[CW-Grad] FW: Antarctic Artists and Writers Program

[Bryan G Bradford]

Antarctic Artists and Writers Program 



Description:

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.

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. 

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 "What has
<http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/artist_writer/fy09awards.jsp>  been
funded" page to review descriptions of the most recent participants. Awards
since 2004 can also be viewed in the
<http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/afSearch.do?ProgEleCode=5130&page=4&QueryTex
t=&SearchType=afSearch&Search=Search#results>  Awards Database (search
element code 5130; the $0 and $1 awards are Antarctic Artists and Writers).
Paper applications were submitted before 2004, and are not in the NSF awards
database. Instead, they are contained on another list
<http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/aawr.jsp> .

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. 

What NSF Provides

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.

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.

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.

What the Selected Artist or Writer Provides

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.

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.

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.

 

Final Deadline: 9/12/2011
For more information please visit:
<http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11549/nsf11549.htm>
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11549/nsf11549.htm

 

Robin Russin

Associate Professor and Director

MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts
Department of Theatre
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-2707
(213) 949-1061 cel
robin.russin at ucr.edu
http://robinrussin.com

"I try all things; I achieve what I can." - Ishmael in "Moby Dick," written
by Herman Melville

"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." - William Munny in "Unforgiven,"
written by David Webb Peoples

"Hunger is the best spice." - Spike Spiegel in "Cowboy Bebop," written by
Keiko Nobumoto

 

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