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As you know, we currently operate within a somewhat traditional (albeit electronic) application format. The artist makes a small donation, then sends in an artist statement and request for funding, along with some visual materials to support their application. During the first round jurors struggled over the decisions and in the end, we had to tell many talented artists that we couldn’t fund their work. This was a really difficult process for us, as we started the grant out of our own frustration and anguish after receiving lots of rejections, out of our desire to transform our relationship to arts funding. So we got to thinking, what if we go with a nomination process??
You, the donor, would be invited to submit a letter in support of an artist who is doing dynamite work, who would benefit with the level of financial support we can offer. You would include a link to a website or blog with visual materials. What do you think? We’d like to hear from you (please add your comments below). We like the act of generosity that the nomination process entails, and the artist doesn’t have to know they were nominated unless their work is selected for support. Let us know what you think. What problems haven’t we considered? What are the benefits?
Thank you!