Transformus' 2007 Creativity Grants

Here's how our 2007 granting process works: We'll receive applications from today through Wednesday December 6, 2006 at Noon EST. All forms of creativity may apply. Applications will be blinded and forwarded to our jury, who will then score them based on provided criteria using a preformatted spreadsheet. Anyone may participate in our jury except those managing this year's grant program and those individuals applying for grants. On Wednesday, December 13th our jury will convene via private conference call and decide on the final dollar amounts each grant winner will receive. Checks will be written shortly thereafter by Transformus' treasurer, with all monies fully distributed prior to December 31, 2006. Accompanying each distribution check will be an invoice each recipient must sign and return to Transformus LLC promising said services.

Please remember that we can fund only a portion of those who apply, and each individual Creativity Grant will be limited to $500 maximum distributions. We do not fund individual Theme Camps, but will consider funding creativity placed within Theme Camp areas. We also do not fund artists' time, labor, or transportation costs, but will consider funding raw materials and material transportation costs (outside of artists' existing travel expenses).

The criteria our jury will be using to judge the applications are based on concepts such as: a) will this project involve and inspire a broad spectrum of the Mysteria community throughout its various phases? b) does this project fall in line with our Leave No Trace ethics and will it work well within the pristine Deerfields venue we call home? c) do the artists' ideas seem realistic and well thought-out enough for a volunteer crew to fully realize? and d) does the jury like the ideas presented?

We encourage freedom of expression in how you present your creativity, but each creativity grant application must be submitted electronically and contain the following information:

1. Your full (real) name, street address, phone number, and email address. This information is for our granting oversight purposes only and will be removed from the individual applications prior to their being juried (we use a blind jury system).
2. A detailed description of the project. How will your project incorporate the Mysteria community through it's planning, creation, realization, and removal? How will the piece/creativity be installed/performed and removed from Deerfields Leaving No Trace? Will the piece incorporate Flame Effects? If so, how will those Flame Effects be handled safely in the Deerfields' environment?
3. A thorough itemized budget. What materials will you be using and how much do they cost? How will you transport those materials to and from Mysteria and what are those costs? Will extra safety equipment and personnel be required?
4. A timeline detailing the planning, creation, installment, and removal of your project.

Optional but suggested: detailed drawings, CAD files, sketches, or other graphic illustrations of your creative concept. Please forward any questions and your completed grant applications to art(at)transformus(dot)com . We invite you to share your creativity with the Transformus family!