Mellon Tri-College Creative Residencies
Swarthmore // Haverford // Bryn Mawr
DEADLINE FOR SPRING 2013 RESIDENCIES IS FRIDAY, November 2, 2012
To apply, please complete the following sections (where applicable)
GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTIONS
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Contact Residency Coordinator Tom Bonner at 610-795-6133 or tbonner@haverford.edu to
discuss your idea.
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Residencies should be designed with specific curricular/course objectives in mind.
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Due to the nature of the grant supporting this program, primary applicants must be faculty from
non-arts departments. However, joint applications with arts departments are strongly encouraged.
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Residencies should involve collaborations between faculty and students from multiple campuses.
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Larger residencies should be submitted more than one semester in advance (i.e., submitted
March 2013 for Spring 2014)
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For assistance on budgeting, please consult the “Budget Tips” document available online. Also,
contact Tri-Co Residency Coordinator Tom Bonner to discuss appropriate budgeting.
TO APPLY
Submit all proposals to Tom Bonner at tbonner@haverford.edu. From there, proposals will be distributed
to relevant institutions for final review:
Swarthmore: The Creative Residencies Committee
Bryn Mawr: The Curriculum Committee
Haverford: Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities Steering Committee
I. PRIMARY FACULTY APPLICANT
This individual will serve as the main contact during the planning and execution of the residency
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Department:
Institution:
II. ADDITIONAL FACULTY
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Department:
Institution:
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Department:
Institution:
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Department:
Institution:
III. COMMUNITY PARTNERS (if applicable)
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Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Title:
Organization:
IV. ARTIST INFORMATION
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
V. PROJECT DETAILS
Title of Residency (tentative titles are acceptable)
Project Duration
When will this residency begin and end?
Project Reasoning
Briefly describe the reasoning for this residency. What issues were you interested in exploring, and why
did this artist seem like the right partner for that exploration?
Project Description
Please describe the broad objectives of this residency. Consider the questions you wish to answer, the
target audience, and ultimate outcome that you envision as a result of this residency.
Curricular and Co-Curricular Impact
Please provide a list of programs, concentrations, departments and/or specific courses this residency will
engage. In addition, explain how this residency may relate to respective course/curricular objectives.
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VI. ARTIST INVOLVEMENT
Artist bio and resume/cv
Description of artist’s background and relevant expertise
Cooperative Artist/Faculty Statement of Intent (For the faculty member to complete in
conversation with the artist)
As collaborators, please explain your motivations for involvement in this interdisciplinary residency. What
does the artist hope to achieve or learn through the residency? How will faculty members and artist
explore the cross-curricular aspects of the residency?
VII. BUDGET (Please see website materials for budgetary parameters.)
Please itemize the cost for each category. Round all figures to the nearest $10.
HONORARIA per artist/performer per day of visit
AMOUNT
TOTAL HONORARIA COST:
TRAVEL (itemized)
AMOUNT
TOTAL TRAVEL COST:
LODGING (itemized)
AMOUNT
TOTAL LODGING COST:
HOSPITALITY/MEALS (Itemized. Include events, meals per day, dinners)
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AMOUNT
TOTAL HOSPITALITY COST:
ADVERTISING
AMOUNT
TOTAL ADVERTISING COST
ADDITIONAL COSTS (technical, staffing, etc)
AMOUNT
TOTAL ADDITIONAL COSTS
TOTAL RESIDENCY EXPENSE:
VIII. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
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