Art Competition Odds

Art Competition Odds: 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation received “nearly 3,000” applications for 188 Fellows in 52 fields in 2024.

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Selected applicants comprise roughly 1:15.9, or 6%, of applicants.

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Art Competition Odds: San Francisco Arts Commission’s Potrero Yard Modernization Public Art Project

The San Francisco Arts Commission’s Public Art Program received 225 total applications for the Potrero Yard Modernization Public Art Project Request for Qualifications, from which 6 artists were shortlisted for 2 glass art opportunities.

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Selected artists will comprise 1:112.5, or 0.8% of applicants.

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Art Competition Odds: Monument Lab Re:Generation 2024

Monument Lab’s Re:Generation 2024 initiative received over 760 initial applications, for 10 awards; less than 10% of applicants were selected to advance to the supplemental application process.


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Awarded groups will comprise 1:76, or 1.3% of applicants.

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Art Competition Odds: Haystack 2023 Open Studio Residency

Haystack’s 2023 Open Studio Residency received 601 applications for 52 artists.

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Selected artists comprise 1:11.5, or 8.6% of applicants.

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Citizenship

Where to Donate to Support Abortion Access & Reproductive Justice

Downloadable graphic for rally posters by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya (See IG post @alonglastname for usage details)

SCOTUS’ decision to overturn Roe v Wade is an attack on the liberty, rights, autonomy, and health of women. It endangers our lives, criminalizes pregnancy and miscarriages, and disproportionately impacts poor women and women of color. I encourage friends to practice self-care, notice unproductive cycles of outrage and despair, and to attune ourselves towards action. It’s more productive, effective, and better for our mental health and sustainability.

With so many systems in place to tap into already, the issue isn’t so much finding a way to help — it’s about maximizing impact. … With almost half a century of abortion rights dissolving into thin air, it is understandable to want to make a grand gesture in response. But instead, I would recommend taking a breath, assessing your resources and tapping into the work that is already being done in your community. If all of us do the same in our communities across the country, we have a chance to stave off at least some of the worst outcomes of a post-Roe America. That is the work now. Let’s get to it.

—Robin Marty, “Mad About Roe? Here’s What to Do Now.” New York Times, June 24, 2022

RJ is intersectional, with specific impacts across age, race, class, education, language, documentation status, gender, and colonialism. I’m intrigued by these organizations fearlessly defending abortion access and reproductive justice.

Repro Legal Helpline

ReproLegalHelpline.org
A free, confidential helpline about self-managed abortion, run by If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice, a non-profit organization made up of advocates, organizers, and lawyers helping to build a future where everyone is free to make their own decisions about their bodies and reproductive lives. 501(c)3.

National Network of Abortion Funds

AbortionFunds.org
A national network distributing funds to 80+ member orgs who remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access. 501(c)3.

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice

LatinaInstitute.org
Builds Latina/x power to fight for the fundamental human right to reproductive health, dignity, and justice, centering Latina/x voices. 501(c)3.

SisterSong

SisterSong.net
Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, headquartered in GA, led by Black womxn. 501(c)3.

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum

napawf.org
Advocacy org working on RJ and other issues. 501(c)3.

In the past, I’ve supported SisterSong by auctioning an artwork on Instagram. (People love to ask: What can artists do? It doesn’t have to be complicated, ya’ll. People have been raising awareness and funds via bake sales forever, we just happened to make art.)

Today, I donated the proceeds from recent art sales to If How When (who runs the Repro Legal Hotline and the National Network of Abortion Funds. I can’t change SCOTUS’ decision or laws in other states, but I can support those on the front lines and most impacted by these laws in this way.

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Art Competition Odds: San Francisco Arts Commission’s 2023 Art on Market St. Poster Series

The San Francisco Arts Commission’s 2023 Art on Market St. Poster Series RFQ received 61 applications for 4 available commissions.

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Selected artists will comprise 1:15, or 6.5% of applicants.

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Art Competition Odds: SFMOMA’s 2022 SECA Art Award

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s 2022 SECA Art Award program received over 230 applications for 5 awards.

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Awardees comprise 1:46, or 2% of applicants.

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Art & Development, Meta-Practice

Sample No-Thank-You Letter

Are you an artist? Is someone asking you to work for free? Are you unsure how to decline? This sample letter is for you.

I received an invitation from a start-up to present my work in a 30-minute presentation on a volunteer basis. I am paid on a regular basis to present my work similarly by universities, conferences, foundations, non-profits, etc. Here is how I responded.

Thank you for your interest in my work, and for this invitation. I am not accepting requests from start-ups to present my work without compensation. As for volunteering, I focus my efforts on worthy causes that support under-resourced communities. 


When you are able to offer adequate compensation, please reach out. A great resource for learning about artist fees and artistic labor is wageforwork.com.

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