The Wave Farm is delighted to announce a fourth year of the Radio Art Fellowship.
Donor Name: Wave Farm
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 06/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
In 2022-2023 Wave Farm will host three separate three-month fellowships. This is a part-time engagement for a radio researcher and artist living and working in the United States.
Each Fellowship will combine remote work with one on-site visits to Wave Farm’s research library and radio studios. Located in New York’s Upper Hudson Valley, Wave Farm is a nonprofit arts organization driven by experimentation with broadcast media and the airwaves. A pioneer of the Transmission Arts genre, Wave Farm programs provide access to transmission technologies and support artists and organizations that engage with media as an art form. Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM: Radio for Open Ears is a full-power, creative community radio station in New York’s Upper Hudson Valley. The WGXC program schedule features original content by over one-hundred volunteer programmers, and commits significant daytime listening hours to radio art and experimental sound.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Month 1: Radio Art Listening, Research, and Archive Contributions
- Month 2: Community Engagement
- Month 3: Radio Art Creation
Fellowship Benchmarks
- Biweekly Meetings: with Wave Farm staff.
- Monthly Check-ins with Mentors for feedback on archive additions and the Fellow’s original radio artworks.
- Culminating Public Program: a live radio broadcast featuring the Fellow and mentors in conversation reflecting on works created and archive selections.
Funding Information
Stipend: $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
The Radio Art Fellowship program opportunity is open to individuals whose primary residence is in the United States. (Note: applications from collaborative teams are not eligible.) The Fellowship stipend will appear as “Other Income” on 1099s issued in conjunction with tax years 2022 and 2023, depending on the dates of engagement. Women, gender non-conforming people, and people of color are encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit Wave Farm.