Resident Fellows
Work
Sample Requirements
In order for your application to be considered by the
panel, you must adhere to the following guidelines.
ALL DISCIPLINES: Current work is requested.
Indicate date of completion on work sample. The nature of the work sample submitted should correspond to
the nature of the work you propose to do while in residence. An applicant's
work sample is the most significant feature of his or her application.
WRITING: Submit writing samples representative of the genre in which you plan to
work while in residence. Whenever possible, submit a work-in-progress along
with a sample of finished work. Your name and the date of completion should
appear on the sample. Do not send books or bound manuscripts. All writing
samples should be printed single-sided and double-spaced in an easily readable
font unless in play or screenplay format. Submit three copies of writing samples as follows:
Fiction: 20 pages of
fiction: a novel excerpt, a story or stories
Poetry: 10 pages of poetry
Nonfiction: 20 pages of nonfiction (essays, articles, non-fiction book)
Playwriting: one complete play*
Librettists: one complete or excepted score, accompanied by
a recording if possible*
Screen writing: one complete screenplay*
* Documentation of completed production on VHS or DVD may be included in
addition.
MUSIC COMPOSITION: Submit two clearly reproduced scores, one of which was
completed within the last five years, along with a complete recording of each
piece (one movement per track).
Mark the outside of each sample with your name, the title, duration, and
date of composition, as well as style of music, performers, and software (if
applicable) used in the creation of each piece.
MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Submit three copies of selected
performance recordings. Label samples with your name, title, composer,
instrumentation, duration and date of recording. In your project description,
be sure to articulate the relationship of the work sample to your residency
work proposal.
VISUAL ART: Submit 8-12 images of recent work with three copies of a list
with the artist's name, title of the piece, medium, size and year of
completion. You may submit slides in plastic mounts or images on a CD readable by both MACs and PCs. Each slide
should have TOP clearly marked and be labeled with your name, title, and a
number corresponding to the list. CD files should be labeled in the same way;
files no more than 1MB each. Edenfred retains 2 slides or the CD for accepted
visual artists.
NEW
GENRES (Video,
installation, performance, conceptual art, interactive multi-media, and related
work): Submit three sets of the following: DVD, slides or print materials, a
web-site URL, whichever is most appropriate. Label all materials accordingly,
including name, date, title, duration, etc. Provide an accompanying description
sheet, no more than one page,
contextualizing the work.
FILM/VIDEO ARTS: Submit two
different film or video samples on DVD, labeled with your name, title, duration
and date of work (no paper labels, please). Whenever possible, submit a work-in-progress along with a
sample of finished work. Film/video scriptwriters should also send a script.
DANCE/choreography: Submit DVD or VHS videotape. Label
sample with your name, title, duration and date of work.
CURATORS:
Work samples may be in
the form of essays, catalogs, visual documentation of exhibitions, etc. Submit a work sample appropriate to
your project description.
OTHER: If your project does not fall clearly within one of the following areas,
contact the Executive Director to discuss an appropriate work sample.
WORK SAMPLE RETURN: While every precaution is taken to
handle work samples with care, Edenfred is not responsible for their condition.
Do not send one-of-a-kind items and do not send your only copy. Work samples
will be returned only if you provide a self-addressed stamped envelope of
sufficient size with sufficient postage. No metered postage on return material.