ArtsFairfax

Arts organizations complete this form as part of the grant application process. This form collects key information about an organization including mission, vision, values, and demographics which are required for all ArtsFairfax grant applications. Applicants upload a PDF of this form with each FY24 ArtsFairfax Grant application. Refer to the Grant Guidelines for review criteria. 

Instructions

1. Begin your FY24 ArtsFairfax Grant application (i.e., Operating Support, Project Support). Complete eligibility quiz. Open applications are found on the ArtsFairfax Online Application Portal and ArtsFairfax Grants page, ArtsFairfax Grant application (i.e., Operating Support, Project Support). Complete eligibility quiz. Open applications are found on the ArtsFairfax Online Application Portal and ArtsFairfax Grants webpage.
2. If eligible, complete or edit the form below: Organization Profile for Grant Applicants. 
3. Visit your account submissions page. Locate the Organization Profile in your list of submissions. 
4. Download your Organization Profile submission. 
5. Attach the PDF of your Organization Profile to your FY24 ArtsFairfax Grant application as requested.

Editing the Organization Profile:

1. Check form for completeness and accuracy before attaching to any of your FY24 ArtsFairfax Grant applications.
2. The Organization Profile may be updated as needed for organizational changes. 
3. Email jdubin@artsfairfax.org to request your form to be open for editing.

>>Return to the ArtsFairfax Application Portal.

ArtsFairfax’s Operating Support Grant Program advances the arts in Fairfax County by supporting the goals and objectives of the county’s arts organizations, helping them maintain and develop their programs, services, and facilities. ArtsFairfax embraces the county’s One Fairfax racial and social equity policy. Artists and arts organizations receiving ArtsFairfax grants must intentionally examine their operations, programs, and services to ensure that equity, diversity, access, and inclusion are taken into consideration with decision-making, development, and deployment of policies, programs, and services. 

>>View the complete Operating Support Guidelines.

Complete the eligibility quiz below to begin your application.

>>Return to the ArtsFairfax Online Application Portal to complete the required Organization Profile form.

ArtsFairfax’s Operating Support Grant Program advances the arts in Fairfax County by supporting the goals and objectives of the county’s arts organizations, helping them maintain and develop their programs, services, and facilities. ArtsFairfax embraces the county’s One Fairfax racial and social equity policy. Artists and arts organizations receiving ArtsFairfax grants must intentionally examine their operations, programs, and services to ensure that equity, diversity, access, and inclusion are taken into consideration with decision-making, development, and deployment of policies, programs, and services. 

>>View the complete Operating Support Guidelines.

>>Return to the ArtsFairfax Online Application Portal to complete the required Organization Profile form.

Complete the eligibility quiz below to begin your application.

Ticket Subsidy Grants are non-matching grants to Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, and City of Falls Church arts organizations to fund free and reduced-price tickets and transportation for performances, workshops, classes, and camps for people who may not have regular opportunities to experience the arts.

Award Amount

Applicants may request up to $5,000. No match is required. A Ticket Subsidy Grant is paid in full at the time of award.

Eligible Expenses

a) Ticket Value (for free or reduced priced tickets)

b) Fees/Tuition for classes, workshops, camps.

c) Transportation expenses.

Deadlines

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until available funds are expended through June 30, 2023.

Resources

• Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) Form and email – complete and email this form to NCS to be matched with one of the county’s many human service centers including early childhood/teen/community/seniors. With at least one month’s notice, NCS will provide free transportation.
• Fairfax County Department of Transportation contact and programs
• List of Human Services organizations
• Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) arts division contacts

Read the complete Ticket Subsidy Grant Guidelines at https://artsfairfax.org/ticketsubsidy/

Request for Qualifications

Temporary Art Installation Opportunity

at Tysons Corner Center in Fairfax, VA

Summary

ArtsFairfax is accepting qualifications from artists, artist teams, and arts organizations for temporary art installations at Tysons Corner Center, a mixed-use destination owned by Macerich. The company is seeking artists and arts organizations to activate Tysons Corner Center spaces with art.

The selected artists/teams/organizations will provide visual art exhibitions for temporary installation inside the shopping center. Both static and interactive installations will be considered.

Background

ArtsFairfax has partnered with Macerich, the owners and developers of Tysons Corner Center, to showcase local artists, artist teams, and arts organizations of Fairfax County. Through a series of temporary art installations, the more than 20 million yearly visitors who explore Tysons Corner Center’s retail and entertainment offerings will discover the diversity, creativity, and quality of visual artists from the Fairfax region.

Tysons Corner Center offers a mix of more than 300 retail brands, 40 dining destinations, a Hyatt Regency, VITA Luxury Apartments, and a 16-screen stadium seating and IMAX 3D AMC Theatres. Tysons’ outdoor plaza offers concerts and community events.

Tysons Corner Center is located about ten miles west of Washington, D.C. just off the Capital Beltway (I-495) near the intersection of Routes 7 and 123.

The goal for this initiative is to use the arts to engage the general public through art and reflect Macerich’s investment in the local community. ArtsFairfax and Macerich are looking for artwork that will:

1. Use the arts to activate the space while creating a unique environment.

2. Brand Tysons Corner Center as an innovative retail & entertainment community with a contemporary, progressive, and creative character.

3. Promote the work of local artists and arts organizations.

Macerich will work with the selected artist/team/organization to install the exhibitions. Both ArtsFairfax and Macerich will promote the exhibitions.

Exhibition Spaces

The exhibition spaces vary and can accommodate both 2-D and 3-D art. The space is fully accessible during Tysons Corner Center regular hours of Monday through Saturday from 10AM-9PM and Sunday from 11AM – 7PM.

Wall Spaces

A professional art hanging system will be installed. Adequate lighting is present. No art can be installed from the ceiling.

Approximately 9 ft in height with varying widths of 10-30 feet in length

Courtyards

Pedestals and display boxes need to be installed by programmer/artist if needed. Adequate lighting is present. No art can be installed from the ceiling. Sculpture, objects, and installations can be placed in the center of the space.

Approximately 20ft in height with varying radius distances. 

Security

Both spaces are well lit with cameras on site as well as strolling mall security.

Insurance

If selected, the artist/arts organization shall be responsible for general liability insurance as well as insurance of their artwork for the duration of the agreement including in transit, installation/deinstallation, and while on view.

Submissions

Applications must be submitted online at https://artsfairfax.submittable.com. 

The following materials will be required to be uploaded:

1. Statement of Interest and description of your work or project,

2. Resume outlining your professional accomplishments. If submitting as a team or organization, please include resumes for each team member, with each resume being no longer than three pages.

3. Images of installed past work of similar scope, scale

Selection Process, Timeline, and Criteria

Eligibility: Professional artists, design professionals, and arts organizations are invited to apply as individuals or teams. The artist/team/organization must reside, work, and/or have a studio in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church.

Contracts will be awarded on a rolling basis.

Each temporary art exhibition will be installed for a minimum of 8 weeks. Artists/teams/organizations may apply more than once.

Macerich will be the sole determiner of selection. All fees and project costs will be negotiated between Macerich and artist/artist team/organization.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC ART PROJECT: COVID-19 MEMORIAL

BACKGROUND

Fairfax County, Virginia is a roughly 400-square miles jurisdiction that is home to a very diverse population of approximately 1.2 million people. During the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 243,000 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the County resulting in (to date) approximately 1,620 deaths. This scale of disease and its impact to the communities of Fairfax County, as well as the impact to a County workforce that responded to the public health emergency, are worthy of memorialization. The County has identified a location for a significant public artwork that will commemorate the suffering of people in the pandemic as well as the heroism of the people who responded to the emergency.

More information about the demographic characteristics of Fairfax County, VA can be found here: Fairfax County General Overview | Demographics

LOCATION AND SCOPE

An existing memorial plaza will be utilized for the placement of a central artwork that commemorates the experience of COVID-19 in Fairfax County. The plaza is located at 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA and is comprised of a circular brick plaza, benches, and a small stone fountain.

The scope of work shall be confined to a sixteen-foot (16’) diameter circle (MEMORIAL PLACEMENT ZONE) in the center of the existing circular brick plaza as shown in the included diagram. The existing brick paving within the Memorial Placement Zone can be displaced but should be replaced with the installation of the artwork. The use of water as a feature of the memorial is encouraged. Any modifications should not interfere with the plumbing or function of the existing stormwater feature. Structural footings shall be coordinated with the Fairfax County Facilities Management Department to secure all necessary design drawings and permits. Additionally, any disturbed areas outside of the perimeter of the plaza will need to be restored to their original state. As-built drawings of the plaza area and fountain are included as part of this package.

The center rock at the site is an existing memorial which may be relocated for the new memorial. 

The contract and scope of work will be managed by Fairfax County Facilities Management Department. The artist/artist team shall regularly meet with key stakeholder groups, including the Fairfax County Park Authority, ArtsFairfax, and other stakeholders as determined in consultation/coordination with the County, throughout the design development process.

The selected installation must meet all applicable Fairfax County ordinances and Commonwealth of Virginia building codes, including stormwater and Health Department regulations. The selected artist or artist team will be required to coordinate with Fairfax County Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) to accommodate the existing stormwater site elements. All required permits and/or plans shall be submitted and coordinated with Land Development Services (LDS) for approval prior to commencing any work.

Applicable Commonwealth of Virginia Building Codes

The selected artist/artist team will be able to consult this site for any applicable code elements or guidance: 

https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/virginia 

Depending on the nature of the proposal, additional guidance may be found here:

•2008 National Electrical Code | http://www.nfpa.org

Applicable Fairfax County Codes

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has enacted various code requirements that affect land development activities.  For more information see https://library.municode.com/va/fairfax_county/codes/code_of_ordinances.

BUDGET

The $200,000 artist fee includes design, materials, fabrication, insurance, travel, packing, shipping, installation and a maintenance plan for the artwork.  Site preparation will be provided by Fairfax County. Fairfax County reserves the right to make modifications to the site preparation requirements if the costs exceed the County’s capabilities

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Will be managed by the Fairfax County Arts Committee

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application Opens: January 23, 2023

Application Deadline: April 12, 2023 by 5:00 p.m.

Artist Information Session: February 1, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Via Zoom. Register here. Interested artists will sign on to a link provided by email.

ELIGIBILITY AND REVIEW CRITERIA

This opportunity is open to all artists living and working in the metropolitan corridor encompassing Richmond/Washington/Baltimore who are eligible to work in the United States, including artists whose practice is poised for an opportunity in the public realm, and who fulfill the review criteria below. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in public artwork design and fabrication

Experience with government commissions and/or contracting 

OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:

Artists from minority or marginalized communities are encouraged to submit proposals.

Artists with experience in community engagement processes are encouraged to submit proposals.

ARTIST REVIEW CRITERIA

Artists will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

• Past work shows a strong and clear artistic voice

• Experience working collaboratively, either in artistic practice or other experience

• Interest in working in the public realm with community members and stakeholders, as demonstrated in the responses to the Artist Questionnaire 

• Strength of past work in the self-selected areas of expertise and media indicated in the application

• Responses to the Artist Questionnaire

HOW TO SUBMIT:

 Interested artists must apply via online application at ArtsFairfax.Submittable.com. Applicants must supply the following information and materials in their entirety for an application to be considered complete:

Artist Information:

Please provide the following:

• Name and pronoun(s)

• Racial and/or ethnic identity

• Business or studio name (if applicable)

• Email address

• Phone number

• Mailing address

• If applying as a team, the above information must be submitted for each member (up to two others), as well as a brief description of each member's role on the team.

• If applying as a business, the above information must be submitted for the business owners (primary contact plus up to two others).

• Primary Website/Social Media URL

• Secondary Website/Social Media URL (if applicable)

Artist Questionnaire

Please answer all of the following questions. 

If applying as a team or business, please be sure that the key members are represented in the responses, and that their roles are indicated.

1. Why do you want to create this artwork (150 words suggested max)?

2. In what ways do you engage with communities in your work as an artist or otherwise? Why is community engagement important to you? (100 words suggested max)

3. Please describe your vision for the public artwork you propose to make (500 words suggested max):

Additional Key Details

Applicants are asked to identify their areas of expertise and primary media. Applicants who select more than the indicated maximum will have their applications returned to them for revision. When making your selections, please keep in mind that your self-identified categories should be further demonstrated in your responses to the Artist Questionnaire and/or project/artwork samples provided in your application. 

 1. What are your areas of expertise and artwork types? (select no more than three)

• Community engagement and social justice

• Digital / lighting / projection art

• Environmental and landscape art

• Sculptural art

• Site-specific and integrated art

• 2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.

2. What are your primary media? (select no more than three)

• Assemblage, including found objects, multimedia

• Audio / sound recording

• Sculpting, including wood, stone, other materials

• Ceramic / glass

• Digital / photography

• Fabrication, including wood, metal, glass

• Illustration / comics / graphic novels

• Kinetic art

• Landscape design

• Site-specificity determines materials used

3. Are you a teaching artist?

• Yes

• No

4. If yes, what age range(s) or specific audience(s) do you teach?

5. Do you provide fabrication services for other artists or designers? E.g., have you worked for hire to implement another artist’s or designer’s vision.

• Yes

• No

6. Do you work in a cooperative or collaborative studio? 

• Yes

• No

7. Do you have any accreditations, certifications, notable experiences (formal or informal), or awards that are relevant to this opportunity?

• Yes (please list, including the year received)

• No

8.  If selected, do you grant permission for the Fairfax County Government to include all the material provided within this application in your profile as part of project information sharing? 

• Yes

• No

9.  If you are selected for consideration, you may be requested to travel to a location in Fairfax County, VA to present your proposal and a maquette in person to a selection committee. A stipend of $1,000 will be provided to finalists selected to present proposals to cover costs of travel and maquette production. 

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ARTWORK SAMPLES

Five (5) Project/Artwork Samples

As part of your application, you may submit up to five (5) project/artwork samples. These work samples should clearly demonstrate your experience and skills in the self-identified areas of expertise and primary media that you selected in this application. Your submissions should be jpg or PDF to represent each sample.

If applying as a business or team, it is recommended that you submit samples of artwork that were created collaboratively.

Please name files using the following naming convention: Artist Last Name_Artist First Name_Name of Artwork1 (for example, “Kahlo_Frida_Self Portrait1.jpg”)

Project Sample Descriptions

Within the application form, you will be prompted to enter descriptive information for each work project sample, including the title, medium, dimensions, year, budget estimate and a brief (50-word max) description of each to share any critical contextual information that is not already evident in the work sample.

References

Please provide three professional references. References must be affiliated with projects completed within the past five years.

Capital One Hall includes a state of the art performance hall, The Vault black box theatre, and classrooms available for community use at specially negotiated rates for Fairfax County based non-profit arts groups, and arts related programming by Fairfax County government agencies and Fairfax County Public schools. ArtsFairfax is accepting online applications for arts use of the spaces by eligible Fairfax County community arts organizations and agencies on behalf of the County. Applications will be screened for eligibility and provided to the County. Approved arts organizations and programs will be submitted to Capital One Hall's operator for integration into the Season 4 schedule.

Please visit https://artsfairfax.org/capital-one-hall/ to view information on the Technical Specifications, Sample Contract, Costs, Seasonal List Development Calendar, and Application Process.

You may submit multiple applications for different events. If a single event requires the use of all available spaces (Main Hall, black box, and classrooms) please submit only one application for that event.

The fourth season starts September 1, 2024 and ends June 30, 2025. The second week(end) of each month has been designated for Fairfax County community arts use.  

If you're interested in using only the atrium, other non-arts spaces, or dates outside the designated for community use in the Capital One Hall please contact info@CapitalOneHall.com and for the Perch and amphitheater contact eleanor.sakhri@am.jll.com. These spaces/dates are not covered by the Capital One Hall Community Partnership application process.

Applications must be submitted by May 1, 2023 at midnight.