Antarctic artists and writers program

Antarctic Program's USAP's science, engineering, and education programs to increase public understanding of the Antarctic continent, the surrounding oceans, and human activities there, as well as the region's unique geopolitical and other characteristics. The program provides opportunities for artists and writers-whether promising early career practitioners or those of longstanding professional reputation and accomplishment-to make the observations at USAP research stations and field camps or aboard ships necessary to completing their projects as envisioned and as described in their proposals.

Integral to achieving the goals of the program is a requirement to broadly disseminate the works that are produced by program participants as a public benefit; therefore the Foundation expects that successful proposals will contain well-developed plans for bringing the artistic or literary works before the widest possible cross-section of the public.

Discussions with the cognizant program officer are encouraged to help prospective applicants, many of whom are unfamiliar with NSF grants process and requirements, draft the most competitive proposal possible. Projects across the range of the humanities are eligible for the program, though some projects, such as magazine journalism or films, for example, would be more appropriate for submission to another NSF program.

Anthony Powell, who recently worked as a satellite communications engineer, is an Antarctic Artists and Writers grantee this year working on time lapse photography. The stations have a wealth of talented people at them, artistically and literary talents, so I certainly encourage people to apply. While the continent still speaks to him in his dreams, Guthridge devotes his days to a book project with his wife, Lynn, concerning environmental issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay.

Back 1 2. Quick Links. Antarctic Artists and Writers Program embraces avant garde, emerging artists Today, the program supports as many as a half-dozen artists, writers, photographers, filmmakers, painters and others each year. Antarctic Artists and Writers Program.

The summary for the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance CFDA numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.

Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Science Foundation, which is the U. The Antarctic Artists and Writers Program was established to facilitate writing and artistic projects designed to increase the public's understanding and appreciation of the Antarctic and human endeavors on the southernmost continent.