2024 Forward Art Prize Application
Applications due by midnight June 15, 2024 (CDT). Late submissions will not be considered. You must complete the application in its entirety at one time and then submit. The application CANNOT be started, paused and saved. We recommend you gather everything you need BEFORE you begin the application. Application Requirements: https://www.womenartistsforwardfund.org/grant-recipients FAQ: https://www.womenartistsforwardfund.org/application-faq We are here to answer your questions! Contact us at Hello@artlitlab.org
Do you currently live in Dane County AND have you lived in Dane County continuously since June 15 2022? *
(You must be a current Dane County resident for at least one year -since June 15 2023 - and be a resident in the fall of 2024 in order to apply.)
- Yes I have.
- No I have not.
Website/Instagram/Facebook/urls/handle
How to best find you on the web.
- {name}
The contact person for the collaborative must fill in all of their own information in the area above and below. Additional information about each member of the collaborative must be completed in the seperate areas provided toward the bottom of this application.
State the name of the collaborative here.
Do you identify as a woman? *
- Yes
- No
Will you be at least 18 years old by September 1, 2024? *
(You must be 18 by 9/1/2024 to be eligible to apply.)
- Yes
- No
Will you be a student in the fall of 2024? *
(If you will be a student in the Fall 2024- you are NOT eligible to apply.)
- Yes
- No
Have you or any member of your collaborative received arts funding such as grants, prizes or awards of $10,000 or more from any single entity in 2021, 2022, or 2023. *
- Yes
- No
Which visual media do you work in? *
Check all that apply.
- Drawing
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Installation
- Social Practice
- Video
- Mixed Media
- Performance Art
- Ceramics
- Glass
- Metal
- Fiber
- Wood
Artist Resume (Three pages maximum) *
UPLOAD your Artist Resumé of no more than three pages. Resumes longer than three pages will not be considered.
We can ONLY accept Word documents or PDFs.
Attach file
Drop files here
Artist Statement (250 Words Maximum) *
Copy + paste your statement here. Statements over 250 words will not be considered. Please do not include your name here - the early rounds are meant to be anonymous.
- {name}
Work Samples
All visual media for still images only: Submit up to seven images of your work, including any details. Works must have been created in 2018 or after. (For video submissions see below.)
-Must be .jpg format.
-Recommended image size 4X6 in. to 5x7 in. at 300 dpi.
-Image file size must not exceed 5 MB.
-Image size must not exceed 2400 pixels in the largest dimension.
-Works must have been created in 2017 or after.
-Label each sample with the number of the image, title, date (For example: 1, Spring Thaw, 2019)
Images where the artist's name is present in the photo or in the file name will not be accepted. Edit your image if necessary. The early rounds are meant to be anonymous.
DO NOT UPLOAD VIDEO FILES. See next for video submissions.
Attach file
Drop files here
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS:
If you are submitting Work Samples that are video, you may submit up to two total minutes of video . Add links here for Video Submissions.
Two minutes of video maximum.
Videos must be YouTube or Vimeo with passwords if necessary.
- {name}
Written Work Sample List (images/videos). All work must be created in 2018 or after. *
This is a WRITTEN LIST (NO IMAGES IN THIS LIST) of your Work Sample images or video.
This list gives us written information about your work samples.
Title this sheet "Work Sample List"
DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME in the document OR in the filename. The early rounds are meant to be anonymous.
Include the following information about each image:
*Number of the image or video
*Title of the work
*Materials
*Dimensions of the work (H x W x D)
*Year that the work was created (work must have been created in 2018 or after).
*Up to three sentences of contextual narrative if needed.
(For example: 1, Bicycle, Mixed Media, 4" x 6" x 4" 2018, narrative if any)
Attach file
Drop files here
Collaborator #2
Below include all of the following information:
First + Last Name
Home Street Address
City/Zip code
County (For how long?)
- {name}
Do you meet ALL of the application criteria?
To have a complete application as a member of the collaborative listed above you must meet ALL application criteria.
- yes
- no
Collaborator #3
Below include all of the following information:
First + Last name
Home Street Address
City/Zip code
County (For how long?)
- {name}
Do you meet ALL of the application criteria?
To have a complete application as a member of the collaborative listed above you must meet ALL application criteria.
- yes
- no
Collaborator #4
Below include all of the following information:
First + Last name
Home Street Address
City/Zip code
County (For how long?)
- {name}
Do you meet ALL of the application criteris?
To have a complete application as a member of the collaborative listed above you must meet ALL application criteria.
- yes
- no
Application Deadline is midnight
(Central Daylight Time)
June 15, 2024.
Late applications will not be accepted. *
Please acknowledge you are aware of the deadline by checking this box.
Responses to the following two questions are voluntary.
This information helps us know who we are and are not reaching. Thank You!
(Please ignore this box)
How many years have you been making art?
Optional
- Less than 5 Years
- 5-9 Years
- 10+ years
What is your ethnicity?
Optional
- Asian/Asian American
- Black/African American
- Hispanic/Latinx
- American Indian/Native Alaskan
- White/Caucasian
- other
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