Discovered Awards for Emerging Visual and Literary Artists

NOTE: This program is no longer an active program and has been archived.

DESCRIPTION

Five visual artists and five writers will be recognized through a cash award, an exhibition, public readings, and a professionally designed catalogue combining awardees visual and literary work. Award recipients will to be asked to produce and/or present their work leading up to and during the Discovered Exhibition, which takes place at the Museum of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, CA.

GOALS

To recognize excellence in the visual and literary arts
To foster professionalism and increase exposure for emerging visual artists and writers
To cultivate public awareness and appreciation of the role of creativity in our community

IMPORTANT DATES

This grant program is no longer active and has been archived.

AWARD AND FUNDING PERIOD:

$2,500 cash award to support the creation of new work and/or the curation of past work
Inclusion in the Discovered Awards exhibition and public readings, November 2019 – February 2020, at the Museum of Sonoma County
Inclusion in the Discovered Awards professionally designed catalogue & anthology

ELIGIBILITY Artists working in any visual media or literary writers are eligible. Applicants may not apply to both categories. See the the Guidelines for extended details on eligibility requirements or exclusions.

Both visual artists and writers must:

Be residents of Sonoma County
Be at least 21 years old
Not be enrolled as a student (undergraduate or graduate level)
Not have representation through an agent

Visual artists must also:

Not currently be represented by a gallery (does not include co-op or collective galleries)
Not had prior museum exhibitions in the past 10 years

Literary artists must also:

Not have published a book (including eBooks, translations, books in other languages/countries, self-published works, and chapbooks with a print run of more than 300), and who have no book forthcoming before June 30, 2020.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Artistic excellence (primary objective of this program)
Ability to meet the participation conditions as described in the Guideline
Anticipated impact on the applicant’s professional capacity and growth
Completeness and clarity of application

HOW TO APPLY Read the Guidelines thoroughly, and then utilize the Application Help Tool which contains all of the application questions and instructions. No handwritten or paper-based applications will be accepted. Applicants will need to have or create an account in Submittable, our online application portal. This application closed on April 12, 2019.

2019 Discovered Award GUIDELINES

2019 Discovered Literary Artists APPLICATION HELP TOOL

2019 Visual Artists APPLICATION HELP TOOL

2019 VISUAL ARTIST AWARDEES:

Nicole Irene Anderson

Annette Goodfriend

Ash Hay

C.K. Itamura

Nestor Torres Lupercio

2019 LITERARY ARTIST AWARDEES:

Leilani Clark

Ernesto Garay