NEW GROUNDS Print Workshop and Gallery

3812 Central Ave SE #100B Albuquerque NM 87108 (505) 268-8952

PROSPECTUS FOR THE RACHEL ALLEN MEMORIAL PRINTMAKING FELLOWSHIP

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HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted in writing, either e-mail or mail. Please do not call.

PURPOSE

This fellowship commemorates the life of Rachel Allen, an Albuquerque printmaker and painter, by giving a local woman artist the opportunity to explore printmaking as a new medium or to learn a new printmaking technique to integrate into her current work.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to women who are within early to mid art careers and who live in Albuquerque, Santa Fe or the surrounding communities. Members of New Grounds Print Workshop, past, or present, are not eligible.

FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION

The Rachel Allen Memorial Printmaking Fellowship provides a scholarship to participate in one of the following printmaking classes - etching, monotype, collagraph, mezzotint, and photogravure. You can find information about the class schedule at http://www.newgroundsprintshop.com/classes.htm

In addition, the Fellow will receive a 3-month membership to New Grounds Print Workshop. Workshop membership includes use of presses during normal studio hours, a locker to store supplies and a flat file drawer to store work in progress. New Grounds also provides most community use supplies such as inks and newsprint. The Workshop Fellow provides their own tools, cleaning supplies and paper or may choose to purchase these items at New Grounds.

The Fellow will use the 3-month studio membership to develop a body of work that uses the print media they learned in class. Fellows are not required to begin their studio work immediately after completing their class. However, they must conclude the studio portion of their fellowship within 6 months of taking the class.

Fellows are expected to produce 3 monotypes or 3 sets of editioned prints, suitable for exhibition, by the end of their fellowship. New Grounds may exhibit one or more of these prints once the fellowship has been completed.

LOCATION

New Grounds Print Workshop is both the fellowship sponsor and the work site. You can find more information about the workspace, classes and gallery at www.newgroundsprintshop.com. You are welcome to visit during gallery hours, but please – no phone calls.

The Rachel Allen Fellow is responsible for making their own housing and transportation arrangements.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

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1. Contact Information

Please fill out attached form.

2. Proposal

Rachel Allen Memorial Fellowship applicants will write a proposal that includes the following 2 elements:

· A short narrative explaining why you want to take a specific class.

· A short narrative explaining how you will use the class experience to develop a body of work during the studio portion of the fellowship.

In total, your proposal should not exceed 300 words. Please double space and use a 12-point font. We will not read handwritten proposals.

3. Resume and Artist Statement

Include a typed resume listing education, art education, exhibitions and, if applicable; awards, publications or other pertinent information. Please type an artist statement that is no more than 1 page in length. We will not read handwritten resumes or artist statements.

4. Slides or Digital Images

Applicants must also provide 5-12 images of recent work, either as slides, or on a CD with digital images.

For Slides, please number each slide and label it with your name, media, date and an arrow pointing to the image top. Be sure to complete the accompanying image list form.

· For Digital Images on a CD, submit them in jpeg format of at least 300 dpi and with the longest image dimension measuring 6 to 8 inches. Images must be labeled on the CD with titles. Mac users save images with extensions so we can open it on our PC. Be sure to complete the accompanying image list form.

IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION

Application due: April 25, 2010
Send to:

New Grounds Print Workshop

3812 Central Avenue SE, 100 B

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108

Attn: Rachel Allen Memorial Printmaking Fellowship Committee

If you want your materials returned to you, include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope with sufficient postage.
We will mail or e-mail notification of acceptance by May 31

Contact Information

Name _____________________________________________

Street address_________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip ____________________________________

Phone numbers:

Home: _________________

Cell/Work: __________________________

E-mail:

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

1. ______Contact Information

2.______ Proposal

3. ______ Resume

4.______ Artist Statement

5.______ 5-12 labeled slides or Digital Images on CD in jpeg format, 300dpi

6.______ Image list

7.______ SASE

IMAGE LIST

Image # 1