Artist Roster
The Commission maintains a Roster of Artists interested in doing school residencies. These artists are screened on the basis of artistic quality, professional experience in their fi elds, and quality of their plans for residency activities. The Roster includes the artistic disciplines of architecture/design, computer art, crafts, dance, film/video, folk arts, graphic art, music (performance and composition), poetry/creative writing, theatre, and the visual arts. Inclusion on the Artist Roster does not guarantee participation in a residency.
Application Procedure
Artists selected for the Roster should expect to be interviewed by residency sponsors and must be prepared to
work with applicant schools, school divisions, and eligible arts organizations in planning and preparing residency
program (sponsor) applications for submission to Commission.
Residencies may be from 3 full days to an entire school year. The Commission does not set daily rates for artists; however, the agency suggests a payment of at least $125 per day. Fees are negotiated directly with residency sponsors. All residencies include core group workshops, at least one formal teacher workshop, and performances, exhibitions, or workshops for the full student body or for the public. The Commission will not serve as a booking agent for the artist. Artists included on the Roster are expected to be available during the school year but are not required to accept a position if offered.
The Artists in Education Residency Handbook is a guide for designing successful residencies.
Artists who have been on the Roster for four years may send an updated resume and a letter to the Commission, stating their interest in continuing to be on the Roster. If an artist does not demonstrate a record of substantial public performances, publications or exhibitions of work or if there are concerns about the individual’s work in the schools, that artist will be notifi ed and he/she will be required to submit a full application for the Roster to be reviewed by the panel and Commission.
Eligible Applicants
Applicant artists may be Virginia-based or may reside out-of-state.
Review Process
Applications and supporting materials will be reviewed three times a year by the Commission’s Artist Roster
panel made up of representatives of the literary arts, performing arts and visual arts. The panel is comprised
of individual artists, arts educators, members of the Commission’s Arts in Education Advisory Panel and
arts administrators familiar with the Commission’s residency program. The panel reviews each artist’s
professional expertise, credentials, and quality of work; the residency description; demonstrated ability and
desire to work with elementary and secondary students and their teachers; and prior residency experience.
The board of the Commission makes the fi nal decisions on artists to be included in the Roster.
Deadline
Applications are accepted throughout the year. The board of the Commission will approve additions to the
Arts in Education Artist Roster three times a year.