Half Moon Bay Artist Residency: 2014 Residency Application Form

APPLICATION CHECK LIST

Each complete application should include the following items:

Your work sample is the most important part of your application.

__ Artist in Residence Application Form

__ Project Description

Provide a one-page, clearly written description of the project you plan to pursue during your time at the HMB Artist Residency. Please be specific and frank about your needs. Note that the goal of working on the creative process is as valid as working toward specific products. Please indicate how HMB Artist Residency might be particularly important to your work.

__ Resume/Curriculum Vitae

Include your résumé or curriculum vitae, limited to two pages in length, listing important professional achievements.

__ Work Sample

Provide a sample of work finished within the last three years. Please note that work samples are the primary concern of the panels when assessing applications. We recommend that if you have a work sample of a movie or performance that has a link to website or that you can load and link to a website (vimeo or youtube) that you list the link to that site, your name, title of the work and any necessary passwords to access the website on a one-page document. If you mail your submission, please burn .jpg or .mov work samples on a DVD or CD that is compatible with both PC and Mac. Make sure these are unlocked and can be burned for the juries. Please test all work samples before sending.

Literature–A short story, essay, chapter of a novel, 10 poems, or an act of

a play or one script, not to exceed 20 pages and labeled with your name

and year of completion. No staples or binding.

Visual Arts–One set of up to 10 images. (Do not send hard copies or slides.)

Indicate your name and year of completion.

Music, Dance or Theater–One exemplary piece.

Interdisciplinary–A representative sample of your work; use guidelines for

most relevant disciplines to decide scope/form of your sample.

Collaborative–Please apply with the same project description, work

sample and Outreach Participation Form. All participating artists in the

collaboration must provide their own application form, résumé/CV,

references and application fee. If there is not an existing work sample with the collaboration, other artists in the proposed collaboration should submit their own work sample.

__ References

Provide letters of support from two professionals in your field who can speak about you and your work (see following Reference Forms). You may include them with your application, or they can be sent directly from your reference to HMB Artist Residency by the June 15 deadline.

__ Outreach Participation Form

HMB Artist Residency Program honors artists’ need for time and space during their residency. Even so, we highly encourage our artists to contribute to our mission as a community arts organization by devoting time to interacting with our community. Please complete the Community Participation Form.

__ $35 application fee

Credit card payments are easily made when using paypal for lauramchugh@me.com. Check or money orders (in U.S. dollars) may be made payable to HMB Artist Residency. For Visa, MasterCard or American Express payment, please call our office (650-743-2791). To be considered, applications must be postmarked or uploaded through submittable.com by midnight June 15, 2013.

Send via post or email to:

HMB Artist Residency

Artists in Residence Program

285 Poplar Street

Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

lauramchugh@me.com

APPLICATION FOR
2014 HMB ARTIST RESIDENCYPROGRAM

FIRST & LAST NAME:

ADDRESS:

PHONE (H): (W): (C):

EMAIL:

WEBSITE:

Is this a collaboration? ____ Collaborator(s)’ Name:
*Have collaborator fill out separate application.

Discipline Select one of the following categories and indicate genre, medium or specialty.

Visual Arts: Literature: Film: Music/Composition: Dance/Choreography: Design/Architecture: Scientific Endeavor:

Studio/Workspace Preference

Mark next to preferred space with an X

Studio In-room workspace (w/work table):

Dates and Accommodation Costs Residencies will be available in the 2014 season during the dates listed below. Please prioritize your choices (1-3 with 1 being best date). We will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

3-month ___ MAY 1-JUL 31 ___ SEPT 1 – NOV 30
FEE: $1,200

1-month ___ JANUARY ___ FEBRUARY ___ MARCH
FEE: $500

Week-long ___ MAR 30 – APR 5 ___ APR 7 – APR 12
___ APR 14 – APR 19 ___ APR 21 – APR 26

FEE: $125/week

References List the two references you are asking for letters of recommendations.

1. 2.

Community Participation

The HMB Artist Residency Program honors artists’ time and space during their residency. Each residency, we ask artists to create a public/social art project in the community toward the end of the residency. This helps us contribute to our mission to make Half Moon Bay a vibrant art community.

Please describe briefly how you envision meeting this goal during your residency:

___ Open Studios

___ Public Performance

___ Pop-up Gallery Show (1-2 Days) with Artist Reception

___ Other (describe):

Please outline the project you would like to conduct. Be as specific as possible. Please specify length of time and possible materials needed:

Accommodation Fee Scholarship Request

If you are requesting a scholarship to cover some or all of the accommodation fee, describe your request and reason for hardship.

I have read the application criteria and agree with all terms and conditions:

Name Date

Signature

REFERENCE FORM

Please postmark by June 15, 2013.

You may also respond to these questions on your own letterhead.

APPLICANT’S NAME REFERENCES NAME

AFFILIATION/ORGANIZATION EMAIL

ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

DAYTIME PHONE

Please provide a brief assessment of the applicant’s creative work:

Comment on the applicant’s ability to work independently and productively in a community environment:

Signature Date