Eligibility

– You must be a current Common Field member in order to apply to the Open Call for Convening Proposals. – All current members (organizations and organizers) are eligible. To learn more about how to join, visit https://www.commonfield.org/join/. – Scholarships are available to offset the cost of membership. Contact hello@commonfield.org to learn more. Proposals received through the open call are reviewed by a selection committee comprised of national and local partners.

Number of Participants

Common Field has the capacity to select approximately 25 proposals from the Open Call. Each proposal must be identified in one of the following categories. All sessions (with the exception of Projects & Tours) last 90 minutes. The categories and the maximum number of presenters per each are: – Conversations: Up to 4 potential/confirmed presenters – Dialogues: 2 confirmed presenters – Panels: Up to 4 potential/confirmed presenters (including moderators)  – Projects & Tours: Up to 3 potential/confirmed artists/presenters  – Reports from the Field: Up to 4 potential/confirmed presenters  – Workshop: Up to 2 potential/confirmed presenters  Please thoroughly review the guidelines on the application page for more information about each category so that you may select the one that best suits your proposal.

Deadline

November 05, 2018 00:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

January 15, 2019 20:00 UTC

Duration

April 25, 2019 - April 28, 2019

Funding

• $600.00 travel budget
• $200.00 stipend (one-time)

Facilities

Conference Rooms

Meals

Breakfast, Coffee, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetarian

Public Programs

Discussion, Group Dinners, Panel, Professional Development, Round Tables, Workshops

Disciplines

Administrators, Arts Administrator, Collective, Visual Arts

Languages

English

Program Description

The Common Field Convening is an annual itinerant gathering that brings together 450+ visual arts organizers to share resources, ideas, and methods for artist-centered spaces, projects and practices. The Convening is a place for dialogue, workshops, practical and social exchanges exploring the current state of our field. The goal of the Convening is to develop local and national peer connectivity, build knowledge from the field, and create a growing set of resources to share broadly. The Convening connects and incorporates the interests, themes, and issues of the national Common Field network with the issues, contexts, and conditions specific to the convening site. Common Field is committed to providing opportunities for both value-driven discussions and practical tools and skills— a need expressed by our Network members and the field at large.