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CORNELL COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

CHECK LIST:

Application form, signed by relevant chair

Budget form

500 word narrative describing proposed project, key

people involved, the artistic merit and significance of

the project to the community, and schedule

One-page artistic resume / biography per artist /

presenter

One of set supporting materials that may include any of

the following:

• up to 8 high resolution JPEG images of work,

captioned with title, date, medium, size

• up to 2 written works of no more than 3 pages each

in PDF format

• one DVD of no more than 3 works of music or

performance in Quicktime, or website URL

DEADLINE FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12:

Applications due in CCA Office by October 21, 2011, 4PM

Retroactive projects completed between September 1 -

October 21, 2011 may be considered for funding.

GRANT APPLICATIONGrants To Faculty / Departments / Programs

GRANT DESCRIPTION

Grants are awarded by the CCA annually for projects

that have the potential to engage a distinct audience.

Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects are

highly encouraged and will receive funding priority --

these types of projects may represent efforts to

enlarge upon collaborative interests between different

departments, units, or faculty. Grants are made in

amounts of $2,500 or less, depending on the merit of

the project idea and proposal documents.

ELIGIBILITY

Cornell departments, programs and individual faculty

members are eligible to apply.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Use the checklist below to ensure you have included

necessary items. Incomplete applications will not be

accepted.

Submit the following by email or on CD-ROM:

All documents must be in Acrobat PDF format. Maximum of 2 PDFs which may be multiple pages (e.g. application form and budget as one PDF, resume, project description, etc., as one PDF).

CORNELL COUNCIL FOR THE ARTSGRANT APPLICATIONGrants To Faculty / Departments / Programs

GUIDELINES

The Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA) stimulates

artistic production and discourse through the

support of individual faculty members, departments,

programs, and academic units at Cornell through

this grant category. The CCA welcomes proposals

requesting grants for artists and arts-related

projects to be presented on campus or in the Ithaca

area. Grants are intended to support cultural

activities outside of the regular academic responsi-

bility of individual departments or units.

Applications will be reviewed on the basis of the following criteria:

Artistic Excellence:•Quality of the artistic work and project concept

•Artistic significance of the project

Artistic Merit:•Potential impact on the academic, artistic and

cultural community

•Potential for the project to achive artist’s intended

outcome/s

•Ability to carry out the project including the

appropriateness of the budget, the quality and

clarity of the project goals and design, the

resources required and the qualifications of the

project’s organizers

CONDITIONS

Applicants are required to secure non-CCA financial

support. The CCA may require matching funds from

the initiating sponsor of the event. Travel expenses

are supported only for visiting artists. Reception, food

and beverage costs are not funded. As a requirement

for receiving CCA funds, the project organizer must

submit a brief report accompanied by visual documen-

tation of the project to the CCA Office within 4 weeks of

presentation.

Faculty receiving grants for individual projects may

have funds deposited into research accounts or submit

receipts in the amount of their grant for reimburse-

ment of expense related to their project.

All publicity for CCA-sponsored events must give credit

for CCA sponsorship with the following statement

“Sponsored in part by a grant from the Cornell Council

for the Arts.” An announcement of the event with one

high resolution JPEG image or Quicktime clip of

performance (no larger than 20 mb) must be sent to

the CCA office at least 2 weeks prior to the event.

Announcements are to be sent via email to

[email protected] for inclusion on the CCA website:

http://cca.cornell.edu.

Examples of project funding include but are not limited to the following:

Visual and Media Arts:•Single or mixed media collage, drawing, mapping, painting, photography, printmaking

Space and Installation Arts:•Single or mixed media indoor/outdoor installations, land art and sculpture•Apparel / fashion, architectural, industrial, interior, lighting, and stage set design•Exhibitions, film and video screenings

Performance and Music Arts:•Choreography, composition, conducting, directing, movement and dance, musical and vocal performance, performance art, and theatrical performance

Creative and Literary Arts:•Bookmaking, creative writing, literary performance, poetry, prose and scriptwriting

Applicant:

Department / Program:

Department Account Number:

Campus Address:

Phone:

Project Title:

APPLICATION FORM

Category (check one):

Date and Place of Presentation:

Department Chair / Program Director:

Visual and Media Arts

Space and Installation Arts

Performance and Music Arts

Creative and Literary Arts

Email Address:

Title:

BUDGET

INCOME

Applicant’s Department / Program / Other Sources: $

Co-sponsoringContributors and

Contributions(list individually)

Honoraria/um(List Artists / Group /

Speaker AMTS)

Travel andAccommodations

Space Rental(name of venue)

Equipment Rental(list individually)

Shipping Costs

Advertising

Other(list individually)

EXPENSES

AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM CCA:

TOTAL EXPENSES:

TOTAL INCOME (not including request): $

CHECK LIST:

Budget form

presenter

the following:

in PDF format

GRANT DESCRIPTION

ELIGIBILITY

accepted.

GUIDELINES

cultural community

outcome/s

CONDITIONS

presentation.

Applicant:

Campus Address:

Phone:

Project Title:

APPLICATION FORM

Email Address:

Title:

BUDGET

INCOME

Speaker AMTS)

Shipping Costs

Advertising

EXPENSES

TOTAL EXPENSES:

CHECK LIST:

Budget form

presenter

the following:

in PDF format

GRANT DESCRIPTION

ELIGIBILITY

accepted.

GUIDELINES

cultural community

outcome/s

CONDITIONS

presentation.

Applicant:

Campus Address:

Phone:

Project Title:

APPLICATION FORM

Email Address:

Title:

BUDGET

INCOME

Speaker AMTS)

Shipping Costs

Advertising

EXPENSES

TOTAL EXPENSES:

CHECK LIST:

Budget form

presenter

the following:

in PDF format

GRANT DESCRIPTION

ELIGIBILITY

accepted.

GUIDELINES

cultural community

outcome/s

CONDITIONS

presentation.

Applicant:

Campus Address:

Phone:

Project Title:

APPLICATION FORM

Email Address:

Title:

BUDGET

INCOME

Speaker AMTS)

Shipping Costs

Advertising

EXPENSES

TOTAL EXPENSES:

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