Affiliate Artist – Draft Concept

The Affiliate Artists Program is an immersive studio practice program awarded to approximately 10 SLO Area artists, writers, and designers annually. Affiliates receive subsidized studio space, public presentation opportunities, and discounts on SloCA meals and public events. Affiliate Artists are active participants in SloCA’s peer-to-peer-driven creative community and benefit from engagement with local, national, and international artists participating in SloCA’s other programs.

Artists selected for this program work primarily in visual arts, film/video, writing, social practices, architecture, and design. Studios are located in the historic Sunny Acres building, an artist-rehabilitated, former orphanedge building with two levels and 10 studios in total.

Award Period

  • Application period for 2016-17 program is February 24 to March 24, 2016. Program period for 2016 is July 1, 2016 – December 15, 2016. 

Program Goals

  • Provide support for SLO area artists to focus on and develop their individual practice
  • Cultivate a network of like-minded creative practitioners
  • Create a thriving cultural center for SLO area artists to participate in a national and international artist community

Program Details

  • Year-long program, starting July 1, with opportunity to renew for a second 6-months based on mutual fit with the program
  • 100- to 400- sq.-foot studio
  • Studios are subsidized, with approximately 50% of the cost of the program underwritten by SloCA
  • 2016-2017 rent is $1.xx per square foot
    – A flat monthly fee of $xx for utilities, including Wireless Internet access
  • Facilities access:
    – Communal kitchen and meeting space in studio building
    – Basic woodshop
    – Artists’ library with computers, scanner, and printer
  • Up to 20 artists in the program at a time
  • Engagement with SloCA Artist community
  • Discounts on chef-prepared meals in our Dining Hall five nights per week, March to December
  • Participation in monthly “Show and Tell” nights
  • Participation in three seasonal Open Houses
  • Discounts on Public Events at SloCA
  • Become part of SLOCftA Alumni Network

Eligibility

  • Artists living in the SLO area and not currently actively enrolled in an academic program

Selection Criteria

  • Merit of past work
  • Readiness to engage with and benefit from the experience at SloCA (see program goals)
  • Potential to develop creative practice and impact the community at SloCA and beyond
  • Ability to be present on-site and to contribute to the dynamic community of SloCA Artists

Selection Process

  • SloCA staff reviews applications to ensure completion and eligibility
  • Submissions are reviewed by a jury of knowledgeable and esteemed artists and arts professionals
  • The jury evaluates each artist’s materials and selects finalists
  • Finalists are invited to present their work in a 20-minute, in-person interview to determine the final award selection

What You Need To Apply

A full application includes the following:

  • Resume or curriculum vitae
  • Letter of interest, outlining your specific interest in working at SloCA and how program participation will affect your practice
  • List of three references, including names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses
  • Documentation of recent work (see specifications below for guidelines according to discipline)
  • $10 processing fee

**Artist collaboratives should apply together by submitting ONE application per group, specifying the number of individuals on the application form. For live-in Artists in Residence, SloCA can accommodate no more than three total artists in a collaborative group.

Documentation
Please select from the following list materials appropriate to your practice. The category headings are guidelines; please submit whatever type of materials best represent your work.

Visual (painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation, conceptual)
Submit up to 15 images, or up to 30 minutes of video and/or DVD.
Images must be accompanied by an image list with title, date, size, media, and, where applicable, conceptual intent.

Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting)
Submit up to 20 pages of poetry, 30 pages of prose or one to two full-length plays/scripts.

Performance / Dance
Submit 30 minutes of video, along with any other material that adequately describes your work.
Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review.

Music / Sound
Submit up to 30 minutes of audio and/or video.

Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review.

Film / Video / New Media
Submit up to 30 minutes of video.
Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review.

Arts Professionals (art writers, administrators, and curators)
Submit sufficient material to evidence the breadth of your work and interests, including reviews, essays, and catalogs.

Architecture / Environment
Review documentation requirements for Visual Artists.

Interdisciplinary Arts
Review other categories to determine what materials you should submit.