SFCB Book Arts Mentorship Award application

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This mentorship is an opportunity for mid-career and established artists from underrepresented communities to learn from skilled professionals in the bookbinding, letterpress, and artists book fields. Mentees will work closely with their mentor who will provide personalized guidance tailored to their individual artistic goals and needs. Priority will be given to applicants who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color).

Applicants should review the mentor bios and areas of expertise to identify which mentor/week best aligns with their desired project/skills, then apply for that particular mentor/week.

Work samples and a CV must be emailed to workshops@sfcb.org. Please share ten images of your work (each no larger than 1MB), named as follows: your last name.name of piece.image number. In a separate email, attach your CV an image list corresponding to the uploaded images 1-10 with title, date, size, media, and a short description and/or conceptual intent.

Mentees are responsible for managing their own travel and lodging arrangements, budget, materials costs, and any additional expenses; they will receive $2500 when they arrive at SFCB.

Applicants must reside outside the nine counties of the metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma); be over 21 years old; and be a permanent resident or citizen of the US to receive the stipend.

Please fill out the following application and submit no later than 11:59pm on Sunday May 5, 2024.

Full applications guideline can be found here.

Email *

Applicant Full Name *

Phone Number *

Address (street, city, state, zip) *

For which mentor and dates are you applying? *

June 10-13, 2024 with mentor John DeMerritt

June 24-28, 2024 with mentor Li Jiang

July 22-26, 2024 with mentor Emily McVarish

Artist statement: Describe your artistic or creative practice (300 words) *

Why do you want to learn from this particular mentor? (200 words) *

What do you want to learn during this mentorship? Please describe a project or set of skills you'd like to work on during the week; be specific. (400 words)
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List the tools and materials will you need to use to pursue this project. Please refer to the list of SFCB equipment on the Studio Rentals page of our website: https://sfcb.org/rentals *

Of the tools you listed above, which do you have experience with and for which would you require instruction? *

How will this mentorship impact the growth and the development of your practice? (300 words)
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What piece included in your work samples did you find the most satisfying at the end of the process? Please explain. (200 words)
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Demographic Survey

What is your gender identity?
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Prefer not to answer

Cisgender Woman

Cisgender Man

Transgender Woman

Transgender Man

Genderqueer/Gender Nonconforming/Non-Binary

Other:

Required

What is your race/ethnicity?
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Prefer not to answer

African American/Black

Asian/Pacific Islander

Latino/Latina/Latinx

Middle Eastern/Arab

Native/Indigenous

White (non-Hispanic)

Multiracial/Multiethnic

Other:

Required

What is your combined household income?
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Less than $25,000

$25,000-$50,000

$50,000-$100,000

$100,000-$200,000

More than $200,000

Prefer not to answer

What is your age?
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21-29

30-45

46-60

Over 60

Prefer not to answer

How did you hear about this mentorship opportunity? *

Please email your 10 work sample images, an image list, and your CV as outlined above to workshops@sfcb.org.

I acknowledge that you have read the terms of this application as noted above and on the program description.

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