section page 8).
- Certificate of Clean Hands obtained from Office of Tax and Revenue dated within 30 days of application
- Statement of Certification dated and signed at the time of application
- IRS Form W-9 (version Oct-2018) for the applicant dated and signed 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 for artist and each artist team member. Completion and submission of this form will have no impact on funding decisions. Responses are used for statistical and diversity inclusion purposes only and will not be seen by the grant review panel.
Submission Deadline – Completed applications must be received and uploaded to the grant’s portal by December 29, 2023 (9 PM ET). Failure to submit mandatory documents in the application will result in disqualification.
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