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<h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Antarctic
Artists and Writers Program </span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><br>
Description:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This solicitation is one mechanism used by NSF's Office of Polar Programs to
achieve the goal of increasing public understanding of the science conducted by
the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) and the uniqueness of the Antarctic continent
and surrounding oceans. Specifically, this solicitation provides the
opportunity for artists and writers to propose visits to Antarctica through the
USAP in order to make first-hand observations that will inform their efforts to
interpret and represent the scientific activities being conducted in the
Antarctic and the nature of this unique ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Integral to achieving the goals of the Artists & Writers program is a
requirement to broadly disseminate the works that are produced by program
participants as a public benefit; therefore the Foundation expects
well-developed plans for bringing the artistic or literary works before the
widest possible cross-section of the public. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Antarctic Artists and Writers Program applicants have found it helpful to
learn about the other kinds of projects that have been supported in the past.
The program has previously supported a broad range of work in areas as diverse
as children's writing, digital media, film, graphic art, history, history of
science, humanities scholarship, illustration, literature, musical composition,
painting, photography, poetry, science fiction, science writing, sculpture,
toponymy, underwater photography, and Web exhibition. Visit the "<a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/artist_writer/fy09awards.jsp">What has
been funded</a>" page to review descriptions of the most recent
participants. Awards since 2004 can also be viewed in the<a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/afSearch.do?ProgEleCode=5130&page=4&QueryText=&SearchType=afSearch&Search=Search#results">
Awards Database</a> <em>(search element code 5130; the $0 and $1 awards are
Antarctic Artists and Writers</em>). Paper applications were submitted before
2004, and are not in the NSF awards database. Instead, they are contained on <a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/aawr.jsp">another list</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Projects across the range of the humanities are eligible for the program,
though some projects, such as magazine journalism or films, for example, would
be more appropriate for submission to another NSF program. The majority of
proposals, and of supported projects, has been in photography, painting, and
writing. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>What NSF Provides</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Foundation issues polar clothing for use in the field, round-trip
economy air travel between a U.S. airport and a port of embarkation for the
Antarctic (typically in New Zealand or Chile), travel between the embarkation
point and the Antarctic, and room, board, and travel and other logistical
assistance while in the Antarctic or the Southern Ocean as required by the
approved project to those artists and writers whose proposals are awarded.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Award recipients may be asked to attend a meeting in the United States for
detailed field planning before the Antarctic travel begins. The U.S. Antarctic
Program will cover expenses incurred (within the U.S. only) while attending
this meeting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Unlike other NSF merit-reviewed programs, the Antarctic Artists and Writers
Program does not award funds-but rather provides in-kind support-to
participants. Successful applicants are free to seek funds elsewhere, including
from other Federal agencies. See Section IX for proposals to other parts of NSF
for both funding and field support of Antarctic education and outreach
projects.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>What the Selected Artist or Writer Provides</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The selected artists and writers are responsible for meals and lodging
during travel to embarkation points, which includes their stay in New Zealand
or Chile before and after deployment to the Antarctic. They are responsible for
incidental expenses in Antarctica (toiletries, etc.), and for all aspects and
costs of completing and distributing the proposed work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Award recipients are required to cover the costs of mandatory pre-travel
medical and dental examinations (using instructions provided by the U.S.
Antarctic Program) and for any remediation these examinations show to be
necessary. Failure to meet U.S. Antarctic Program medical and dental standards
prior to deployment results in disqualification from the program and inability
to deploy to the Antarctic, regardless of any previous decision by NSF that a
proposal itself merits support.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The selected artist or writer is entirely responsible for completing the
project described in the proposal that is awarded. NSF does not fund, review,
or participate in finishing any project once the artist or the writer returns
from the Antarctic.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Final Deadline: </b>9/12/2011<br>
<b>For more information please</b> <a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11549/nsf11549.htm">visit:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11549/nsf11549.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>Robin Russin<br>
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Associate Professor and Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts<br>
Department of Theatre<br>
University of California, Riverside<br>
Riverside, CA 92521<br>
(951) 827-2707<br>
(213) 949-1061 cel<br>
<a href="mailto:robin.russin@ucr.edu">robin.russin@ucr.edu</a><br>
http://robinrussin.com<br>
<br>
"I try all things; I achieve what I can." - Ishmael in
"Moby Dick," written by Herman Melville<br>
<br>
"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." - William Munny in
"Unforgiven," written by David Webb Peoples<br>
<br>
"Hunger is the best spice." - Spike Spiegel in "Cowboy
Bebop," written by Keiko Nobumoto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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