ONE TRUTH MANY LIES

One Truth, Many Lies: A New View of Art and Natural History Collections

• Apply by December 13, 2013

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Goals of the Residency

• To connect visual artists and museum visitors in a lively discussion of the intersection of art and science;
• To create programming and artwork that focuses on novel use of natural history collections as part of the artistic process.
• To increase collections use by nontraditional communities;
• To provide access to natural history library and research collections for artists to utilize in the creation of a body of work.

Duration

Residency terms are over a period of three days and two nights, and must take place during one of the following date ranges selected by the Artist and agreed to by the Academy:

April 14, 2014 – May 4, 2014  

May 19, 2014 – June 9, 2014  

June 25, 2014 – July 16, 2014

August 1, 2014 – August 22, 2014

Artists will receive an honorarium, and compensation for travel, lodging, meals, and incidentals for three days and two nights in San Francisco.

Deadline: Proposals due no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13, 2013, and must be submitted via email to Diane T Sands (dsands@calacademy.org) with the subject line: One Truth Many Lies Submissions. Questions may be directed to Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, Collection Development Librarian, via the email above or at (415) 379-5489.

Eligibility

The Academy will select a total of four (4) Artists in Residency (the “Artist(s)”) based upon the following criteria:

   Merit of past work.

    Readiness to engage with visiting public at the Academy.

    Potential for proposed programming to impact the Academy community and beyond in positive and educational ways.

Emerging and mid-career artists involved in high quality, research-based practice, who have not had the opportunity to work at the Academy, will be given priority in selection.

Residency Requirements

1. Selected Artists will be required to present two programs during their residency, at least one of which must be a public educational program: A lecture or demonstration designed for the museum floor with general audiences in mind; And a hands-on workshop or other class offered free of charge to the public, and optimized for individuals to create and work collaboratively with the visiting artist. Programs will be arranged at scheduled times Thursdays through Sundays.

2. The Artist and Academy staff will mutually agree upon any public programs and activities offered by the Artist.  

3. Significantly, Artists will have at least one day to interact with researchers at the Academy and work with the research collections housed in the Academy’s Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability.

4. Artists will participate in final informational exchange/interview with Academy staff.

How to Apply

1. Artists must provide a resume and/or curriculum vitae, with full name, address, phone, and email.

2. Provide a letter of interest, outlining the two proposed programs for the public during the Residency, and the specific Academy research collection to be accessed.  Please provide taxonomic (family) classification or narrower, if possible; please refer to information about the Academy’s scientific research departments and collections at http://research.calacademy.org/.

3. Provide three (3) references.

4. Provide URL for at least fifteen (15) clearly-captioned images of recent works.  No CDs, memory sticks, or paper portfolios will be accepted.

Proposals will be reviewed by a committee of knowledgeable arts professionals and selected Academy staff. Finalists will be invited to the Academy for an interview and presentation of their work.   

Selected artists will be notified via email on or before Friday, January 31, 2014.

Ownership and License of Artist(s) Works Created During and For Residency

1. Artist(s) will retain copyright of all work product created by them during and for their Residency at the Academy.

2. The Academy requests that Artist(s) grant the Academy a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, license to use, adapt, incorporate, reproduce, display, modify, and make derivative or collective works of Artist(s)’ work product from the Residency for use in Academy promotional materials, brochures, advertising, or similar marketing materials, including on the Academy’s website or social media sites.  

Child Safety

All Academy Artists in Residence are requested to review and abide by the Academy’s “Code of Conduct with Youth” policy.