ELIGIBILITY FOR NOMINEES

• Must be an Inuk living in Canada with citizenship, permanent residence or refugee status
• Be at least 18 years old
• Have specialized training in their artistic discipline (academic accreditation not a requirement)
• Recognized as a professional, established artist by their peers (i.e. artists working in the same artistic tradition) within the past 2 to 3 years
• Have had their work recognized in a public capacity (i.e. in a gallery, publication, website, collection, etc.)
• Are committed to continually furthering their artistic practice

ELIGIBILITY FOR NOMINATORS

• Must have known the nominated artist in a professional capacity
• A professional currently working in a Canadian university
• An established artist, curator, writer/critic or arts professional
• A private Canadian art dealer
• A family member so long as having worked together in a professional capacity. This should be clearly outlined in the notes of the nomination/application

NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. Nomination Letter (1 page max)
2. Artist Statement (250 words max)
3. Artist Bio (250 words max)
4. Nominator Bio (250 words max)
5. Artist CV (3 pages max)
6. Visual Support Material (15 images and/or 5 videos max; please identify a minimum of three images/video stills that may be used for promotional purposes by the IAF in support of KAMA)
7. Completed and Signed Nomination Form and Support Material List

Please select visual support material mindfully, as committee members have limited time to consider each nomination. Images should be labeled numerically with the artist’s name (01_name.jpg, 02_name.jpg, etc.). As an alternative, you may include a link to a web-based portfolio. If you choose to mail or fax your submission, you may print your visual support material or save to a USB drive. Please fill out the Support Material List which includes the title of work, date created, medium, and dimensions.

Video documentation should be uploaded to a site such as YouTube or Vimeo and linked in the application. If you are submitting via mail, please save files (mp4 or mov) via USB drive. Regardless of duration, please include full videos. Due to time constraints, the jury may only view up to 5 minutes of each video. Please note the excerpt you would prefer the jury view by including time marks in the documentation list.

Please note that only one submission per artist will be accepted.

ASSESSMENT
An external jury whose members represent diverse fields and practices within the broader Inuit arts community will assess KAMA applications. The jury will ensure that there are no members who have conflict of interest in reviewing applications. It is important in preparing nominations or applications that the strengths of the artist’s work, as well as the potential impact the award would be for them, is clearly demonstrated.

TAXES
Funds received as part of the KAMA are considered taxable income. It is required by the Inuit Art Foundation that a T4 slip be issued to recipients of the KAMA award. If you require more information about taxes, you can contact the Canadian Revenue Agency or your local revenue office.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, QUESTIONS AND ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT
Heather Campbell
Strategic Initiatives Director
647.498.7717 ext. 106
hcampbell [at] inuitartfoundation [dot] org

Jon Lockyer
Artist Services Manager
647.498.7717 ext. 107
jlockyer [at] inuitartfoundation [dot] org

FOR INQUIRIES BY INUKTITUT SPEAKERS PLEASE CONTACT
Blandina Makkik
Igloo Tag Co-ordinator
647.498.7717 ext. 109
bmakkik [at] inuitartfoundation [dot] org