Before You Start This Form

This form has a "Save and Resume" feature that you can use, but we recommend that, as a backup, you compose and save your answers in a word processing program as well. You can easily copy/paste your information into the form. Please fill out all the required fields.

Springboard is committed to improving access to our programs and services for persons with Limited English Proficiency: https://www.lep.gov/. 

If you need assistance with filling out this form, contact Sam Buffington at sam@springboardforthearts.org


Applicant Contact info

Name*
Pronouns (Optional)
Saint Paul residency (if team; lead artist must have Saint Paul residency).*
Home Address*
200 characters or less
Mailing List Preferences*

Applicant Artistic Info

What type of art do you do or make?

Applicant Project Narrative

Are you able to attend the cohort workshops?*
Will you be submitting the application project narrative as a video, or will you continue with the online form?*

Video Submission Guidelines.

As you make your video, make sure you answer each question in order. You can make the video on your cell phone, tablet, etc. We will be making decisions based on your answers, not the quality of the video. Your video should be 2-5 minutes long. Please make sure you answer all narrative questions, and say which question you are answering (preferably in order).

You will need to upload your video to Youtube or Vimeo and then share that with us. (You can find instructions for creating a Youtube channel here. You can create a Vimeo account here. You will still need to fill out the other parts of the application - have the link to your video ready to share in the online form. Be sure to make the videos Public or Unlisted onYouTube.

Please answer the following questions in order.

1. Why are you interested in this opportunity to create a project around guaranteed income?
2. What experience do you have working on civic or community issues?
3. How has any of your previous artistic work engaged community? This could be from passive engagement such as audience viewing, to active engagement such as people participating in the project.

Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo and enter the link above
Maximum 450 words, or 2400 characters including spaces
Maximum 450 words, or 2400 characters including spaces
Maximum 450 words, or 2400 characters including spaces

Applicant Work Samples Info

Work Samples (minimum 2 required, and up to 4 accepted)

1. Work Samples List: A minimum of two (2) total work samples are required, but we will accept up to (4). This applies to an individual or team submission. In the field below, create a Work Samples List that includes the following information for each sample. For example:

Work Sample #1:

  • Title of work
  • Year
  • Materials (if applicable)
  • Short description 


2. For Video and Audio samples, provide URL links (do not upload files) of up to 4 work samples of your artistic practice or process (4 total for a team as well). You will need to upload your video to Youtube or Vimeo and then share the URL links with us. (You can find instructions for creating a Youtube channel here. You can create a Vimeo account here.

3. For Image and Text files: Upload up to 4 work samples of your artistic practice or process (4 total for a team as well). Please upload jpg or pdf files only in the fields below. Image files should have a resolution of 72 ppi, with 1920 pixels on the longest side. Combined file sizes cannot exceed 20 MB. Name your files using the following format:

Artist Last Name_Sample#1.jpg
Artist Last Name_Sample#2.jpg (and so forth.)

Note: You may have trouble uploading files from some mobile devices. If that happens, please try from a computer. If you do not have access to a computer, contact us for assistance.

Maximum 450 words, or 2400 characters including spaces
Work Sample #1*
Select an option
Work Sample #1 (upload a .jpg or .pdf only)
No File Chosen
File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.
Work Sample #2*
Select an option
Work Sample #2 (upload a .jpg or .pdf only)
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Work Sample #3
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Work Sample #3 (upload a .jpg or .pdf only)
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Work Sample #4
Select an option
Work Sample #4 (upload a .jpg or .pdf only)
No File Chosen
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Demographic Info (Optional)

The information requested below is optional. We collect this information to better understand who we serve, and to enable us to implement our Guiding Principles. 

Please use any combination of words to best describe your race/ethnicity, including but not limited to: Black/African/African American, Indigenous, American Indian, Native/Native Alaskan, Afro Latino/a/x, Caribbean, Chicano/a/x, Mexican, Central American, South American, Middle Eastern/North African, Southeast Asian/Asian, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, White, European, Caucasian and/or other. We recognize that these descriptions and this language is ever evolving and will always be inadequate.
Gender
Please use any combination of words to best describe your gender identity. We recognize that these descriptions and this language is ever evolving and will always be inadequate.
Geographical Community
What best describes the geographical community in which you reside?
Please use any combination of words to best describe your sexual identity, including but not limited to: bisexual, gay, heterosexual, pansexual, same gender loving, asexual and others.
Please use any combination of words to best describe if you identify as part of the Disability Community, Deaf Community, a person living with a Mental Health condition, or a person who is immunocompromised. The Americans with Disabilities Act defines disabled as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.
Identity
Please share how you identify: (can be related to your ethnicity, culture, other descriptors you would like to be known, etc...)
If the English language is a barrier for you, please communicate your proficiency with the English language, as well as your preferred/native language.
Please select an age range from the dropdown list.
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