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ANTARCTIC ARTISTS AND WRITERS PROGRAMNational Science Foundation U.S. Antarctic Program Information The Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, a part of the U.S. Antarctic Program, provides opportunities for a small number of scholars in the humanities (painting, photography, writing, history, and other liberal arts) to work in Antarctica. These visitors will be able to make observations at U.S. stations and research camps, along transportation routes, and in wilderness areas in order to create works that portray the region or present and past human activities there. The purpose of this program is to utilize serious writing and the arts in order to increase understanding of the Antarctic and help document America's heritage resulting from its activities there.
Criteria for participationSuccessful applicants will be prominent in their chosen fields, with a substantial record of critical recognition as measured by reviews of previous works, appointments to academic or professional positions, honors and awards, and of course the works themselves. Applicants must provide a concrete plan and written proof that, as a result of a trip to Antarctica, they will produce a significant body of work that will reach a significant audience. Many accomplished applicants find it difficult to convince the Foundation on this point. It is normally essential that an applicant collaborate with producers, publishers, art galleries, or other organizations appropriate to his or her genre to assure sufficient exposure of the results of the antarctic experience. There is no hard and fast definition of "significant audience," but the National Science Foundation typically considers display at major galleries, a traveling exhibition, major articles in a general circulation magazine, or a book to be sufficient. Art and other humanities projects should result in works that are representative of Antarctica or of activities in Antarctica. The applicant must demonstrate to the Foundation that travel to Antarctica is essential to the completion of the proposed work.
Content of NSF supportFor selected applicants, the Foundation provides polar clothing on loan, travel between New Zealand or southern South America and Antarctica, and room and board and logistics in Antarctica. The applicant is responsible for all other expenses, including a medical examination, travel expenses between home and the place of embarkation, travel to a required 3-day orientation in the Washington, D.C., area (NSF pays for room and board during the orientation), any special gear required in the field, and any costs of completing the work and distributing it. The National Science Foundation can consider providing round-trip economy air travel between the home airport and New Zealand or South America if the selected applicant is otherwise qualified but unable to finance this travel. The Foundation does not award funds to successful applicants, but applicants are free to seek funds elsewhere, including from other Federal agencies.
Application procedureTo apply, one should write a letter to: Polar Information Program, room 755 This letter and enclosures should demonstrate the applicant's professional
qualifications, indicate the amount of time requested in the field and
the places to be visited, and show how the applicant meets the selection
criteria stated elsewhere in this document. Samples of previous works,
copies of reviews, a curriculum vitae, and copies of correspondence indicating
commitments by publishers, galleries, etc., are required.
Familiarity with the way field activities are carried out in the U.S.
Antarctic Program will be helpful in preparing the application. Preliminary
inquiries (703 306 1031) will be accepted.
The next available opportunity to visit Antarctica will be during the
1996 austral winter (Antarctic Peninsula area only) and the 1996-1997
austral summer season. Applications must be received by 1 June 1995.
A two-staged procedure will be used to evaluate the applications.
In stage 1, the Foundation will identify those applicants deemed qualified
to participate in the program. For each applicant, ratings of outstanding,
very good, good, fair, or poor will be assigned to each of the three evaluation
criteria:
Numerical scores will be assigned to each applicant, with criterion
3 having as much weight as criteria 1 and 2 put together. Based on the
scores and on panel comments, applicants will be placed in one of two
groups: those judged not qualified for the program and those who are highly
ranked. Applicants will be so advised by October 1995.
In stage 2, the applicants who were highly ranked in stage 1 will be
considered in light of their operational requirements and the ability
of the U.S. Antarctic Program to meet those requirements. Some, none,
or all of the highly ranked applicants will be selected for travel to
Antarctica. Notifications will be given no earlier than February 1994,
and travel can begin thereafter in accordance with the approved plan.
Nena Allen. Painter. 1991. Shows at galleries in southeastern United
States.
Elizabeth Arthur. Writer. 1990. Knopf will publish her novel Antarctic
Navigation in January 1994.
Arthur Beaumont. Painter. 1958. Paintings of antarctic military, historical,
and other subjects.
Kenneth Bertrand. Historian. 1961. Book: Americans in Antarctica, 1775-1948
(554p., American Geographical Society, 1971). The definitive history of
U.S. involvement in the Antarctic.
Alan Campbell. Painter. 1988, 1989, 1994. Watercolors and drawings displayed
at shows and galleries in New Zealand and in the United States. Exhibition
catalog.
Neelon Crawford. Photographer. 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994. Exhibitions
at galleries in New York, Baltimore, Washington. Southern Lights Portfolio
(photogravures).
Lucia deLeiris. Painter. 1985. Book (with author Sanford Moss): Natural
History of the Antarctic Peninsula (Columbia University Press, 1988);
watercolors and drawings shown at museums and gal- leries,
Jennifer Dewey. Painter, writer. 1985. Drawings and two illustrated
children's books (The Ad‚lie Penguin and The Wandering Albatross, Little,
Brown, 1989) in her Birds of Antarctica series. A third book, On the Edge,
is planned.
Donald Finkel. Poet. 1968. Book-length poems: Adequate Earth (Atheneum,
1972), Endurance (Atheneum, 1978). Poet Emeritus, Washington University.
Jody Forster. Photographer. 1992. Exhibitions in galleries in the American
Southwest and elsewhere.
James Gorman. Writer. 1991. Book, The Southern Ocean, to be published
by Harper Collins in 1994.
Mariana Gosnell. Writer. 1992. A book about ice.
Louis J. Halle. Writer. 1969. Book: The Sea and the Ice, a Naturalist
in Antarctica (286p., Houghton Mifflin., 1973; paperback reprint by Cornell
University Press, 1989).
Ann Parks Hawthorne. Photographer. 1990, 1994. Numerous credits in magazines.
Represented by Black Star.
Rebecca Johnson. Writer. 1991, 1994. Lerner will publish two books for
young adults: Investigating the Ozone Hole in 1993 and a book about antarctic
scientists in 1994.
Stuart Klipper. Photographer. 1989, 1992, 1994. Exhibitions at Museum
of Modern Art and other locations. Two Guggenheim fellowships. Future
book of high latitude photographs.
Daniel Lang. Painter. 1975. Paintings at galleries and museums in USA
and Europe. Traveling exhibition.
Barry Lopez. Writer. 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992. Articles for Harper's and
Washington Post Outlook. Future book. Mr. Lopez is the award-winning author
of Arctic Dreams (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1987).
Charles Neider. Writer. 1969, 1970, 1977. Books: Edge of the World:
Ross Island, Antarctica (461p., Doubleday, 1974), Beyond Cape Horn: Travels
in the Antarctic (387p., Sierra Club Books, 1980).
Michael Parfit. Writer. 1984. Book: South Light, a Journey to the Last
Continent (306p., Macmillan, 1986; paperback, 1987; U.K. edition, 1988).
Articles in Smithsonian, National Geographic, and others.
Eliot Porter. Photographer. 1975. Photographs, traveling exhibition,
and book: Antarctica (169p., E. P. Dutton, 1978).
Stephen J. Pyne. Historian. 1982. Book: The Ice: A Journey to Antarctica
(448p., University of Iowa Press, 1987). Reprinted 1988 by Ballantine
Books. Praised by the New York Times Book Review (one of the 16 best books
of 1987), Scientific American, and others.
David Rosenthal. Painter. 1993. Paintings for galleries and museums
in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
Galen Rowell. Photographer and writer. 1992. With Barbara Rowell, an
illustrated book about Antarctica. Also: ``A most unearthly place,'' March
1993 Life.
Emil Schulthess. Photographer. 1959. Book: Antarcti- ca, a Photographic
Survey (198p., Simon & Schuster, 1960). A classic, depicting both antarctic
scenes and human activities there.
William Stout. Painter and writer. 1992-1993. Exhibition and book, Lost
World: Prehistoric and Modern Life in Antarctica.
Rachel Weiss. Sculptor, arts administrator. Conceived and produced the
arts and sciences exhibition Imagining Antarctica, displayed in several
cities in 1986 and 1987. A book of that title was published.
James Westwater. Photographer. 1977. Photographs and multimedia presentation
(symphony orchestras with 3- screen slide show).
Sara Wheeler. Writer. 1994-1995. Book, Terra Incognita: the Human Culture
of Antarctica.
Years indicate time(s) of antarctic travel.
For further information:
Polar Information Program, room 755
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