Apply for Workspace
Open Call for Applications
The deadline for the 2010–2011 Workspace session has passed.
Applicants be notified of their status around June/July 2010.
The next deadline for Workspace will be announced in early 2011. Sign up for our email newsletter for information about future opportunities.
Eligibility
Workspace is open to emerging visual artists and writers working in a range of media and genres.
Collaborative pairs, of no more than two, may apply.
International artists may apply.
Applicants must choose to apply as a visual artist or writer; applicants cannot apply in both categories.
Application
Detailed application guidelines are released each year in conjunction with the open call and should be followed exactly. In general, the Workspace application consists of two parts, an Online Form and a Mail-in/Drop-off portion including Work Samples and Printed Documents.
Applicants will be asked to submit:
Online Form
- Contact information
- Narrative biography
- Artist’s or writer’s statement
- Proposal
- Names and contact information for two references (not letters of recommendation)
Work Sample and Printed Documents
- Work samples as images, video, or audio on CD/DVD or a writing sample
- Work sample inventory list with short descriptions of each work
- One-page resume
Selection
For each deadline, LMCC receives approximately 900 applications from visual artists and 100 applications from writers for Workspace. Applications are reviewed by an independent selection panel comprised of arts or literary professionals and artists or writers, including past program participants. The panel changes with each deadline. Writers and Visual Artists are reviewed by separate panels. Each panel selects a group of finalists who are then interviewed by LMCC staff. Approximately 20 visual artists and 8 writers are selected for Workspace every year.
The panel will assess and rank all applicants according to the following criteria:
- Merit of past work based only on work sample
- Career record based on narrative biography and resume
- Proposed projects/ideas, based on how proposal relates specifically to the Workspace program
LMCC is committed to maintaining diversity in all of its programs.
Program information and offerings are subject to change.
