Artists-in-Residence Program

The AiE Artists-in-Residence Program provides opportunities for hands-on intensive workshops involving a small core group of students and teachers over a number of days or weeks.

Artists and companies selected by an advisory panel to participate in the Artists-in-Residence Program are listed on the Artists-in-Residence Roster of Artists on the MSAC website:www.msac.org. Artists are selected for inclusion in the Artists-in-Residence Program on the basis of their artistic achievement and their ability to work with students and faculty in a school environment.

SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS:

The application is up on our website as a hard copy for download in early March. For reference only. The online application system – eGRANT – is open in late March/early April. Schools who have applied before may apply again for one residency using their log in and password. New schools may apply for one residency by creating an account in eGRANT.

Please contact program director Chris Stewart (cstewart@msac.org or 410-767-6476) before creating an account.

1) Read the guidelines thoroughly! Applications will be turned down which do not meet guidelines.

2) Browse online roster to choose your artist.

3) Contact artist and discuss residency. Determine number of days residency will take place and round trip mileage for artist and pin down travel budget.

4) Fill out application and send to artist for approval by filling out the application, printing a draft and mailing or faxing it to the artist for approval. Only then will he or she provide their confirmation code so you can complete and submit the application.

5) Once submitted, eGRANT sends an email with a PDF of the application to the site coordinator listed in the school’s profile (what was created when the account was created). NOT the person listed on the application, if that’s different, be make sure to update the profile by signing in and choosing ‘user info’ in the white menu bar at the top of the screen. The hard copy must be printed, signed in blue ink by the principal and site coordinator, and mailed to MSAC AiE program director within one week.

Only a teacher or administrator may be the site coordinator.

The school pays half of the residency, which includes half of the artist’s travel, and for materials (not included). The MSAC grant pays the other half of the residency.

Schools are invoiced and sent award letters in late August/early September. Payment of the school’s half (or ‘local match’) is due to MSAC by December 1st or the residency is canceled). MSAC pays the artist the full amount.

RESIDENCIES ARE AVAILABLE IN:

Performing Arts – 12-40 sessions with the artist (3 must be orientation, planning, evaluation)\
(Cost is $720-$2400 PLUS TRAVEL. School pays half.)

SUBCATEGORIES: Dance, multi-discipline, music, puppetry, theater

Playwriting – 30-36 sessions minimum/maximum (3 must be orientation, planning, evaluation)
(Cost is $1800-2160 PLUS TRAVEL. School pays half. )

Poetry -18-40 sessions minimum/maximum (3 must be orientation, planning, evaluation)
(Cost is $1080-2400 PLUS TRAVEL. School pays half.)

Visual Arts –30-60 sessions minimum/maximum (3 must be orientation, planning, evaluation)
(Cost is $900-$3600 PLUS TRAVEL. School pays half.)

SUBCATEGORIES:

Architecture, ceramics, doll making/puppet making, fiber arts, glass, handmade paper/books/artist books, media, mixed media, murals, photography, sculpture, site specific installation, two dimensional art.
 

Artist Selection Conference for Teachers/School Year 2011-2012 Registration Form

Artists-in-Residence Program Guidelines and Application Forms for School Year 2011-2012

PDF version of the Arts-in-Residence and Visiting Performers Roster. 3.45MB

Click on link to the left for the on-line searchable Visiting Performers and Artists in Residence Rosters.

 Contact: Christine Stewart, Program Director, 410-767-6476