Join the Iowa Arts Council Panelist Pool

“I feel like I got a master’s degree in grant writing.”
-- an IAC Major Grants review panelist, 2006

The Iowa Arts Council involves 30-40 people each year as panelists to review grant applications, artist roster applications, and provide advice and guidance in various program areas. We maintain an active pool of names and information about potential panelists, and draw from that pool as needs arise.

Citizen advice and counsel is central to government support of the arts. The IAC relies on individuals reflecting a broad range of artistic and cultural viewpoints to bring their knowledge and experience to application review and our programming. You may be an artist, arts organization worker, arts teacher, or grant maker – if you’re any of these, you’ve got a perspective that is valuable. You don’t need prior experience– we’ll walk you through what you need to do. Depending on the panel, the task may require your presence at the IAC office for 1 to 3 days, and may require some at-home application reading.

What should you do?

First, read the descriptions (.pdf) of each of our panels. *

Then, if the opportunity sparks your interest, complete the panelist profile form (.pdf) , and click on the “submit by email” button at the bottom.

Finally, wait to hear from the IAC. We will contact you to confirm your interest and availability if we think we can use you for an upcoming panel. Note that we may not contact you immediately, but you will be in our panelist pool and we’ll be in touch when the opportunity arises.

*These documents can be opened using Adobe Reader 7.0 or later, available free at: http://www.adobe.com If you have an earlier version of Reader, you will need to download the latest version in order to open and submit the profile. If you have difficulty with this process, contact Mary Sundet Jones at mary.sundetjones@iowa.gov.