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| Sean O'Dell, We Remember The Sun, 2007, gouache and ink on paper |
The Application Period for The 2010-2011 Tournesol Award is now closed. For general application instructions, click here.
The Tournesol Award was established to recognize one painter each year, and to support them in taking the first major steps towards establishing their career in the Bay Area.
The award provides an artist with the financial and community support to assist his/her artistic development in the critical first years after school. By supporting local artists at an early stage in their careers, Headlands hopes to contribute to the vitality of the Bay Area's artistic community.
Past Tournesol Awardees are Chris Ballantyne, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Yoon Lee, Shaun O'Dell, Clare E. Rojas, Leslie Shows, and Paul Wackers.
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The Tournesol Award is designed to support a full-year of artistic work and development. The award provides the chosen artist with a $10,000 cash stipend and a studio (live-out) residency for one year at Headlands Center for the Arts. The awardee is also entitled to 2 free dinners per week during the residency season, which runs March-November. A final project in the form of a solo exhibition at a Bay Area venue or publication takes place at the conclusion of the award year at Headlands.
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The $10,000 stipend is distributed quarterly and is intended to assist the artist with living expenses, art supplies, work-related travel, etc.
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The award includes 24-hour use of a sunny, large (850+ sq. ft.) studio at Headlands. Headlands occupies nine artist-renovated former military buildings in the coastal wilderness of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 15 minutes north of San Francisco. Support facilities available include a workshop, basic darkroom, library with computers and wireless internet access, and various media equipment. A large, well equipped communal kitchen and dining hall is located in the building adjacent to the studio.
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The selected artist works toward a final project, typically in the form of an exhibition or publication at the conclusion of the 12-month period, currently projected for July 2011. The artist works directly with Headlands staff to envision and implement the project.
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Artist eligibility is restricted to the following:
- works primarily with painting and drawing
- resides in the Bay Area
- has graduated from an accredited MFA program within the past 5 years (2005-2010).
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Candidates are evaluated based on the quality of their work, demonstrated commitment to pursuing excellence and innovation in the medium of paint and/or drawing, and ability to use and make the most of this award opportunity, and potential to make a future professional contribution to the field. Economic need will also be considered, secondary to the emphasis on talent and commitment to pursuing a life as an artist. Candidates may not be in school during the term of the residency, nor may they have received a prior California Artist in Residence award at Headlands.
Artist candidates must complete and forward their application and documentation requested by the postmark deadline of Friday, May 7, 2010. Submissions will be reviewed by a jury of knowledgeable and esteemed Bay Area artists and arts professionals. Working artists with a strong understanding of painting will constitute the majority of jurors, although curators and critics may also be consulted. The jury will evaluate each artists' materials and select finalists from the pool of applicants. The finalists will be invited to present their work in a 20-minute interview for the final award selection.
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