The 2012-2013 Wyoming Arts Council Artist Roster directory features 82 of Wyoming’s literary, visual and performing artists. They are selected through a rigorous panel process that rates applicants on artistic professionalism, presentation, expression and subject matter. Each year, a new group of artists joins returning artists to represent a wide variety of art forms, cultural and ethnic programs and presentation styles. The roster gives a WAC “stamp of approval” to accomplished Wyoming artists and serves as a resource for communities seeking talented artists for festivals, performances, workshops and programs. Roster Artists must be used for all Artists Across Wyoming grants, and they can also be used for all other WAC grant categories.
The Roster is available online at www.wyomingartscouncil.org and is also available in printed form by contacting the WAC.
The WAC accepts applications for the Roster once a year. If you are a Wyoming artist or art group and would like to apply to be on the WAC Artist Roster, you can register at any time (free of charge) in the CaFE (Call for Entry) program of the Western States Arts Federation. Here is the link to CaFE: http://www.callforentry.org . The new roster application is available via CaFE on October 1st, and the deadline to apply is December 1st. Artists and arts groups in the literary, performing and visual arts can apply, and Folk artists may apply in any of these categories. After the new application is available in CaFE on October 1st, you will look up the call name of “Wyoming Arts Council Artist Roster” to begin the application process. We are unable to attach an actual copy of the 2013-2014 Roster Application as it appeared in CaFE, but a list of the questions that did appear on the 2013-2014 Roster application appear below. This should give you an idea of the material you will need to be putting together so you can apply in October, 2013. We anticipate that the 2014-2015 Roster application will ask for similar information as what was on the 2013-2014 Roster application.
All artists who are approved to be on the Roster must re-apply every five years, on their anniversary date. Current Roster artists who do not re-apply at the end of their five year period will be removed from the roster on July 1st of the new fiscal year. For example, if you were approved to be on th Roster for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, you will need to re-apply for fiscal year 2014-2015 Roster during the application period of October 10 – December 1, 2013. Upon re-approval, you will begin the next five-year cycle, so would need to re-apply in 2018 (add 5 to the year you had to apply). Here is the current Re-Application list.
Call Name: Wyoming Arts Council Artist Roster
Call URL: http://wyoarts.state.wy.us/Roster/Index.aspx
Contact Email: karen.merklin@wyo.gov
Contact Phone: (307) 777-7742
Mailing Address: 2320 Capitol Ave, Cheyenne WY 82002
Short Description: The Wyoming Arts Council Artist Roster is a juried list of Wyoming artists interested in working with Wyoming schools and organizations. Artists of all kinds are welcome to apply. The process is competitive, based on the artistic merit and quality of programming. ROSTER CYCLE: July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014. Accepted may be carried forward up to 5 years (see legal agreement section). Eligibility: ONLY WYOMING artists, resident 10 months or more of the year and 18 years or older, are eligible to apply.
Description: ABOUT THE WYOMING ARTS COUNCIL (WAC) ARTIST ROSTER: WAC Artist Roster seeks to value artistic excellence through the artists selected for the roster, and to engage the public as patrons and advocates for the arts. Roster artists not only represent artistic excellence, but also become ambassadors for the WAC, and are a form of dynamic public art. Libraries, art centers, museums, organizations, schools, festival presenters, among many others who sponsor arts events, can write grants to use the talents of these roster artists to enhance their public activities and programs for Wyoming residents, or to be able to further educate, entertain or inform through the many cultural and artistic forms offered by our roster artists.
The WAC endorses skilled Wyoming artists. The roster gives a WAC “stamp of approval” to accomplished artists and serves as a resource to Wyoming communities seeking talented artists for festivals, performances, workshops, and programs. A roster directory is printed annually, distributed statewide, and posted online on the WAC web page at http://www.wyomingartscouncil.org.
Groups: Groups should create their own profile under the group name, and check “team.” Please do not use the profile of an individual to apply for a group.
A new roster is developed every year. Roster artists are selected through a rigorous panel process that rates applicants on artistic criteria such as artistic professionalism, presentation, expression and subject matter. New artists accepted onto the roster join returning artists to represent a wide range of art forms, cultural and ethnic programs and presentation styles. Once accepted onto the roster, artists are carried forward for five years, unless they no longer wish to continue on the roster or move out of state. After 5 years, roster artists are asked to reapply.
ARTISTS ACROSS WYOMING GRANTS
The Artists Across Wyoming grant program provides grants to non-profit or government organizations and schools to hire Wyoming roster artists for exhibits, workshops, readings, performances, studio tour/gallery talk, or other artistic events. Organizations may receive one grant of up to $750 per fiscal year through this program, and must provide matching funds. Organizations apply on-line by going to http://www.wyomingartscouncil.org. Application deadline is four weeks before the project starts.
ACCESSIBILITY
The WAC encourages artists of all abilities to apply; WAC’s services and programs are open and accessible to people of all abilities. As advocates for full access, the WAC complies with local, state and federal laws and regulations concerning civil and human rights. WAC programs, grants and employment practices are free of discrimination based on race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability or age. Artists of all abilities are encouraged to apply.
ALL ART FORMS ARE ELIGIBLE
Artists in all disciplines are encouraged to apply, and should apply under the appropriate artistic discipline. Visual arts include painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, craft, graphic design, printmaking, installation and media. Literary arts include prose, poetry, theatrical scripts and screenplays. Performing arts include all components of music, theatre and dance. Folk and traditional arts include craft, music and dance stemming from a cultural group and passed on through word-of-mouth and by example, rather than formal or academic means.
WORK SAMPLES
• All work samples must be submitted through CaFE digitally.
• Performances, presentations, recorded music, conducting a workshop or class, exhibit openings, etc., can be used for work samples.
• Samples of work should be current, no more than three years old.
• Work samples must be submitted for each discipline applied for.
• A professional recording should show both the performance and the audience. Audio and visual quality is important in presenting the artist favorably and visuals are critical to the judging process. Various camera angles help define the performance venue. Still photos of an event may be submitted if film is unavailable, but should show audience, venue, etc.
• Literature artists may upload one file, which should a title page that includes the title of the work and year completed:
–Prose: up to 25 typed double spaced pages
–Playwriting: up to 25 typed pages, single spaced per professional standards format
–Poetry: up to 10 pages, typed, single spaced, with no more than one (1) poem per page
• Visual Artists: submit up to 6 digital images. This may be 6 works or 4 works and two detail images. If you are submitting an installation work, at least two installations must be depicted.
• Performing Artists: Work samples must include audience response. Two to four performances, each showing a 3-5 minute segment to be reviewed.
• Composers: Two scores of recent compositions or two movements from a larger work, such as a symphony or opera, each in a musical manuscript. Additional, a recording of each piece must be uploaded
• Designers: Up to six (6) digital images of no more than three (3) productions. These may include schematics. Use the description field to provide name of play, opera or other event, date the design was completed, and location of performance.
• Choreographers/theatrical directors: Upload two choreographed dance compositions or plays directed by the applicants, each showing a 5 minute section to be reviewed.
RECOMMENDATIONS/REFERENCE LETTERS
• Applicants who upload visual/audio work samples must also upload 2 recommendation letters that address the applicant’s presentation/programming.
• Visual and literary artists can demonstrate their ability to interact with an audience by uploading 2 reference letters that address the presentation/program with location and date; programming; audience/class size; survey comments, if available; etc. Contact information of the letter writer should be included.
SUMMARY OF REVIEW PROCESS
• WAC staff will review all material to verify that requirements are met. Incomplete applications or applications with excessive material will not be panel reviewed.
• One panel with two representatives each from Folk & Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Literary Arts and Performing Arts will meet in January 2013 to review all applications received.
• Panelists will score artists from 1-5, considering the components of artistic expression, subject matter, professionalism and presentation for scoring. Artist Roster scoring guide and scoring guide criteria tips.
• Panel comments and recommendations will be forwarded to the WAC Board for review and final approval at the February 2013 meeting.
• All applicants will be notified in writing of the decisions made by the board in March 2013.
• The new WAC Artist Roster will be effective July 1, 2013, through June 31, 2014.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BECOMING A WAC ROSTER ARTIST
A WAC Roster Artist must live in Wyoming as their permanent residence ten months out of the year. This does not include touring schedules or out-of-state residencies. A Wyoming roster artist making another state or country their permanent residence will be dropped from the roster. Non-roster artists and artists living outside Wyoming can be used in all WAC grant categories except Artists Across Wyoming. Applicants must be a Wyoming resident and 18 years of age or older. Wyoming Arts Council roster and grants are supported by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature
Legal Agreement: A WAC Roster Artist must live in Wyoming as their permanent residence ten months out of the year. This does not include touring schedules or out-of-state residencies. A Wyoming roster artist making another state or country their permanent residence will be dropped from the roster. Non-roster artists and artists living outside Wyoming can be used in all WAC grant categories except Artists Across Wyoming. Applicants must be a Wyoming resident and 18 years of age or older.
A new roster is developed every year. Roster artists are selected through a rigorous panel process that rates applicants on artistic criteria such as artistic professionalism, presentation, expression and subject matter. New artists accepted onto the roster join returning artists to represent a wide range of art forms, cultural and ethnic programs and presentation styles. Roster artists are carried forward until the five-year anniversary of their acceptance onto the roster, at which time the artist must reapply. If the artist moves out of state, or no longer wishes to continue on the roster, they are removed at that time.
By clicking “I agree,” I certify that I live in the State of Wyoming, claiming residency for at least 10 months out of the year, am 18 years or older, and that the information presented in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I acknowledge that the Wyoming Arts Council is not liable for damage or loss of materials. I agree to allow the Wyoming Arts Council to duplicate any materials submitted with this application for purposes of the roster selection process, and for WAC print and electronic publications. If this is a group application, I certify that I am the designated signer for its members.
Select a Category: Literature Performing Visual Arts
Artist Statement: Provide a brief statement (2000 character limit). See information in Scoring Guide Tips document.
Recommendation Letters:
Two recommendation letters are required for all applicants. Artists without video may submit up to four recommendation letters as listed below:
• Applicants who submit visual/audio work samples must also submit 2 recommendation letters that address the applicant’s presentation/programming.
• Visual and literary artists can demonstrate their ability to interact with an audience by submitting 2 reference letters that address the presentation/program with location and date; programming; audience/class size; survey comments, if available; etc. Contact information of the letter writer should be included.
| Application Questions: | |
| DESCRIBE TWO RECENT PUBLIC/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (performance, reading, exhibit, workshop, class, demonstration/presentation, artistic discussion, studio/gallery tour/talk, etc.) YOU HAVE CONDUCTED. | |
| TELL US HOW YOUR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PARTICULAR ARTISTIC SENSIBILITY WILL INFORM YOUR PRESENTATIONS. | |
| Literary Artists: upload one document according to the type of writing you are providing: Prose (fiction and creative non-fiction): 1 document of up to 25 pages of typed manuscript, double-spaced. Poetry: 1 document of up to ten pages of typed manuscript, single-spaced, with no more than one poem per page. Playwrighting/Screenwriting: 1 document of up to 25 pages of typed manuscript, single-spaced, per professional standards format. | |
| I certify that I live in the State of Wyoming, claiming residency for at least 10 months out of the year, am 18 years or older, and that the information presented in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I acknowledge that the Wyoming Arts Council is not liable for damage or loss of materials. I agree to allow the Wyoming Arts Council to duplicate any materials submitted with this application for purposes of the roster selection process, and for WAC print and electronic publications. If this is a group application, I certify that I am the designated signer for its members. | |
| PROVIDE THE NAME, ORGANIZATION (if applicable), PHONE NUMBER, STREET ADDRESS, AND E-MAIL (if available) FOR THREE REFERENCES FAMILIAR WITH YOUR WORK. Reference information is only available from the WAC upon request. | |
| IN ONE SENTENCE, DESCRIBE WHAT YOU DO AS AN ARTIST (eg I am a Shakespearean actor). | |
| TELL US WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO IN THE WAY OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, PRESENTATIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, LECTURES, PERFORMANCES, OR OTHER ARTS PRESENTATIONS. | |
| Upload first recommendation letter that addresses your presentation/programming. | |
| Upload second recommendation letter that addresses your presentation/programming. | |
| Visual/literary artists may upload an additional recommendation letter demonstrating ability to interact with an audience by submitting a reference letter that addresses the presentation/program with location and date; programming; audience/class size; survey comments, if available; etc. Contact information of the letter writer should be included | |
| Visual/literary artists may upload an additional recommendation letter demonstrating ability to interact with an audience by submitting a reference letter that addresses the presentation/program with location and date; programming; audience/class size; survey comments, if available; etc. Contact information of the letter writer should be included | |
| If selected, you will be listed on the WAC Artist Roster. Please write a brief paragraph that describes what you will offer as a Roster artist. BE BRIEF! Two hundred (200) words or less. We reserve the right to edit this information. We strongly recommend reviewing the current Roster for examples. | |
| Composers Only–Musical Manuscript Upload 1. Upload one musical manuscript | |
| Composers Only–Musical Manuscript Upload 2. Upload one musical manuscript | |
| Attach artistic resume; 2 page limit. | |