Mary B. Regan Community Artist Residency Work Samples & Support Materials Work samples and support materials are the most important parts of your application. Grants are awarded primarily on artistic merit and your work samples are the only means panelists have to assess it. Works included must have been created/performed within the last three years. Work samples should be of the highest possible quality. Please read discipline specific requirements by clicking the buttons below. Visual and Craft Artists Composers, Musicians, and Songwriters Film/Video Artists Dance Artists, Spoken-word Artists, Storytellers, and Theater Artists Playwrights, Poets, Prose Writers, and Screenwriters
Visual and Craft Artists The following are direct uploads on the Support Materials page of the application: PDF résumé - no more than four pages, emphasizing activities, employment, accomplishments, etc. related to your discipline. PDF artist statement - no more than one page, describing your work and the key ideas and goals that drive you to create. PDF Work Sample inventory - see example. The following are uploaded to the Work Sample page of the application*: o o o 10 images, or Up to 5 minutes of video (maximum of 3 total video samples) or Up to 5 images and up to 2 minutes of video (maximum of 2 total video samples) Video uploads are for performance artists and artists using kinetic and time-based elements only. Artists working in new genres, including work created on or intended for presentation on the computer, should select the format appropriate to the nature of the work. For instance, standard Web pages and static computer-manipulated images should be uploaded as JPEGs. Work with a kinetic element should be presented as video, following those guidelines. *IMPORTANT - Click the button below for more information on the two-stage work sample upload process. word.doc to.pdf questions?
Composers, Musicians, and Songwriters The following are direct uploads on the Support Materials page of the application: PDF résumé - no more than four pages, emphasizing activities, employment, accomplishments, etc. related to your discipline. PDF artist statement - no more than one page, describing your work and the key ideas and goals that drive you to create. PDF Work Sample inventory - see example. Optional: PDF Web Link with Description for a full-length work of any duration - see example. The following are uploaded to the Work Sample page of the application. * These can be audio or video samples. Any combination of two-to-three excerpts or complete works not exceeding 10 minutes total running time. For jazz or symphonic compositions, upload a PDF score for each work sample. For electronic/experimental compositions, upload a PDf score or a technical statement describing the techniques, materials, and instruments for each work sample. For songwriting, please upload a PDF of the lyrics and instrumentation for each work sample. Work samples must represent work you have composed or performed. Electronically enhanced work samples, highly edited segments, or promotional videos will not be accepted. *IMPORTANT - Click the button below for more information on the two-stage work sample upload process. word.doc to.pdf questions?
Film/Video Artists The following are direct uploads on the Support Materials page of the application: PDF résumé - no more than four pages, emphasizing activities, employment, accomplishments, etc. related to your discipline. PDF artist statement - no more than one page, describing your work and the key ideas and goals that drive you to create. PDF Work Sample inventory - see example. Optional: PDF Web Link with Description for a full-length work of any duration - see example. The following are uploaded to the Work Sample page of the application*: Any combination of two-to-three excerpts or complete works not exceeding 10 minutes total running time. NO TRAILERS. The work samples you submit should be original, independent work and represent your skills as the primary filmmaker. Samples of work made for hire, educational pieces and promotional footage tend to be less competitive. Work completed as part of an academic requirement should not be submitted. Highly edited segments or promotional videos will not be accepted. *IMPORTANT - Click the button below for more information on the two-stage work sample upload process. word.doc to.pdf questions?
Dance Artists, Spoken-word Artists, Storytellers, and Theater Artists The following are direct uploads on the Support Materials page of the application: PDF résumé - no more than four pages, emphasizing activities, employment, accomplishments, etc. related to your discipline. PDF artist statement - no more than one page, describing your work and the key ideas and goals that drive you to create. PDF Work Sample inventory - see example. Optional: PDF Web Link with Description for a full-length work of any duration - see example. The following are uploaded to the Work Sample page of the application*: Any combination of two-to-three excerpts or complete works not exceeding 10 minutes total running time. Work samples must represent work you have created or performed. If applying with collaborators, the primary applicant must submit samples representing collaborative efforts with the co-applicant(s). Electronically enhanced work samples, highly edited segments, or promotional videos will not be accepted. *IMPORTANT - Click the button below for more information on the two-stage work sample upload process. Mail-in Packet Info word.doc to.pdf questions?
Playwrights, Poets, Prose Writers, and Screenwriters The following are direct uploads on the Support Materials page of the application: PDF résumé - no more than four pages, emphasizing activities, employment, accomplishments, etc. related to your discipline. PDF artist statement - no more than one page, describing your work and the key ideas and goals that drive you to create. PDF Work Sample inventory - see example. The following are uploaded to the Work Sample page of the application*: Up to 10 pages of single-spaced poems, or Up to 30 double-spaced pages of fiction or nonfiction, or Up to 30 double-spaced pages of a play or screenplay, or Work in a combination of these genres no longer than 30 pages. For partial samples of fiction, nonfiction, plays, and screenplays, include within the 30-page maximum a one-page synopsis of the work as a whole. Follow industry standards when formatting play and screenplay samples. *IMPORTANT - Click the button below for more information on the two-stage work sample upload process. word.doc to.pdf questions?
Work Sample Upload Steps Work sample selection is a two-stage process. 1. On the Work Sample page of your application, click the Image, Audio, Video, or Written Document Bank button to be taken to your Manage Work Samples Bank. Click the buttons of the file type you would like to upload to your Work Samples Bank and upload the files you would like to include in any of your applications. 2. Now you must attach the files from your Work Sample Bank to your Fellowship Application. Click on Current Programs & Applications and find your community residency application. Click START or EDIT to access your application. a. Navigate to the Work Samples page of your fellowship application. b. Click the Make Selection button for the corresponding file types. c. Check the box next to the work sample(s) you d like to attach to your application. d. Click Save then Close Window and ensure that the item(s) appear at the bottom of the Work Samples page. Work Sample Tips word.doc to.pdf
Work Sample Tips Work samples are the most important part of your application. Panelists are instructed to make their recommendations using artistic merit as a guiding criterion, so it is essential that applicants choose strong work that is well-presented by the work samples. Please select work samples that are: Well-documented. Poorly focused, framed, cropped, or exposed images or video documentation do not convey the level of professionalism panelists expect--and it s easy for them to pass over your project quickly as a result. Not promotional or highly edited. The panelists are tasked with assessing the artistic merit of the work samples. A highly edited clip, commercial, headshot, etc. will not be accepted as they are not helpful in this assessment. Recent. Please only include work that was created in the last three years.
Work Sample Inventory Example (visual/craft) All applicants are required to submit a Work Sample Inventory as a support material. Please put your name as it appears on the application on the top of the document. Then for each work sample uploaded, include: Image Title Medium Size Year Completed Please use 12 pt font. See next page for video. Video uploads are for performance artists and artists using kinetic and time-based elements only
Work Sample Inventory Example (video/audio) All applicants are required to submit a Work Sample Inventory as a support material. Please put your name as it appears on the application on the top of the document. Then for each work sample uploaded, include: Title Date premiered Complete running time of sample Other descriptive information Please use 12 pt font.
Work Sample Inventory Example (writers) All applicants are required to submit a Work Sample Inventory as a support material. Please put your name as it appears on the application on the top of the document. Then for each work sample uploaded, include: Title(s) of work submitted - if including more than one title, such as poems, this can be a list Publication (if applicable) Year Publisher (if applicable) Total pages in longer work. Please use 12 pt font.
PDF Web Link Example For the optional full-length work for video/audio artists, you must submit a web link on the support materials page of the application. Please put your name as it appears on the application on the top of the document. Then for each work sample uploaded, include: A hyperlinked url to Youtube or Vimeo video (to create a web link highlight the text, right click, select Hyperlink, click OK) Title Date premiered Complete running time of sample Timing for panel review Other descriptive information Highly edited promotional clips/trailers and still images will not be accepted. Please use 12 pt font. If at all possible, do not use password protected links.
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Contact us Visual, craft, music, and film video artists Jeff Pettus jeff.pettus@ncdcr.gov 919-807-6513 Choreographers Theater artists, puppeteers, spoken-word artists, storytellers, and writers David Potorti david.potorti@ncdcr.gov 919-807-6512 Anjanée Bell anjanee.bell@ncdcr.gov 919-807-6523 All Guidelines