Checklist

Things to consider when making a proposal

• Title of project
• Description - the focus, concepts, thoughts, research methodologies, and ambitions
• Context - the context that the work is being commissioned for. This may include the geographical, social, physical and virtual dimensions. The context may or may not be relevant to your proposals
• Research and development - methodologies for research, how you envisage developing a proposal. Further research or time required for concept development, for engaging with people and for testing materials or process and making work
• People - others who may be involved with you in the realisation of the proposal
• Audience and public - consider who your proposal is intended and whether the general public or a specific and/or more intimate audience
• Costs - consider a budget breakdown covering fees, production, presentation, installation, documentation. Check out budget breakdown.
• Materials and medium - if appropriate supply information on materials with samples
• Location - the place or site and if it is multi-sited or without physical site or boundary
• Networks - networks or partnerships envisaged and ways to develop these
• Mediation - a conduit between the artist and work and the context and audience. Mediation may take many forms from artists talks to full-scale critical events that are developed around the project
• Documentation - is this to be carried out as integral to the process or after the event?
• Evaluation
• Maintenance - might a maintenance schedule be useful?
• Technical issues - are there specific technical issues central to the proposal?
• Time frame  
• Visuals - to articulate ideas and demonstrate practice
• Audio - to articulate ideas and demonstrate practice
• Writings/scores/texts - to articulate ideas and demonstrate practice
• References and reviews - best and most recent examples