#ArtistsofSEA And before that, Hui Qing illustrating Emily and Jaw Tu Hkawng's reporting on the difficulties faced by refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in obtaining maternal care in Malaysia:
THREAD: general tips that might help folks applying for art opportunities/ sending portfolios to clients. I'm writing this from my experience mentoring for US college apps, commissioning for New Naratif, and picking submissions for a comics anthology + a workshop scholarship.
Which is to say, I've read hundreds of application essays, conducted phone interviews with applicants, looked at many, many portfolio sites, and gone through lots of submission packets.
I've also applied for grants, residencies, scholarships, degree programmes, workshops, and jobs. Although apps for each of these differ, there are common aspects.