2021 NORTH CAROLINAHERITAGE AWARD

Guidelines for Submitting Nominations__

THE NORTH CAROLINA HERITAGE AWARD...honors active traditional artists

...recognizes artistic excellence in traditional art...celebrates contributions to communities

...promotes North Carolina’s cultural heritage

North Carolina Arts CouncilFolklife Program

Nomination deadline

MAY 1, 2020

About the North CarolinaHeritage AwardThe North Carolina Heritage Award has honored over 130 artists since 1989. Many North Carolina Heritage Award recipients have also gained national and international attention. Arthel “Doc” Watson, Earl Scruggs, Etta Baker, Ray Hicks and twelve others have received National Heritage Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Recipients of the 2021 award will receive a cash award (or a portion thereof in the case of a group award and special recognition in an awards ceremony held in Raleigh.

What is traditional art?The traditional arts emerge from community life and pass from generation to generation, reflecting shared meanings and embodying community standards of excellence. Heritage Award recipients include masters of such traditions as string band, gospel, balladry and blues music; master storytellers; and experts in craft traditions that include pottery, basketry, blacksmithing, weaving, boatbuilding and carving, among others.

Dick Knight (2018)

How award recipients are chosenNominations will be reviewed by a selection panel that will forward its recommendations to the Secretary of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for confirmation.

Selection Criteria

• Authenticity

• Current and past record of excellence

• Significance of nominees within the context of their particular culturaltradition

• Current availability

NOMINATION DEADLINE: Friday May 1, 2020

Click here or visit www.NCArts.org for a database of past NC Heritage Award recipients.

Glenn and Lula Bolick (2018)

Making a nominationAnyone can nominate a traditional artist—or group of artists—for a North Carolina Heritage Award.

• Discuss nomination plans with N.C. Arts Council Folklife Specialist Zoe vanBuren at (919) 814-6518 or zoe.vanburen@ncdcr.gov.

• Complete the nomination form (click on the link below).

• Provide a narrative description of the traditional artist you wish tonominate.

• Provide support materials.

Arvil Freeman (2018)

1. Nomination form• Fill in the blanks as instructed. For nominee, please provide the full name of the artist

you wish to nominate.

• Provide all available contact information for the nominee and for you.

• Leave the status code and the institution code at 01.

• Choose a category from the discipline code that best describes the nominee.

• Choose a category from the racial or ethnic list that best describes the nominee.

• For nominator, please fill in YOUR name and contact information.

• Digital assistance checkbox: Check this box if you are able to assist your nominee withdigital forms (contracts, W-9s, brief reports) if they are selected to receive the award.

• Sign and date the form.

2. Nomination narrative• Use the space provided or attach a separate file of no more than three pages describing

the nominee.

• Describe the artist’s contributions to his or her particular artistic tradition and explainwhy this individual or group deserves statewide recognition.

• Describe the artist’s impact within his or her community.

• Explain the importance of this artistic tradition to the artist’s community.

• Include a short biography and, if appropriate, a list of appearances at special events,exhibitions, or other noteworthy forms of recognition. Use additional pages for the list,if necessary.

3. Samples of artist’s workOn a separate page, describe the work samples accompanying this application. Please submit one or more from the following list, clearly labeled with artist’s name and date of recording. Check with the Folklife Program to ensure that your digital formats are acceptable.

PhotographsSubmit no more than ten labeled digital images. Jpegs and accompanying labels may be submitted by email to zoe.vanburen@ncdcr.gov.

Audio RecordingsSubmit standard digital audio files on a compact disc or DVD. Small files can be sent through email, or use Dropbox.

VideoSubmit video in a digital format on a DVD or provide links to You Tube, Vimeo, or other internet source. Whenever possible, video is best sent on a CD or YouTube link. DVDs cannot be transferred onto a computer to be made available to the panelists, and may need to be copied and mailed in order to be viewed.

PublicationsSubmit copies of articles, catalogs, program books, and other publications that include substantive information on the artist’s life and work. These may also be scanned and submitted on a compact disc or through email.

Support material cannot be returned except in the most special circumstances. Please do not submit the only copy of materials such as sound recordings, photographs, or slides.

Asha Bala (2018)

4. Letters of supportNominators should submit no more than ten letters of support from individuals knowledgeable about the nominee’s particular artistic tradition and/or the artist’s contributions to the community through this tradition.

Letters may accompany the nomination or be sent separately to the address below or emailed to zoe.vanburen@ncdcr.gov.

Nomination checklist:• Nomination form• Narrative description of nominee and art form• Work samples• Letters of support

Tony Williamson (2018)

Submitting a nominationYou may submit your nomination online, by email, or by post. If you mail your nomination materials, please include one copy of the application. Please use paperclips to organize material; no staples, notebooks, or plastic sleeves that may interfere with the duplication process. Reduce support materials to 8”x11”. Nominations that are not selected will be kept on file at the Folklife Program and will be reconsidered for the next award cycle.

Please email nomination materials to zoe.vanburen@ncdcr.gov.

Please mail nomination materials to:

Zoe van BurenN.C. Arts Council Department of Natural and Cultural ResourcesMail Service Center 4632Raleigh, NC 27699-4632

An online version of this application can be found at www.NCArts.org. Click here to fill out your nomination online.

For More Information:

Call Zoe van Buren at (919) 814-6518 or email at zoe.vanburen@ncdcr.gov.

Nomination Deadline:

Nominations must be received at the N.C. Arts Council office by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2020.

1. NOMINATION FORM

HERITAGE AWARD NOMINEE CONTACT INFORMATION

Name of individual artist or group:

____________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address __________________________________________________________

City

County

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State ________________________________

Zip Code ________________________________

Work Phone with area code (________) __________________________

Home Phone with area code (________) __________________________

Cell Phone with area code (________) __________________________

E-mail ______________________________________________________________

Website address ________________________________________________________

Status Code: 01Institution Code : 01

ARTIST DISCIPLINE CODE: __________ (choose from list below)

12 Folk Arts 12c Crafts person12a Musician 12d Storyteller12b Dancer 12e Other

RACE/ETHNICITY DATA COLLECTION: This is a National Standard for Arts Information exchange data collection project to document state arts agency grant making activities. This information will not be used in making grant decisions.

Heritage Award Nominee Race/Ethnicity: __________ (choose from list below)

N American Indian/Alaska Native A Asian/Pacific IslanderB Black, not Hispanic H Hispanic W White, not Hispanic M Multi-Racial (combination of those

above if no single race/ethnicity applies)

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NOMINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION

Name of Organization (if applicable) ______________________________________________________

Contact Person’s Name (Your Name) ______________________________________________________

Contact Person’s Title __________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address __________________________________________________________

City

County

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State ________________________________

Zip Code ________________________________

Work Phone with area code (________) __________________________

Home Phone with area code (________) __________________________

Cell Phone with area code (________) __________________________

E-mail ______________________________________________________________

Website address ________________________________________________________

______ I am able to offer digital assistance to this candidate if selected for a Heritage Award.

I understand that failure to respond to or provide any of the information requested in the guidelines may seriously hinder the consideration of this nomination and that an incomplete or late nomination will not be eligible.

I certify that the information contained in this application, including all attachments and supporting materials, is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

___________________________________________________________Signature of Heritage Award Nominator Date

___________________________________________________________Printed name

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2. NOMINATION NARRATIVE

Please refer to the guidelines for instructions on writing the narrative. Please use a font size of 11 point or higher and limit narrative to a maximum of three pages. Narrative may be written and attached separately if not typed directly into the fillable PDF.

NAME OF NOMINEE:

_________________________________________________________________________

NARRATIVE:

NC HERITAGE AWARD NOMINATION NARRATIVE P. 1

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NC HERITAGE AWARD NOMINATION NARRATIVE P. 2

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NC HERITAGE AWARD NOMINATION NARRATIVE P. 3

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