Music Residency Program Application and Deliverables

Deliverables

We encourage you to review our website to learn more about our spaces, technical specifications and floor plans and how they can benefit your proposed project.  We are also available to give tours of the spaces.  Please contact diana@kranzbergartsfoundation.org with any questions and /or to schedule a tour. 

WORKSPACE: Each resident will be provided with an individual, dedicated workspace. Musicians will have access to a dedicated  desk at one of the Foundations cooperative office space to handle the administrative/ quiet side of their work. Musicians will have dedicated weekly time in our music rehearsal room, The Studio at KAC.  Access to other KAF theatres and venues  can be made available upon request for site specific preparation.

PRESENTING SPACE: Each resident will have the opportunity to present their work in one of several KAF performing arts/ concert venues and /or one the Foundations  non traditional spaces.  Venues are outfitted with state of the art technology, systems, and staffing that help take productions and presentations to the next level.

TECHNOLOGY, TOOLS and TRAINING: Each resident will be introduced to training opportunities within the KAF eco system relevant to their use of our venues, tools and technology, as well as  participation in KAF core values and guest experience training program, Heart & Soul.

MARKETING & STORYTELLING SUPPORT: All residents will receive inclusion in KAF digital, web, on site, and social media marketing and storytelling. Residents will also receive a 10-day block of 60 second radio spots on KDHX and/ or WSIE to help promote their artworks as well as printing support for promotion purposes.  KAF will also document the defined project progress throughout the residency period.

PARTNER RESOURCES & STIPEND:  

Residency participants will receive a $1000 cash stipend from the Kranzberg Arts Foundation

Partner Resources:

Midtown Sound House: www.midtownsoundhouse.com

• Musicians will receive a one day ( 8 hour) block of time at Midtown Sound House ($500 value)

Volunteer Lawyers and Accounts for the Arts: www.vlaa.org

• One-on-one “triage” meetings with the resident artists to discuss legal and accounting issues related to their projects;
• Pro bono (income guidelines) referrals to our volunteers;
• Regular check-ins (individually or in small groups) throughout the residencies to assess new or changing legal and accounting needs and/or topics of common concern;
• Free tuition when attending our professional development programs; and
• The opportunity to participate in Upstart college outreach program.

Please prepare your application with the following information:

Engagement with St. Louis (30%)

1. How long have you lived in St. Louis? Up to 8 points
2. Are you planning to stay in St. Louis? Up to 8points
3. How does your artistic practice engage with or reflect the St. Louis community? Up to 8 points
4. How has the artistic community in St. Louis influenced your art and your process for creating
   art? Up to 3 points
5. Do you consider St. Louis to be artistically relevant for your career? Why or why not? Up to 3
   points

Commitment to Artistic Practice (15%) – all questions up to 3 points

1. Please describe the artwork that you create and 3 characteristics that define you as an artist.
2. Please describe the passion that you have for your work and share other insights that you think drive the creation of your work.
3. What is your earliest memory of creating artwork and how long have you been making art?
4. Please describe your creative regimen and the amount of time that you devote to creating
   your art on a weekly basis.
5. Do you consider making artwork central in your life and do you think that you will continue to
   make artwork throughout your lifetime?

Examples of Artistic Endeavors/Practice (15%) – up to 3 points for each question based on completion and submission of all requested documents.

1. Please submit 3 examples of current performances or compositions.
2. Please provide other examples of your practice that you consider relevant and demonstrate that you are proficient in the execution of your artwork. This may include achievements or work that you consider significant.
3. Please submit your choice of available videos or recordings of your work shared through social media.
4. Please describe any public performances in which you have participated either individually or in a group.
5. Please provide one recording of your work and describe its origin and significance to you.

Proposal of Artistic Project (40%)

To ensure that your residency is a deeply meaningful experience we are asking that you propose a project that will
bring to fruition goals, ideas and work previously left unfinished or an entirely new concept of form and content. This is your opportunity to create a specific, self-directed body of work with focused intent. The culmination of your work will be exhibited or performed subject to the requirements of your medium.

1. Please provide a general description of the work you will be undertaking and your primary medium. If you use mixed media as a visual artist, are a writer or musician, please describe. Include your specific goals for the body of work to be completed. Up to 5 points
2. Please provide a timeline outlining the course of your work over the eighteen-month period of the residency. Up to 5 points
3. Each of you will have unique needs in the creation of your artwork. Opportunities vary for the differing artforms but KAF is committed to providing the best possible residency experience for every artist. Mindful of the infrastructure and support endowed by the KAF, we ask that you describe how you will utilize each of the Five Pillars provided by the residency. (as described in specific residency deliverables)- up to 25 points.