Wheels for Wheels Residency Fellowship Program Call for Applications

The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) is pleased to announce:

The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Residency Fellowship Awards for three outstanding visual artists and writers living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Spinal Cord Disease (SCD). In accordance with the mission of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, artists and writers living with spinal cord disease will be considered but preference will be given to people living with SCI.

The Wheels for Wheels Residency Fellowship Award for an outstanding visual artist or writer who uses a wheelchair and/or lives with a spinal cord injury.  This award is supported by the Dana & Christopher Reeve Foundation and VSC friends and alumni.

The awards provide four-week residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, an international creative community in the mountains of northern Vermont. A VSC Residency includes:
•    uninterrupted working time in a private studio,
•    the counsel of six distinguished Visiting Artists (2 painters/2 scultptors/2 writers) per month,
•    three meals a day,
•    accessible, private accommodations, and
•    the companionship of talented peers from around the world.

The Residency Period: May 2010 through Dec. 2010. 
Deadline for receiving applications: Feb. 15, 2010.
Notification of results: April 15, 2010.

To apply, download an application at http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/apply/.

Be sure to mark “Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Award” or “Wheels for Wheels Award” on the special fellowship line provided on the application.  Send the completed application along with a resume, the names of three references, and samples of your work. Applicants who are not selected for the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation and Wheels for Wheels Awards will be eligible for partial grants made through the Studio Center’s own grants program.  VSC makes every effort to accommodate people with disabilities as we strive towards compliance and inclusion. If you have any questions or want to know more about the campus in relation to your accessibility needs please call us.

The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation supports research and innovative rehabilitation programs to improve the quality of life for those with SCI.  Along with supporting researchers in the field of spinal cord injuries, the Foundation also offers grants to qualifying organizations that assist people living with SCI.