FF The Future of the Present call to artists

[anna balint]

Deadline: April 1st, 2003 

FUNDWINNERS 2003-2004
THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT 2004

This year, six artists were selected to receive grants of $5000 each, to perform within the 
state of New York, from the Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art, supported in 2001-2002 
by Jerome Foundation and with increased funding from the New York State Council on the Arts.

This year's esteemed selection panel consisted of artists Natalie Bookchin, Zhang Ga, Dor 
Green, Tracie Morris, and Pat Oleszko.
THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT 2004 will consist of three live art presentations created during 
residencies that will take place from January to December 2004. These works of art will use the 
Internet as a venue in which performance and discussion may take place, and through which 
avant-garde art is available to a world wide audience. Presentations will be created by artists 
who were selected by Franklin Furnace's peer panel in the Summer of 2004.

This year's Fundwinners are Jess Dobkin, Laure Drogoul, Zlatko Kopljar, Mendi Lewis Obadike, 
James Scruggs, Alexander Viscio.

For artist bios and work descriptions
THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT 2003 artists are Brody Condon, Ricardo Miranda Zuniga, and Mouchette. 
The full schedule and project descriptions are available on our website).

For artist bios and work descriptions

THE FRANKLIN FURNACE FUND FOR PERFORMANCE ART 2002-2003
Supported by Jerome Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts, Franklin Furnace 
awards grants between $2,000 and $5,000 to performance artists, allowing them to produce major 
works anywhere in the State of New York. Artists from all areas of the world are invited to 
apply.
THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT series is made
possible by the faith and foresight of Jerome Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the 
Visual Arts Inc., the Heathcote Art Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts' 
Technology Initiative, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and The Daniel 
Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology.


MONEY TO WORK:
THE FRANKLIN FURNACE FUND FOR PERFORMANCE ART/THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT 2004

DEADLINE: April 1st, 2003 (postmark date)

THE FRANKLIN FURNACE FUND FOR PERFORMANCE ART 2003-04
Supported by Jerome Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts, Franklin Furnace 
awards grants between $2,000 and $5,000 to performance artists, allowing them to produce major 
works anywhere in the State of New York. Artists from all areas of the world are invited to 
apply.

THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT 2004
Franklin Furnace offers artists an honorarium (this year of $5,000) and a residency facilitated 
by Franklin Furnace, for
a 2-4 month duration at a physical or online venue appropriate to your proposed work. For THE 
FUTURE OF THE PRESENT 2004, we hope to continue to expand the technology available to our 
artists through Parsons and beyond. The residencies may take place in the Spring or Fall of 
2004. Artists who are interested in developing new artwork for the Internet (you don't have to 
know everything about technology) are encouraged to apply.

See below for details on HOW TO APPLY.

Franklin Furnace has no curator; each year a new panel of artists reviews all proposals. We 
believe that this peer panel system allows all kinds of artists from all over the world an 
equal shot at presenting their work. All applicants are automatically considered for both 
categories of awards. Every year the panel changes, as the definition of "emerging artist," the 
notion of "live art on the Internet," and the definition of "performance art" itself changes, 
so if at first you don't succeed, try again.

Since its inception in 1985 THE FRANKLIN FURNACE FUND FOR PERFORMANCE ART has boosted the 
careers of such emerging artists as Papo Colo, Karen Finley, John Fleck, Holly Hughes, Cathy 
Weis, Pamela Sneed, Murray Hill, Tanya Barfield and Patty Chang.

This year's esteemed selection panel consisted of artists Natalie Bookchin, Zhang Ga, Dor 
Green, Tracie Morris, and Pat Oleszko, This year's Fundwinners are Jess Dobkin, Laure Drogoul, 
Zlatko Kopljar, Mendi Lewis Obadike, James Scruggs, Alexander Viscio. THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT 
2003 artists are Brody Condon, Ricardo Miranda Zuniga, and Mouchette. The full schedule and 
project descriptions are available on our website).


HOW TO APPLY
Required
1. Write a 100-word summary of your proposed work. Make your summary as clear and complete as 
possible. You may also send a more detailed description of your proposed work.

2. All proposals to THE FRANKLIN FURNACE FUND FOR PERFORMANCE ART must have a ½ inch videotape 
(VHS - NTSC American format), cued for two - five minutes, of your proposed work or past work. 
You may also include other visual support materials.

To apply to THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT series you may send a ½ inch videotape, audio cassette, 
slides, photos, CD-ROMS, Jaz, Zip, floppy disks or URL (either MAC or PC formatt).

If you do not specify which fund you are applying for, you will automatically be evaluated for 
both funds.

3. You MUST include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of materials, or indicate 
that you will pick up your packet at our office.

4. Contact Info: Name, Mailing Address, Phone number/Fax number, Email/WWW.

Optional
5. You may include a budget (i.e. space rental, equipment, tech personnel). If you have other 
funding sources for your project please indicate this in your budget.

6. You may also submit your resume, reviews of previous work, and any other support materials.

Send it to:
2003 Proposals
Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.
45 John Street, Room #611
New York, NY 10038-3706

You may also email your proposal to: proposals at franklinfurnace.org
              (url proposals only, please don’t send huge attachments)

Questions? Contact us: info at franklinfurnace.org
or call us at 212.766.2606 or fax at 212.766.2740
http://www.franklinfurnace.org/moneywork.html