Charlotte Street Foundation 2013 Visual Artist Awards

Charlotte Street Foundation, a non-profit, artist-centered organization based in Kansas City, Missouri, invites applications from eligible visual artists for the 2013 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards. The deadline for applications is December 10, 2012.

Eligibility requirements: You must be a visual artist who has resided in the five-county Metropolitan Kansas City area (Jackson, Clay, Platte, Wyandotte, Johnson counties) since at least December 10, 2011; be 21 years of age or older as of December 10, 2012; have graduated from undergraduate school prior to June 30, 2011 (college attendance is not required); and not be a full-time student or plan to be a full-time student during January 2013-December 2013. Artists who have previously received Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards are not eligible to apply.

Applications must include: up to 10 images OR up to 3 video samples (up to 5 minutes will be viewed) OR a combination of up to 5 images and up to 3 minutes of video for combined media work; a list detailing all work samples; and a current resume including exhibition history. Submissions must be completed through CaFE. Awards recipients are selected based on the quality of work as evidenced in submitted materials, accomplishments to date, promise for continued development, relevance of work to local, regional, national, and international artmaking practices and contemporary art discourses, and relevance to the contemporary moment. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of leading national and Kansas City area curators. Semi-finalists will be notified by early February 2013 and selected for in-person studio visits of 30 minutes each between late February and early April 2013.