Ruth Arts + MIAD Artist Grant Program
Overview
The Ruth Foundation for the Arts has awarded a grant to MIAD for the 2023/24 academic year in the amount of $75,000. The grant is to be used to support MIAD faculty and staff for the development of new artwork(s) and related administrative costs.
Recipients of these grants will be designated as Ruth Arts + MIAD Artist Grant recipients and selected by an application process administered by the external juror(s).
Eligibility
Those who are eligible to apply for the Ruth Arts + MIAD Artist Grant Program are as follows:
- MIAD full-time faculty
- MIAD full-time staff
- MIAD adjunct instructors who will teach within the 2023/24 academic year
Financial Award
A total of $70,000 will be awarded to 7-14 selected individuals at amounts of $5,000 or $10,000 per individual. The remaining $5,000 will be used for the administrative costs of grant program management, which includes payment to external juror(s), promotion, annual reception/celebration and incidental expenses.
Request for Proposals
Submit your proposal for the Ruth Arts + MIAD Artist Grant. Please contact Tracy Milkowski at tracymilkowski@miad.edu with any questions.
Important Dates
- November 15, 2023: Applications due
- December 15, 2023: Awards announced
- December 31, 2024: Project completion deadline
Application Process
The deadline for submission is November 15, 2023. Applications will be reviewed by the external juror(s) and awards will be announced on or after December 15, 2023.
Only completed applications will be considered. Applicants will submit information listed below through Slideroom:
- One page proposal outlining concepts and ideas related to new artwork(s). Potential expenses include new supplies and equipment, the production of new artwork, or research and travel related to the development of new artwork.
- Budget, which may include coverage for one course release for full-time faculty. This cannot cause the creation of an interim full-time replacement. Grant support, including teaching replacement cost, will not exceed $10,000 per grant application.
- CV.
- Documentation of previous artwork or link to online portfolio.
Project Guidelines
- Grants must be completed with an end-of-project report within the 12 months. Project completion date is December 31, 2024.
- A final report (date to be determined) will be completed detailing the final project.
- A reception will be held (date to be determined) for the recipients of the grant to showcase the new artwork(s).
Acceptance of Award
Acceptance of this award requires the recipient to review and agree to the guidelines of this grant. Failure to comply with the guidelines set forth could jeopardize the future funding of the Ruth Arts + MIAD Artist Grant Program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Ruth Arts + MIAD Artist Grant Program ongoing?
This is a pilot program that was created in collaboration with the Ruth Foundation for the Arts. If the program is deemed successful in its first year, Ruth Foundation for the Arts may consider funding the program for a second year.
If I am awarded the grant, can I apply the following year if the grant program is offered again?
Yes. You may apply again, submitting new work.
Will the juror award the amount of the grant requested?
The jury will award $5k or $10k to each awardee.
As a full-time faculty member, can I buy out more than one course?
No.
When will I be notified if I have been awarded the grant?
You will be notified the week of December 18. The juror has one month to review all submissions between November 15, 2023 to December 15, 2023.
If I am awarded the grant, when do I receive the grant money?
You will receive the grant money you have been awarded in January 2024.
Do I need to submit receipts along the way?
You do not need to submit receipts.
Do I need to report the grant money received on my taxes?
Yes. All scholarship/fellowship grants are taxable to the recipient because the recipient is considered an employee (required for eligibility) being paid for teaching, research, or other services and therefore the grant is considered as wages and must be reported on Form W-2. Funds used to provide release time (adjunct course replacement) are not taxable and will not be reported on a Form W-2.
How are the juror(s) selected?
The selected juror(s) will work across multiple materials and processes, be a successful grant writer for the funding of creative work and be a faculty member with minimal connection to MIAD.
How will the juror(s) select the awardees?
The juror(s) will select awardees based on the proposed project and supporting materials submitted.
Meet the Juror
Lisa Beth Robinson is the proprietor of Somnambulist Tango Press where she makes artists books (letterpress, handmade papermaking, printmaking), broadsides, fine art, installations, curates exhibitions, and is an associate professor at the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
Her ongoing fused glass collaboration with sculptor Kristin Thielking examines ocean health/conservation, wave science and shipwrecks as a reflection of the human condition. She is interested in interconnectedness and vanishings, particularly regarding the environment. She wants people to see that they have meaning and connection, and that they have agency in the outcomes. Robinson is a member of the Catching a Wave collective, a group of multi- and transdisciplinary researchers from universities based in the USA, UK and Holland, combining expertise in environmental and social sciences with mixed media, fine arts, and poetry.
Additionally, Robinson’s research presents Colony Collapse Disorder as the metaphor for global sociopolitical acts. Her work has been purchased by institutions such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the New York Public Library, and exhibited at Science Gallery Dublin (Ireland) and the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (GA). She has presented at the Glass Art Society conference (FL), the Art in the Anthropocene conference (Dublin, Ireland), and the AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting (Hawai‘i). She served on the national board of the College Book Art Association. Her degrees are from the Johnston Center at the University of Redlands (BA, Honors in Art) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (MFA, MLIS). Recent residencies include In-Cahoots (CA) and the C-Scape Dune shack in Provincetown (MA) and she is the recipient of a 2023 ECU Trendsetters Award.
