Advisory Panel Nomination Procedures
The Commission staff keeps an ongoing file of panelist nominations, and anyone can submit nominations throughout the year. Each nomination is retained for at least three years. For an overview of Advisory Panels, including current Panelists, click here.
PANELS INCLUDE:
- seven regional multidisciplinary panels that review applications from arts organizations for General Operating Support and from all types of nonprofit organizations for special initiatives in the arts
- a statewide multi-disciplinary panel to review applications from large budget arts organizations for General Operating Support
- a statewide multi-disciplinary panel to review applications from performers to be included in the Tour Directory
- a statewide arts in education panel that reviews applications for Artist Residencies (preK-12) grants
- discipline-specific panels that review applications for Artist Fellowships
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PANELS?
- an individual may nominate him or herself
- individual artists in all discipline
- artistic directors of arts institutions
- curators and museum directors
- heads of performing arts presenting series
- managers of arts institutions
- board leaders of arts institutions
- college faculty in the visual arts, music, thatre, dance, and creative writing
- folklorists
- managers of individual performers and touring companies
- arts educators, school administrators, teachers, and PTA/PTO representatives
- writers and editors
- community leaders with an understanding of the role of the arts in their communities
IDEAL PANEL CANDIDATES SHOULD:
- have in depth knowledge of a field of the arts
- regularly attend a wide variety of arts events in their communities
- be articulate and willing to offer opinions in public
- be able to work in a committee setting
- be willing to contribute the time necessary to review grant applications and to
- understand the Commission programs and policies
- be able to attend a one or two day panel meeting
SELECTIONS OF THE PANELISTS:
The board of the Virginia Commission for the Arts approves the list of nominees for the advisory panels annually. The Commission staff invites the panelists to serve, attempting to balance each panel with different types of knowledge about the arts. Each panel should include geographic and racial diversity. For a current list of Panelists, click here.
PANELIST NOMINATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE:
- a brief description of the individual's experience in the arts
- an address
- a telephone number
- an email address
SEND YOUR PANELIST NOMINATIONS TO:
Foster J. Billingsley
Deputy Director
Virginia Commission for the Arts
223 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
by fax: 804/225-4327
by email: peggy.baggett@arts.virginia.gov
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