ELIGIBILITY
The Interactive Art Grant is open to
anyone showing serious intent and working to produce original material.
You are not eligible to apply if:
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You have received an Interactive
Art Grant within the last two years.
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You are a past Interactive Art
Grant recipient and have not submitted a grant summary letter as
specified in your Grant Agreement.
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You are a Burnt Oranges staff or
board member.
PROCESS
The Interactive Art Grant will be
awarded on the basis of the grant proposal. Burnt Oranges will review
the proposals and notify applicants of their decision by mail within
forty-five (45) days of the application deadline. The grant finalist(s)
is subject to a final evaluation before funds are granted. The artist
must commit to a project deadline and enter into a contract with Burnt
Oranges. The project must be designed to be completed and presented
within twelve (12) months from the deadline date.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Interactivity How interactive is
the project? In what ways does it invite the public to touch it, move
it, smell it, or see it? How much does it depend on such public
involvement for the artistic vision to be realized?
Originality How
original is the idea, medium, design, etc.?
Financial Need How
much is the artist/performer depending on this grant? Are there any
other funding options available? Is the artist/performer making a good
faith effort to obtain every available funding option?
Safety/Responsibility Does
the project pose an undue safety risk to the public? If so, are there
measures proscribed for reducing any risk to reasonable levels? Is the
project socially responsible? Will it help create a positive social
image for interactive art and Burnt Oranges?
Community
Support/Involvement Is there
community support or involvement from the interactive art community with
the project? Have they included reference letters or testimonials from
the interactive art community? Is this a project the interactive art
community wants to fund?
TAXABILITY OF GRANTS
According to the Internal Revenue
Service, some grants may be excluded from taxation under certain
circumstances. Burnt Oranges encourages you to contact your CPA or local
IRS office for detailed information after the award of your grant.
GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS
If you receive an Interactive Art
Grant you will be required to comply with the terms of a grant agreement
contract, which include:
- At the conclusion of the grant
period you must provide a brief, written report summarizing how you
used the project funds.
- You must give credit to Burnt
Oranges in all promotional materials pertaining to work produced
with support of the Interactive Art Grant. A statement such as,
"This program is supported in part by a grant from Burnt Oranges
Inc.," must be part of credits, publicity, and promotions.
- You must grant Burnt Oranges
the full and free right and permission to film/videotape/ photograph
all work resulting from this Interactive Art Grant and, within their
absolute discretion, utilize it in any and all fashion they deem
appropriate for the purposes of promoting Burnt Oranges Inc.
APPEALS PROCESS
Burnt Oranges maintains an appeals
process to ensure that funding decisions are made on a fair basis. The
basis on which you may appeal are:
- The review of the application
was based on criteria other than those appearing in Burnt Oranges’
guidelines.
- The final decision was unduly
influenced by a Committee member with undisclosed conflicts of
interest.
- Required application
information submitted by the appropriate deadline was withheld from
the Committee.
Dissatisfaction with the funding
decision is not justification for an appeal. The introduction of new
information not submitted with the original application cannot be used
to justify an appeal. You must initiate a formal appeal, in writing,
within 30 calendar days of the date of the award-notification letter of
the Committee’s decision.
HOW TO APPLY
- Fill out and return the Art
Grant Application. Make sure you clearly and thoroughly describe the
project and explain how it is interactive with the public.
- Clearly define your own
monetary investment in the project. List in detail any cost of
materials or aids required for the completion of the project.
- State the time frame of the
project, giving a definite date of completion.
- Give a history of your ability
to professionally manage the project (stating previous commitments,
grants, etc.)
- Submit supportive materials
with the application.
- Submit a typed proposal. If you
are submitting by mail you must submit 5 copies of your application
and supporting documents.
- Submit your proposal via email
or mail.
Email:
art@burntoranges.org
Mail: Burnt Oranges Inc.
Art Grant Committee
8187 Sully Dr.
Orlando, FL 32181
DEADLINE
GRANT DEADLINE: June 1, 2010
By Mail: Postmarked by June 1,
12:00AM midnight.
By Email: Email date/time stamp by
June 1, 12:00AM midnight.
Letters of Notification will be
mailed by July 15, 2010.
The Notification date will be July
15, 2010.
If you have any questions about this
application, please contact:
Burnt Oranges Inc.
Storm (aka Trisha Shao)
407.694.7151
pwrstrm@gmail.com
www.burntoranges.org
Download these guidelines
Burnt Oranges reserves the right to
withhold some or all of the Interactive Art Grant funds if it is deemed
that none of the applicants meet the stated criteria.
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