亚洲AV鈥檚 College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) released today a request for proposals for the , which provides crucial support for the artistic development of recent alumni.
This is the fourth year of the program, which will award up to five grants to CVPA alumni for the creation of original work that will be presented by the College at a Mason venue during the 2022-23 season. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, February 11, 2022. The recipients will be announced in May 2022.
鈥淭丑别 Young Alumni Commissioning Project is bearing fruit so beautifully after our first three rounds, adding new work to the world's store of artistic creation and helping advance the careers of Mason鈥檚 outstanding arts alumni,鈥 蝉丑补谤别蝉听Rick Davis, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. 鈥As we enter cycle four, I am excited聽to see what our community of artists brings forward for consideration.聽 Each cycle represents and reflects a moment in time for both the artists and the world we work in, and I know that our alumni are busy doing what artists do: seeing, feeling, and thinking deeply about their world, and transforming those perceptions into significant work.鈥
All potential applicants are invited to participate in an online grant writing workshop designed and executed by CVPA staff, taking place on Wednesday, January 26 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Individual applicants can also reserve time to speak with CVPA staff about their project and the application process during scheduled office hours, offered during the week of January 31 and February 7.
, Jada Salter (鈥20) received the Young Alumni Commissioning Project Award and $5,000 in support for Just the Two of Us, a documentary about multi-Grammy award-winning musician and her grandfather William 鈥淏ill鈥 Salter. Nicole Daniell (Dance 鈥17), Nicholas Horner (Theater 鈥18, MFA Candidate 鈥21), Cristian Perez (Music 鈥12), and Katherine Thompson (Visual Art 鈥15) were awarded Young Alumni Creative Development Awards and each received $2,500 in commissioning support.
The Young Alumni Commissioning Project is made possible by a generous bequest from the estate of Linda E. Gramlich for the support of young artists, and by donors to Mason鈥檚 Giving Day, including Shugoll Research. Young Alumni Commissioning Project recipients may receive up to $5,000 in commissioning funds; as well as venue, production, and marketing support for a public showing of the work.
To be eligible, applicants must be a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts from the class of 2011 and after. Proposals should be for original new work in any art form suitable for performance, exhibition, or screening in a Mason venue. The size, length, duration, magnitude, and content are at the artist鈥檚 discretion. Potential venues include Mason鈥檚 traditional theater spaces, galleries, and cinemas, but proposals for non-traditional venues will also be considered.