Partnership
_Learning through
__Art,
___Culture & the
____ Environment
CALL NOW • 277-6574 to Attend a Brainstorming Workshop for the “Expressing Community” Grant
Expressing Community is a project collaboration between Harwood Art Center
and the College of Fine Arts’ PLACE Program. We are inviting UNM fine
arts students—from all disciplines—to submit proposals for an
arts project that is about community and in community. We are looking for
proposals that consider the artist as the catalyst for transformative experience.
We are seeking proposals that investigate how the interaction between artist
and community is the art—is the production of relational art.
For this proposal, we are asking for an artistic experience that is about
community, in community.
We are broadly defining “community” as the confluence of people,
cultures and places.
The PLACE Program is seeking to close the gap between university and community;
between student artist and emerging professional; between artist and citizen.
We believe experiential learning opportunities are essential to a student’s
career development. We believe communities appreciate generous gestures of
curiosity and good will. And, we also believe artists who draw upon relational
thinking can transform everyday experience into a moment of meaning.
Students selected for the Expressing Community grant will be identified as
Relational-Artist-In-Residence (or R.A.I.R.) because their courage and generosity
to create experiences about community, in community are, indeed, rare.
RAIR students will receive project support from staff of both the PLACE Program
and Harwood Art Center. The PLACE Program will provide educational and project
supervision. Additionally, PLACE will promote RAIR projects with a profile
on the PLACE website, project announcements and video documentation. All Expressing
Community projects will also be displayed on the CABQ “Downtown Window
on the Arts.” Harwood Art Center will provide RAIR students with project
mentorship from an organizational perspective. Harwood will advise RAIR students
on community networking strategies and facilitate making community contacts.
Harwood will also profile RAIR students and their community projects in the
Harwood quarterly newsletter, a circulation of 12,000. Additionally, Harwood
will host a panel discussion in the spring that will allow the artists and
community to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the project and the
collaboration.
Students interested in submitting a proposal are encouraged to familiarize
themselves with the resource information on “Service
Learning and Relational Art” available on the PLACE website.
CALL NOW • 277-6574 Attend a Brainstorming Workshop for the “Expressing Community” Grant
PROJECT PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
Before applying for this grant, students should familiarize themselves with
the PLACE Program website, especially review the resource page on “Service
Learning and Relational Art”. Consider how your project idea carries
out the notion that the artist creates an experience that is intentionally
open to the responses of others. The “art” is what develops relationally—back
and forth—between the artistic event and the community.
Grant Timeline:
Call for the Proposals
Sept. 27th
Brainstorming Grant Workshop: By Arrangement - Call
DUE: Completed Proposals: Dec. 1st
Grant Awards Announced: Dec. 8th
PLACE Orientation: By Arrangement – Before Dec. 15th
Harwood Orientation: By Arrangement – Before Dec. 15th
Project Completed: April 30th
Grants will be reviewed and selected by a panel of three:
Susan McAllister, Director of Development, Harwood Art Center
Alejandro Lopéz, Community Artist
Ramsey Lofton, Community Education Supervisor
Proposals will be evaluated based upon the following three criteria:
Strength of Idea (what): 40 points
Feasibility (how): 30 points
Rationale (why): 30 points
*Living Mural Service =15 Bonus points
Proposal Cover Sheet:
Name/Address/Phone/Email
Major & Year
Title
Brief Project Description (50-75 words)
Proposal Narrative (3 pages / typed):
• Strength of Idea:
Project Description
- What is the everyday moment of meaning you’re investigating?
- What is the relational technique your project proposes to develop?
- How does this project “express community”?
• Feasibility: Ability
to Carry Out Proposed Project
- Describe knowledge or experiences that will help you do this project;
- List resources you have access to that will help you with this project:
e.g. people, networking means, equipment, free time, transportation, etc.
- Simple Budget Outline: materials, rentals, services, gas, etc.
- Ability to complete your art project/event by April 30th
• Rationale:
- Why do you want to do this project?
- What do you hope to achieve from this project?
Written Recommendation:
Choose a Teacher, Employer, or Civic Leader
How do you know this applicant?
Do you think they are capable of finishing this project?
What areas of mentorship will this applicant need most?
SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO:
Jennifer Lucero, CFA Admin Assistant
CFA Advisement Office
By Dec., 1st • 5:00pm
Relational-Artist-In-Residence
Committment:
Orientation with PLACE for project planning (2.5 hrs)
Orientation with Harwood for project planning (2.5 hrs)
Project meetings with PLACE and Harwood scheduled by the RAIR as needed
Expressing Community Project Development (45-50 estimated hours)
Reflection Synthesis Activity (10 hrs)
Recognition Roundtable Dinner (2.5 hrs)
Recognition of
Service Awards & Benefits:
-Grant award of $500 undergraduates / $750 for graduate students
-Certificate of “Relational-Artist-In-Residence” from Harwood
Art Center
-Letter of Recommendation from Harwood
-PLACE “Certificate of Service” signed by CFA Dean & Community
Educ Supervisor
-Project support from a university program and community organization
-Mentorship from university and community professionals
-RAIR profiles on PLACE website and Hardwood newsletter
-Expressing Community project displayed on CABQ “Downtown Window on
the Arts”
-One year Harwood membership
-Personal reward from widening your circle of experience, kindness and friendship
Contact:
Ramsey Lofton – Community Education Supervisor
