How to Apply

Application Form in Text format
Full Call W/Application in Pdf format

Applicants should submit the following materials in the order listed:

  • Completed application cover form

  • Artist resume (three pages maximum). Be sure to list your academic background, colleges attended or to be pursued, and significant awards or honors held. Note both teaching and artistic experience.

  • Application narrative (three pages maximum)

  • Evidence of teaching and arts-learning experience (lesson plans, residency outlines, curriculum maps, etc.)

  • Two letters of recommendation about your experience as a teaching artist. These recommendations should come from individuals who have witnessed your teaching experience (i.e., principals, teachers, colleagues, VSA affiliates). Submit all letters with the application materials; please do not mail recommendation letters separately.

Submitted materials will not be returned without a self-addressed stamped envelope with correct postage. Applicants should make and keep copies of all materials submitted. VSA is not responsible for materials lost or damaged in the mail.

Work Sample Instructions

Artistic merit will be judged through the work samples submitted, so be sure to select samples that best represent the quality of your work. Work samples that do not adhere to the following guidelines will not be reviewed.

Artists may submit up to TWO of the following work samples:

Visual Arts and Crafts
Submit 20 digital images of at least five works (PC format). Include an image identification sheet with the artist name, image title, medium, dimensions and the year the work was completed. If sending slides, enclose one set of up to 10 slides in a 9" x 11" clear plastic slide sheet. Label the front of each slide with your name, title, media, dimensions of artwork, and year created.

Music, Dance, Theater
Submit DVD, Compact Disc, or CD-ROM. Clearly label the cases with your name, dates, length of submission and total running time. CD-ROMs must be in PC format. Be sure to indicate the specific sections or tracks that you would like the committee to review. The panel will watch or listen to up to four minutes of work.

Publications, Articles, Research Papers
Please mark a selection of up to 10 pages that you want the panel to focus on. Clearly label each item with your name and the date of the publication.

Notification

Artists will be notified by Friday, June 18, 2010.