-----Original Message----- From: e-flux <[email protected]> To: lslbsc2 <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Apr 20, 2016 12:13 pm Subject: Arts Writers Grant 2016 application open April 20,2016 Arts Writers Grant Program Downloadthe e-flux iPad App Share Arts Writers Grant application open Deadline: May 18, 2016 www.artswriters.org Twitter The Creative Capital | Andy WarholFoundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports writers whose work addressescontemporary visual art through project-based grants, ranging from 15,000to 50,000 USD, issued directly to 20 individual authors a year. The programwas founded in recognition of both the financially precarious situation ofarts writers and their indispensable contribution to a vital artisticculture. The Arts Writers Grant Program aims to support the broad spectrumof writing on contemporary visual art, from general-audience criticism toacademic scholarship. Writers who meet the program'seligibility requirements are invited to apply in the followingcategories: –Articles –Blogs –Books –New and alternative media –Short-form writing Through all its grants, the Arts Writers Grant Program aims tohonor and encourage writing about art: –that is rigorous,passionate, eloquent, and precise; –in which a keen engagementwith the present is infused with an appreciation of the historical; –that is neither afraid to take a stand nor content to deliverauthoritative pronouncements, but serves rather to pose questionsand generate new possibilities for thinking about, seeing, and makingart; –that is sensitive to both the importance and difficultyof situating aesthetic objects within their broader social andpolitical contexts; –that does not dilute or sidestep complexideas but renders accessible their meaning and value; –that creatively challenges the limits of existing conventions,without valorizing novelty as an end in itself. Forguidelines and eligibility requirements, and to apply, pleasevisit our website. Due to legal constraints we can only fund US citizens,permanent residents of the United States, and holders of O-1visas. Art Writing Workshop In partnershipwith the International Association of Art Critics/USA Section, the ArtsWriters Grant Program offers applicants consultations with leading artcritics. For more information, please visit our website. To receive updates on the Arts Writers Grant Program, follow us onTwitter. 311East Broadway New York, NY 10002, USA Contact Unsubscribe
