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Your resume/ CV is a tool to tell the story of the evolution of your artistic career to date—it will be carefully reviewed by Miller team members and reviewers to fully assess eligibility, career stage, commitment to your discipline, audience/s, and future potential. The Spark Award application limits the resume/CV upload to 5 pages maximum in PDF format.
As such, this document should provide a comprehensive overview of background and professional experience related to your current, original artistic practice. Special emphasis should be put on the production and presentation of original work:
* Depending on your discipline(s), this document could include an overview of past and upcoming publications, productions, screenings, readings, presentations, grants/awards, residencies, or other relevant activities.
* Clearly state the year in which the activity occurred.
* This is not the same as a resume you submit for a job opportunity: a resume should be tailored to the specific opportunity (in this case, an application for a midcareer art award) – include relevant information that expands the reviewers’ understanding of your professional art career. Do not include general employment history or other information unless it is pertinent to your artistic practice.
* Details in the resume/CV are subject to verification.
* Do not list trainings ,awards and accomplishments prior to age 18.
* Formatting should be simple and not overly- designed.
* Information should be accurate, current, and free of technical and factual errors.
If you're wondering how to get started on your resume or CV, we recommend reviewing one of these external resources:
> Our colleagues at the MN-based Jerome Foundation have created a helpful video tutorial of the preferred information and format of the Artist CV that is also what we recommend following in your Spark Award application (this is not required)(cue start at 3:54, “What to include in your CV”)
> Our colleagues at Creative Capital have compiled a handy list of some of the information that is advisable to highlight in your resume (the list has been edited down to showcase the info most relevant to literary and media artists). This list is brought forth as are commendation and resource, not a requirement.
● Contact Information: This includes your name, mailing address, phone number, email address and website.
● Achievements: List the most recent events first and work backward in chronological order. Include the year, exhibition/performance/publication title, sponsor/producer (gallery, publisher, museum or organization), city and state.
● Publications (for literary projects): Include book title, publisher and year of publication. You may wish to make separate distinctions between chapter books, anthologies and journals.
● Readings (for literary artists): List the title of the work presented and the location.
● Works completed and in production (for filmmakers and new media): List your work that is both completed and in production. You can categorize by your role (director, writer, etc.) or the type of work (TV, feature, documentary, etc.).
● Screenings & Festivals (for filmmakers and new media):List the screenings and festivals. Include festival name, location and year.
● Awards and Honors: List recent awards first, working backward in chronological order. Include project grants, prizes won in competition, artist-in-residence programs and fellowships.
● Related professional work: List work that relates to your profession, such as teaching positions, lectures given, curatorial projects, films, adaptations, installations or recordings on which you have assisted/performed, etc.
● Bibliography: List all publications in which you have been mentioned or reviewed, and any articles that you have written related to art. Creating a bibliography with the correct information and punctuation is a complex science. When in doubt, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style or the Modern Language Association Style Guide
● Education: If you are a recent graduate, education should be your first or second category. If you are a mid-career artist, it should be your last. List education credits in the following order: any degree you are currently a candidate for; graduate degrees earned; undergraduate degrees earned; other institutions of higher education and notable artists you’ve studied with (musicians and performers).
The Spark Award application limits the resume/CV upload to 5pages maximum in PDF format.
Read the information on the Spark Award page and preview the application in the guidelines linked on the website.
