Creative Change Makers (1)

How to Participate and Apply to Creative Change Makers

–Anyone can apply with a Parent, Mentor or Teacher from their school district, local arts councils, libraries, or local organizations at no cost.

 

  1. Submit your application through our online application portal.
  2. Attend the exhibition!
  3. Participate in our panel discussions/live performances/artist talks, if accepted as a participating artist.

Contact us at: creativechangemakers@teenartsnj.org for questions or assistance.

 

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Application Checklist

***Submission of work does not guarantee acceptance

Applicants will be responsible for the following information:

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  1. Mentor Name, Email Address, and Phone Number
  2. Name of School and School District or other Organization
  3. Artists’ Names and Grade Level
  4. Arts Category (Individual Artist/Solo, Collaborative Group, Community Arts Advocates)
  5. Arts Discipline (Visual, Literary, Music, Performing, Multi-disciplinary)
  6. Title of Work or Project Name
  7. A brief description of the work or project; what are the materials you used, your process, how it got made
  8. Statement: explain what the work is about/your artist statement and how it relates to the theme
  9. For Visual and Performing Artists and Community Arts Advocates: Image list citing the following information: Title/Medium/Materials/Dimensions/Description of the Event and how it brought the community together; if you are including video documentation add your YouTube or Vimeo Video Link to this document. ***Videos are required for music/performing arts submissions and Community Arts Advocates submissions; Videos should include a title card image with the following information: Artist Names/Title of Work or Project/Medium (Poetry, Play, Workshop, etc.)/Date Performed or Documented; we will review up to 3 videos, no longer the 10 minutes total.
  10. For Writers and Musicians: Upload your final written work in a .PDF format.
  11. Upload 2-10 jpeg images of the work, performance or event (title each jpg "Mentor Name_Title of ArtWork or Project_Image #"
PRINT OUT YOUR APPLICATION CHECKLIST

How Our Applications are Evaluated

Selected members from Teen Arts NJ’s managerial staff, along with up to 3 guest jurors will evaluate submissions, using a scoring rubric, based on the following criteria:

 

  1. Interpretation and the clarity of the theme to the viewer.
  2. Creativity and originality of the depicted theme.
  3. Quality of artistic composition and overall completed work based on the theme.
  4. Overall impression of the work.
  5. Strength of artist statement and how well it connects to the theme
  6. Photo/Video quality of the documentation provided

 

VIEW OR PRINT SCORING RUBRIC

Applications open in December.

This year's exhibition will be announced later this fall.

APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN IN NOVEMBER