Details of the Artistic Assistance Application

Artistic Assistance is an electronic upload application.  Do not download the attached worksheets and submit them by email.  Follow the instructions below in order to submit. 

OVERALL STIPULATIONS

• Applicants must be VOTING MEMBERS in good standing (dues current) and should be actively involved in Alternate ROOTS activities (i.e., attendance at Annual Meetings, involvement with rhizome activities through regions, etc.).  Note:  Artistic Assistance is not available to Introductory Members or Satellite Members.
  
• Artists should demonstrate how their work is consistent with the ROOTS mission.
• Artists may receive only one Artistic Assistance award per year (i.e. if you receive a grant in March of one year, you must wait until the following March to apply again). 
• Funds are expected to be resources beyond the artist’s usual association (i.e., should be money that you are unable to raise otherwise for your professional development).
• Award amounts range from $250.00 - $1,000.00. Awards are limited to $1,000.
• Artists must match the award on a 1-to-1 basis (i.e., for every $1.00 received from ROOTS, the artist must match $1.00).
• You may also use an in-kind match, up to 50% of your total match (e.g. $500 grant = $1000 in total expenses; $250 cash match, $250 in-kind contribution). In-kind matches must be documented and documentation must be submitted as part of your application.
  
• Artistic Assistance is not project/product-dependent.
• Recipients cannot use Artistic Assistance to pay themselves.
  
• Expenses already incurred within the last 90-days toward this specific request for the artists’ professional development may be used as matching funds. (Evidence must be submitted with the application.) 
  
• A conflict-of-interest free panel of arts professionals, to include one or several members of Alternate ROOTS, will review applications.

STIPULATIONS FOR THIS FUNDING CYCLE (CYCLE XVI)

• All projects funded in this round must be completed no later than October 31, 2012. A written final report, including all budget information, must be submitted within 30-days of the completion of your proposed activities.  (Please use the form attached below.)

PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES

• In order to maintain membership equity throughout Alternate ROOTS' Artistic Assistance Program, members who have not previously received funding and first-time applicants to the Artistic Assistance program will be given priority throughout the selection process.
  

REPORTING AND REFLECTION

• Details and requirements of final reports can be found on the final reports page here.

WORK SAMPLES & APPLICATION FAQs
Work samples must be digital and must be attached to the application itself.  Hard copies of work samples will not be accepted in the office.  Here are some helpful hints for attaching digital work samples to the application:

• URLs:  You can point panelists to your website, YouTube, Mp3Tunes or other websites that contain examples of your work.
• The ROOTS website:  If you don't have your own website, might we recommend that your artist profile on the ROOTS website is a good place to start?  Feel free to point panelists there as it has the capacity to hosts lots of information and upload up to five images.
• So how do I get these URLs into my application?  Easy!  Just copy and paste them into a Word document, describe what you want the panelists to pay attention to, and then save that document into the Work Samples section of the application.
• You can also type this part into the introductory box of the application where you describe the project and just say, "For more information about me / my project and to view work samples, please visit www.describingmyproject.org."
• If you are preparing your application for the first time, please feel free to call the office for advice, or view our mentor page to contact someone who has gone through the program/application before.
  

TO APPLY FOR AN ARTISTIC ASSISTANCE GRANT:

1. Check to see if you are logged in on the website.  If you are logged in to this
 website on this computer currently, you will see a menu heading with
 your username as the title if you scroll down and look on the left hand
 column of this page. 
   
2. Make sure you are a voting member.  If your membership dues are current, 
then you will see a menu item on the left-hand side with the title
 "Member."  If you need to renew your dues, please click here to do so.
   
3. If both of the above are true, when you click here to view the application form, you will be able to do so. 
   
4. Please consider using the attached worksheet below before you get started on your electronic upload to the website. If you encounter difficulties, please write to Shannon Turner at shannon@alternateroots.org.            - NOTE: The worksheet is simply for your purposes and is not a substitute for the electronic upload.  You must go through the process of applying through the website.