Exhibition Award Frequently Asked Questions

1) When is the deadline for the Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award (EHTEA)?

Part I - An Intent to Apply Form must be downloaded, completed and emailed to sklar@tremainefoundation.org by 5 PM EST on Friday, March 5, 2010.  If you do not complete the Intent to Apply Form, your application will not be accepted.

Part II - The completed application is due at the Foundation office (290 Pratt Street; Meriden, Connecticut 06450) by 5 PM EST on Monday, April 5, 2010.

2) Where do I send my Intent to Apply Form and my completed application?

Part I - Please email the Intent to Apply Form to sklar@tremainefoundation.org . 

Part II - Please send all completed applications to:  
     2010 Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Awards
     Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
     290 Pratt Street
     Meriden, Connecticut  06450

3) What is a partner institution?

The partner institution is the exhibiting space that will first mount the show.  The commitment letter must be from this institution as well as the one-page organizational background and the IRS 501(c)(3) tax determination letter.  If the jury selects your application, the Exhibition Award funds will go to the partner institution.  If a curator from one organization is submitting the application and another institution will be the exhibition space, the exhibition space is the partner institution.

4) What is a visual appendix?

The visual appendix is the visual representation of the exhibition in the form of a 20-image PowerPoint presentation on CD as well as 4 copies of the Image Script.  The visual appendix should include samples of the artists and/or artworks proposed to be included in the exhibition.  The visual appendix should not include works of the curator.  Please be sure to follow the directions on the application for submitting visual appendices very closely. 

5) Is it better to ask for less than the maximum amount?

It is best to ask for as close to 100% of the exhibition budget as possible with a minimum amount of $50,000 and a maximum amount of $150,000, which must represent at least 66% of all funding secured or sought from outside of the partnering institution for the exhibition. 

6) Does earned income from traveling or catalogue sales count as part of the no more than 34% from outside funding?

No.

7) When should I ask questions about the Intent to Apply Form or the application?

Please ask questions as they arise in your application process.  Ideally, questions should be asked at least one week prior to both deadlines. 

8) Where in my exhibition planning should I be when applying for the Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award?

The exhibition planning process should be in the early stages of development.  If selected as recipients, the individual and institution must realize the exhibition no sooner that 9 months and within 36 months after the Exhibition Award is announced.

9) Is a staff curator eligible for the Exhibition Award?

Yes.  A staff curator can apply for the Exhibition Award working with their home institution or as a guest curator at a different institution.

10) If I am a curator and applied last year but did not receive the EHTEA, can I apply again the following cycle?

Yes.  We encourage those applicants who did not receive the Exhibition Award to apply again in the following cycle.  However, if you, as a curator, were a recipient of the Exhibition Award you must wait four years before submitting another application.

11) Does a partnering institution that received the EHTEA have to wait four years before reapplying?

No.  A partnering institution that received the Exhibition Award can serve as partner on an application submitted the following cycle as long as the proposed exhibition and curator are new.

12) When will recipients of the EHTEA be announced?

An official announcement of Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award recipients will be made by September 2010.