US Mint Artist Infusion Program

The Artist Infusion Program is actively looking for new members Call for Applications.
Call for Artists
The United States Mint is seeking up to 6 Associate Designers to join the current designers under contract with the program. This year, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with 3 cutoff dates throughout the year for evaluation and review. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. The United States Mint encourages applications from artists representing diverse backgrounds and a variety of interests reflecting those of the American people. Artists selected to participate in the program will be paid established fees for their work.
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The application deadlines are as follows:
Application Period One: Nov. 9, 2009
Application Period Two: March 8, 2010
Application Period Three: July 6, 2010
Eligibility
The United States Mint will select up to 6 professional artists from the various disciplines of visual arts. To qualify in the associate designer category, applicants must be an established professional visual artist and meet the following criteria:
1. U.S. citizenship
2. Have specialized training in his or her art form
3. Have derived a portion of his or her individual income from his or her art for a minimum of 5 years by the time of application
4. Have a history of public presentation of his or her art in a professional context, such as a gallery show, or work that has appeared as part of a curated exhibit, permanent collection of a museum, or in a professional journal.
Applicants must also be able to accept the terms and conditions for participation in the AIP as described in the application. Click here to apply now.
Note: At this time, the AIP is limited to coin and medal design (i.e., drawings) and does not encompass the execution (sculpting and engraving) of designs. United States Mint sculptor-engravers model designs created by AIP artists and also submit their own designs for consideration for coin and medal programs.
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I'm not an artist, but I thought I'd throw this out there. ---- JP
Whatever you are, be a good one. ---- Abraham Lincoln
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know an artist who attempted to get his works/credentials looked at........NEVER GOT A CALL BACK to even SUBMIT his info!!!!!!!!
even called his Congressman and no better help.......
guys, I hate to say it, but it looks like a close knit circle.
Must have no sense of what the coin collecting public enjoy or for worldwide recognized symbols of Americana.