Application details on the website - www.caddallas.org
Application questions - Danette Dufilho, director@conduitgallery.com
General Information for Applicants:
The jurors will be choosing projects that represent a diversity of approaches and mediums. We seek to fund a project from a variety of disciplines including performances, publications, public projects, interactive pieces, and studio-based work.
Jurors: Jennifer Klos - Art Advisor and Founder, Collector House Inc., Vicki Meek - Artist/Independent Curator/Cultural Critic, and Caleb Bell - Curator, Tyler Museum of Art.
Finalists will be announced February 20, 2019.
The CADD FUNd is $2500 to $7500+ and beyond. Final amount is dependent on event ticket sales.
The winner will be chosen by the audience at 500X Gallery on Sunday, March 24th.
Finalists will be required to make a presentation in person at the event March 24.
There is no application fee.
Images of accepted finalists’ entries may be used for CADD FUNd publicity purposes.
The winner of this year’s award will be required to make a short presentation detailing how funds were used for his or her project at next year’s event in the spring of 2020.
Eligibility Requirements – Applicants must meet one of the following:
Applicant must be a current or previous B.A., B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. (in a related field) graduate or candidate from an institution within 100 miles of Dallas (2017, 2018, 2019).
Proposals will be evaluated with the following in mind:
Artistic Innovation, Community Impact, and Feasibility – how much will you need, how long will it take, where will it take place.
Applicants must submit the following in PowerPoint format.
Page 1 – Artist Name and contact information
Page 2 – Artist CV
Page 3 – Statement about your work as a whole up to this point (200 words maximum).
Page 4 – Proposal outlining the name, scope and vision of your project with a declared dollar amount (400 words maximum).
Page 5 – Names and contact information of two references. Up to ten images in support of the project proposal
Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas Present:
CADD FUND 2019
Sunday, March 24, 5:00 pm
at 500X
500 Exposition Avenue
Dallas, TX 75226
Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas celebrates creativity and community with the annual CADD FUND on March 24th, 2019 at 500X Gallery. CADD FUND 2019 will be a fun, fast-paced evening of sharing innovative ideas about potential artistic projects. CADD FUND 2019 will make possible a high-impact idea that needs the support of the DFW arts community.
The idea for the annual CADD FUND was inspired by similar events throughout the United States. Over the past several years, numerous organizations have taken the basic premise of collecting a group of creative proposals, inviting the public to pay, and listen, and then democratically vote for a winner - and adapted it to their own local purposes.
CADD FUND 2019 will be awarded to a current or previous B.A., B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. (in a related field) graduate or candidate from an institution within 100 miles of Dallas (2017, 2018, 2019). Finalists will be selected by three esteemed jurors; Jennifer Klos - Art Advisor and Founder, Collector House Inc., Vicki Meek - Artist/Independent Curator/Cultural Critic, and Caleb Bell - Curator, Tyler Museum of Art.
During the event, the finalists will present short proposals for original and yet-to-be-realized new projects. Members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions and then the audience participants will vote for their favorite project. Last year’s winner, James Talambas, will give a short presentation. After a short recess to tally votes, the winner of CADD FUND 2019 will be announced!
The CADD FUND is $2500 - $7500 + and beyond. Funds are raised by ticket sales and will go to the winner chosen by the audience. Tickets are $40 per person and will go on sale in early February. In an effort to make CADD FUND 2019 as accessible as possible for the students and artists, a portion of each ticket sold will be applied to administrative costs.
While CADD FUND is about raising much-needed cash, we hope that it will also be a forum to discuss the many other needs and resources that help make projects happen.
ABOUT CADD - Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CADD) is a non-profit membership organization of galleries formed in 2006 for the purpose of promoting the advancement of contemporary art on all levels. Members are committed to represent the highest standards of contemporary art, while recognizing the importance of integrity and responsibility in working with artists, collectors, museum professionals, and the cultural community of Dallas.
