WORKING GRANTS VISUAL ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS

Working grants are intended to provide professional artists with the opportunity to concentrate on and develop their artistic work. For example, the grants may be used to cover expenses related to work and subsistence during a period of focused activities, investments, further education or renting work spaces. Types of Grants The Visual Arts Fund allocates one-year, two-year and five-year working grants, all of which may be applied for on the same application form. The Visual Arts Fund decides which type of grant will be allocated. The labels “one-year”, “two-year” and “five-year” refers to the fact that the grants will be paid out on one or several occasions, that is, in one, two or five years. One-year working grants can be awarded to applicants who have not previously received working grants. The amount of the grant is 100,000 SEK. Two-year working grants are intended for artists who have previously received a working grant. The amount of the grant is 120,000 SEK per annum and will be paid out during a period of two years. Five-year working grants may be awarded to applicants with a documented artistic practice of a high quality for a sustained period of time. The amount of the grant is three basbelopp (price base amount) (currently 133,000 SEK). The intention of the Visual Arts Fund is that a grant period of five years could be followed by another five-year period, if the grant recipient continues his or her artistic practice of a high quality and submits a report of what has been achieved with the help of the first five-year grant.

Who can apply? Professional visual artists and designers can apply for working grants. Professional means artists who make their living from or pursue artistic activities on full or part time basis. Amateur artists are not eligible for the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s grants and allowances. Only applicants whose main artistic practice is in Sweden or who are permanent residents of Sweden may apply for a grant. An applicant who was awarded a one-year working grant in 2013 or 2014 may not apply for a working grant this year. An applicant who had a two-year working grant in 2012, 2013 or 2014 may not apply for a working grant this year. These limitations have been introduced in order to increase the number of artists who may benefit from the Fund’s grants. Application Applications are preferably submitted in digital format on the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s website by logging in with your e-legitimation (Swedish electronic identification). Applications may also be submitted by post. Applications submitted by post will be scanned and evaluated digitally. To think about if you apply on the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s website Start in good time and make sure your e-legitimation is up to date. At the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s website, http://www.konstnarsnamnden.se/logga-in-e-tjanst, you will find links where you can test your e-legitimation. If you receive an error message, please contact your bank/issuer of your e-legitimation. When you submit your application, it may take some time for it to upload, particularly if you attach large-size work samples. Leave your computer on and wait for an e-mail confirmation with your registration number. If you do not receive an e-mail, it may have been caught by your spam filter. If you are logged on to the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s website, you can check under the tab Mina ärenden for a list of your submitted applications. Applications via the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s e-service can be submitted until midnight 22 April 2015.

To think about if you apply on paper If you are unable to submit your application using an e-legitimation, you can apply on paper. The application form can be downloaded as a PDF-file at http://www.konstnarsnamnden.se/Application. You can fill out the form on your computer screen, but you have to print it out, sign it and post it to the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. We do not accept applications by e-mail. Your application must reach the Swedish Arts Grants Committee no later than 15 April. Make sure to post your application in good time before this date. You may also submit your application in person until 17.00 on 15 April. Postal and visiting address: Maria skolgata 83, 118 53 Stockholm. Work samples With your application you should include 5-10 work samples which are less than 2 years old. If you apply digitally, you upload your image, sound, text or film files at the end of the application process. The following applies for digital work samples: Images: Total number of images: 10 Max size per image: 2 MB Total size of images: 20 MB File format: .jpg

Films: Total number of films: 1 Max size per file: 50 MB Total size of files: 50 MB File formats: .mp4 and .mov

Sound: Total number of sound files: 10 Total size of files: 50 MB File format: .mp3

If you apply on paper, append 5-10 images on one or several A4 sheets in standing format. For each work, state: title, technique, year of production, dimensions, and write your name and national identification number on each sheet. All applications will be evaluated digitally. Paper applications including work samples will be scanned by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. Please note that work samples will not be returned. Criteria During the evaluation process, the Board will look at the applicant’s artistic qualities, the scope of the applicant’s artistic practice, and the applicant’s financial situation. For the allocation of grants, the Board strives to achieve equal distribution and diversity with regard gender, age, cultural diversity, geographic distribution and artistic genres. Please see our website for a detailed description of the Board’s work and answers to frequently asked questions in regard to applications. Decision Decisions are made by the Swedish Visual Arts Fund, which is the agency of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee that allocates governmental grants and allowances to professional visual artists and designers. The members of the Fund are professional visual artists and designers and experts in the field. The names of the members are published on the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s website. The members of the Visual Arts Fund are appointed by the Government for a period of three years. The Swedish Arts Grants Committee plan to announce the Visual Arts Fund’s decision in October. The decision is final. Payment, National insurance contributions and tax If you are awarded a working grant, it will be paid into the bank account stated in your application. One- and two-year working grants are exempt from taxation. Note that grants are not counted as income and thus do not qualify for sickness benefits or parents’ allowances. For further information, please see www.konstnarsguiden.se. Five-year working grants are taxable income and a statement of income will be submitted to the Swedish Tax Agency.

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APPLICATION FOR WORKING GRANT VISUAL ART AND DESIGN

Application deadline 15 April 2015

1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICANT Given name*

Fields marked with * are obligatory

Surname*

National identification number*

Postcode*

Town/City*

Country

Telephone

Mobile

Postal address*

E-mail address

Website

State if you have a plusgiro, bankgiro or a bank account number*

Plusgiro

Bankgiro

Clearing no.

Bank account number Account no.*

For international bank accounts, please fill in: IBAN

SWIFT-code

Artistic category*

Designer: Architect

Illustrator

Visual artist

Textile artist

Photographer

Craftsperson:

Designer, textile

Glass

Graphic designer

Ceramics

Other designer

Silver/metal

Wood Other

Your education*

Artistic college

other artistic education

School’s name

Your present form of employment

Programme

Employer

other education

No education Year and month of your exam

Number of years

Terms of employment

Page 2 / 6 2. RECENT YEARS ARTISTIC ACTIVITY Assignments, competition invitations etc. the last three years (max 400 characters)

Separate exhibitions or corresponding public appearances the last three years (max 400 characters)

Other exhibitions or public appearances the last three years (max 400 characters)

Museums, public institutions etc. where you are represented (max 400 characters)

Page 3 / 6 Describe your artistic activity the last three years (describe the orientation of your work, max 2000 characters)*

3. APPLICATION Summary of the application (state briefly what you are applying for, max 400 characters)*

Page 4 / 6 Provide a description of how your grant would be used (max 2000 characters)*

4. APPLICANT’S FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES Taxed income 2013 in SEK* See your tax return Thereof income of artistic work 2013 in SEK*

If your income is substantially different from previous years’ it should be commented (max 400 characters)

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Yes

No

I have recieved grants and allowances of 10 000 SEK and above the last three years from other contributors than the Swedish Art Grants Committee, namely:*

Grant maker

Amount in SEK

Year

Sum 2013 (Amount in SEK) Income abroad

During 2015 I run my artistic acivity wholly or partly as a business enterprise* No

Yes, as partnership, share in %

Yes, as self-employed

Yes, as a limited company, share in % ________ org. no ________________

Note! If you have stated that you have a company (self-employed, partership or limited company), it is mandatory to fill in the details below. My company is recently registered and I have not yet submitted an income tax return for any year.

Self-employed (enskild firma)

2013 (Amount in SEK)

Equity capital (eget kapital) Untaxed reserves (obeskattade reserver) Year’s result (Årets resultat)

Partnership (handelsbolag)

2013 (Amount in SEK)

Surplus of active business (överskott av aktiv näringsverksamhet) Deficit of active business (underskott av aktiv näringsverksamhet) Untaxed reserves (obeskattade reserver)

Limited Company (aktiebolag)

Profit from business activity (överskott av näringsverksamhet) Deficit from business activity (underskott av näringsverksamhet) Non-restricted/free equity (fritt eget kapital) Profit equalisation reserve (periodiseringsfonder)

2013 (Amount in SEK)

Page 6 / 6 Other information (max 200 characters)*

Work samples Append 5-10 images on one or several A4 sheets in standing format. The work samples should be representative for your work the last two years. For each work, state: title, technique, year of production, dimensions, and write your name and national identification number on each sheet. All applications will be evaluated digitally. Paper applications including work samples will be scanned by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. Please note that work samples will not be returned.

5. CONDITIONS AND SIGNATURE I am aware that the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s grants and allowances are professionally active artists. I am not an undergraduate student at an artistic college. If I am awarded a grant/allowance, I pledge to utilise the grant/allowance in accordance with what I have stated in my application. I certify that I am a permanent resident of Sweden and/or have my main artistic activities in Sweden. I hereby consent of the processing of my personal data by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee in accordance with the Personal Data Act (Personuppgiftslagen), www.konstnarsnamnden.se/pul.

______________________________________________________________________________ Date Place Applicant’s signature

Konstnärsnämnden, Maria skolgata 83, 118 53 Stockholm www.konstnarsnamnden.se