VADA Application Process and Forms




			For the 2007 APPLICATION FORM click here [PDF] [WORD version] For the 2007 APPLICATION GUIDELINES click here [PDF] [WORD version] Grant Size and Range • The total grant budget is $56,500. • Grants range from $3,000 to $5,000. Who May Apply This Award is available to individual artists who meet the following criteria: • Residents of BC who have lived in the province for at least 12 months. • Emerging or mid-career visual artists and artisans. • Not full or part-time student. • Can demonstrate a commitment to their creative practice through their independent production and exhibition activities. • Priority will be given to artists who have not previously been a recipient of the VADA Award. • Applications will not be accepted from artists who have been a recipient of the VADA Award within the past three years. Eligible Activities: • Learning a new technique or process, which furthers the visual artist or artisan’s creative growth and development. The proposal must have a distinct learning component based on technique or process. • The program of work must be achievable in the 12 months following the jury decision. • Self-guided non-institutional learning, or a learning experience or apprenticeship with a senior artist, mentor, or elder. Activities NOT Eligible: • A program of work based exclusively on research of a theme or concept. • Proposals to complete work for an exhibition. • Collaborative projects. VADA funds individuals only. • A program to acquire entrepreneurial or professional practice skills (i.e. promotions, studio or business set up). • The learning experience cannot centre on a course or group workshop in a school or art studio, nor can it be a program of directed or independent studies in a school or institute. Eligible Expenses • Costs of honoraria, materials, travel, equipment rental/purchase (whichever is most cost effective), or expenses directly associated with proposed program. If you are proposing a self-directed learning program, please submit a detailed plan and costs. Ineligible Expenses • Documentation of work • Exhibition related costs (i.e., framing, exhibition fees, promotions, invitations). Documentation • Documentation of applicant’s recent work (within the last 5 years), clearly reproduced, consisting of no more than ten slides (or photographs), or 3 minutes of video. Acceptable formats include: 35mm slides, photographs, VHS, or CD (Real Media or QuickTime) for PCs. • It is recommended that you submit slides. Submission of photographs is discouraged. • We recommend that you arrange your images in chronological order. • Please do not submit original artwork. • Submit slides OR digital images, not a combination of both formats • If you choose to submit digital files, these guidelines will assist you in your submission of computer-based electronic files for the VADA Awards. Please clearly mark your name on each CD you submit. Please also indicate the program that is best for viewing your material. Please test your material before you submit it to make sure that it is readable. It is your responsibility to ensure that all material is in a readable format. Acceptable formats: • PC-compatible images. • .jpg, .tif, or .bmp file types. (between 300-1200dpi) • movie or video files that can be accessed with one of the following plug-ins: QuickTime, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player or Flash (or submit a DVD). DO: • If you are submitting single images rather than a presentation, label each of your images with a number and title. Start the number of the first nine images with a zero to ensure they are presented chronologically (for example: 01title.jpg, 02title.jpg, 10title.jpg). DON’T • exceed the maximum of 3 MB per image. • submit Mac-compatible files. • submit pdfs. • use hyperlinks to Internet sites with your images. • include programs or software that must be installed. • Include a stamped and self-addressed envelope including the gallery’s return address (see below), for return of slides or video. Please ensure you have included sufficient postage (stamps only—no meter postage please). Adjudication Process • A jury of diverse individuals who are active in the visual arts in British Columbia will be convened in June to evaluate the applications and make the award decisions. Applicants will be notified approximately 8 weeks after the June 30, 2006 deadline. Basis for Evaluation • Merit and quality of the proposed artistic learning program. • Applicant’s skill as determined by the jury, based on submitted documentation. • Feasibility of learning program based on proposed budget and timeline. • Applicant’s commitment to developing artistic vision and technique. • Clarity of application presentation. Application Requirements • A completed application form with the required documentation and a self-addressed stamped envelope must be received by the Contemporary Art Gallery by Friday, June 29, 2007 by 6:00 p.m. (Additional material not pertaining directly to the proposed program of work, such as reviews, catalogues, invitations and certificates will not be accepted or returned if submitted.) Send completed applications to: Visual Arts Development Award, Contemporary Art Gallery 555 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 6R5 Need Help? Contact vada@contemporaryartgallery.ca.

For the 2007 APPLICATION FORM click here
[PDF] [WORD version]

For the 2007 APPLICATION GUIDELINES click here [PDF] [WORD version]

Grant Size and Range
• The total grant budget is $56,500.
• Grants range from $3,000 to $5,000.

Eligible Expenses
• Costs of honoraria, materials, travel, equipment rental/purchase (whichever is most cost effective), or expenses directly associated with proposed program. If you are proposing a self-directed learning program, please submit a detailed plan and costs.

Ineligible Expenses
• Documentation of work
• Exhibition related costs (i.e., framing, exhibition fees, promotions, invitations).

Adjudication Process
• A jury of diverse individuals who are active in the visual arts in British Columbia will be convened in June to evaluate the applications and make the award decisions. Applicants will be notified approximately 8 weeks after the June 30, 2006 deadline.

Need Help? Contact vada@contemporaryartgallery.ca.

For the 2007 APPLICATION FORM click here [PDF] [WORD version] For the 2007 APPLICATION GUIDELINES click here [PDF] [WORD version] Grant Size and Range • The total grant budget is $56,500. • Grants range from $3,000 to $5,000.

Eligible Expenses • Costs of honoraria, materials, travel, equipment rental/purchase (whichever is most cost effective), or expenses directly associated with proposed program. If you are proposing a self-directed learning program, please submit a detailed plan and costs.

Ineligible Expenses • Documentation of work • Exhibition related costs (i.e., framing, exhibition fees, promotions, invitations).

Adjudication Process • A jury of diverse individuals who are active in the visual arts in British Columbia will be convened in June to evaluate the applications and make the award decisions. Applicants will be notified approximately 8 weeks after the June 30, 2006 deadline.

Need Help? Contact vada@contemporaryartgallery.ca.

For the 2007 APPLICATION FORM click here
[PDF] [WORD version]

For the 2007 APPLICATION GUIDELINES click here [PDF] [WORD version]

Grant Size and Range
• The total grant budget is $56,500.
• Grants range from $3,000 to $5,000.

Eligible Expenses
• Costs of honoraria, materials, travel, equipment rental/purchase (whichever is most cost effective), or expenses directly associated with proposed program. If you are proposing a self-directed learning program, please submit a detailed plan and costs.

Ineligible Expenses
• Documentation of work
• Exhibition related costs (i.e., framing, exhibition fees, promotions, invitations).

Adjudication Process
• A jury of diverse individuals who are active in the visual arts in British Columbia will be convened in June to evaluate the applications and make the award decisions. Applicants will be notified approximately 8 weeks after the June 30, 2006 deadline.