Grant Calendar

April 1, 2011

Deadline to submit all application materials. During the following two months artists receive an e-mail notification acknowledging that their application package has arrived.

June/July 2011

A Selection Panel meets to review applications and select artists to receive the grants. The panel consists of five artists who meet for three consecutive days at Franklin Furnace. Every year the panel is composed of new members. Franklin Furnace staff acts as moderators but does not make any decisions. Franklin Furnace does not record the panel’s discussion and cannot give feedback.

Late July/Early August 2011

Artists receive a letter by regular mail informing them of the panel's decision. After this letter is sent applications that have included a SASE are returned to the artists. Artists who have chosen to pick up their application may do so by October 1, 2011.

Late August 2011

After Franklin Furnace receives the completed Release Form, Honorarium Form, Bio and Project Description Form from the selected artists, a check for 60% of the grant is sent.

September 2011

Official announcement of selected artists is posted at Franklin Furnace website and in a Special Goings On, Franklin Furnace’s weekly electronic newsletter.

Ideally the artist will present their piece within a year. Five weeks before the performance the artist meets with the Franklin Furnace staff to discuss documentation plans and publicity, whereupon the second check for 35% of the grant is issued.

September 2012

The artist receives the final check for 5% of the grant after completion of their project, if and only if Franklin Furnace receives:

  1. Visual Documentation provided on portable media suitable for general viewing. Suggested formats are: VHS (NTSC format), DVD, CD, Mini-DV, 35mm slides, etc. For digital photos we'd prefer images in the raw file format of the camera that took the pictures. For digital video we would like the uncompressed, unedited performance as well as an edited version if it exists.
  2. Completed Final Report Form with factual information and a final description of the event.
  3. Program or printed material thanking the Franklin Furnace Fund and its supporters.