Online Submission Form: Letter of Intent

SOMArts Curatorial Residency Program

2017-18 Season At SOMArts Cultural Center

Through SOMArts Curatorial Residency Program, SOMArts Cultural Center provides space, support services, and a cash award to Bay Area artists and curators exhibiting new work. This financial support enables artists to continue their professional development, form new collaborative partnerships, and engage community residents through programming that serves the mission of SOMArts.

Our mission: SOMArts cultivates access to the arts within the Bay Area by collaborating with community-focused artists and organizations. Together, we engage the power of the arts to provoke just and fair inclusion, cultural respect, and civic participation.

The online application must be completed in one sitting. We strongly advise saving your answers in a separate document as a reference, and pasting them into the form when you are ready to submit.

For information about eligibility, criteria and frequently asked questions, visit http://www.somarts.org/exhibitions/submissions-faq.

For other important information, including residency dates, visit http://www.somarts.org/exhibitions/submissions.

Submission deadline is Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 5pm. Please apply early in case of questions or technical difficulty. Questions should be directed to Carolina Quintanilla, SOMArts Gallery & Curatorial Partnerships Manager, at gallery@somarts.org.

Lead Applicant's Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Can we keep you informed of future opportunities at SOMArts?

YesNo

Website

Preferred phone type

Mobile Phone

Home Phone

Work Phone

Mailing Address

City

State

Zip code

I confirm that I am a resident of San Francisco or Alameda County and that I meet the eligibility requirements for SOMArts Curatorial Residency Program

YesEligibility requirements are online at http://www.somarts.org/exhibitions/submissions-faq/.

Collaborators

Please list the names of any collaborators (up to six collaborators may be listed, these should only be people who share the organizing responsibilities of the exhibition).

Participating Artists & Organizations

Please list the names of confirmed contributing artists, and URLs (if available).

Please list the names of confirmed partnering organizations, and URLs (if available). Include a brief description of what each partnership entails.

Proposal

Title of proposed exhibition

Exhibition curatorial statement

Limit 1500 words

How does this exhibition engage one or more cultural communities and/or serve a local constituency?

Limit: 2000 words

Please provide a short, narrative biography of yourself emphasizing skills and experience that will aid you in curating this exhibition (1000 words max). Please also provide short biographies for your collaborators (1000 words max/bio) and a short (one paragraph) description of your collective or organization, if applicable.

Limit: 1000 words per bio

Describe your plan for connecting artists and audiences through active participation and cultural learning. The resources for each residency typically allow for up to three public events: an opening reception, typically with an engaging activity, performance or presentation for attendees, and up to two public programs in the Main Gallery space. Past programs have included workshops, screenings, readings, performances, sharing of works-in-progress, and other cultural learning activities. Please be as detailed as possible about the content of public events you envision, including what people will see and learn, or about ways they might interact with the exhibition during normal gallery hours.

Limit: 2000 words

Support Materials

Submit up to THREE forms of support material:

-up to 5 digital images, formatted as JPEG files (may not exceed 800 x 600 pixels, 180 dpi). Each image file should be labeled with your name and a number that corresponds to an annotated image list. For example: Rivera_Diego_01.jpg. We DO NOT accept hard copies or URLs for images hosted online. Images should indicate the quality and variety of the visual artwork that will be included in the exhibition. If you are a seasoned curator, images of previous exhibition installations, if you have them, are also welcome. These 5 images should demonstrate your capacity to create a compelling exhibition visual presentation or layout.

-A list that corresponds with your visual support materials. Include artists or organizers name, title of work, medium and a brief description. Please note whether artworks are confirmed for the exhibition, similar to new work that is confirmed, or representative of work that will be selected.

-Up to ONE letter from an organizational partner, if applicable. Letter should briefly describe the organization's roles and responsibilities in the partnership, including any financial commitment (if applicable).

Organizational Partner Letter (optional)

Annotated list of visual support materials

Image 1

Image 2

Image 3

Image 4

Image 5

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