INTRODUCTORY & INTERMEDIATE COMPETITION 2008
DEADLINE: JANUARY 28, 2008
The Department of Visual Art distributes more than $55,000 in scholarships and fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students each year. These include the Clarice Logan Travel Award, the Art Education Scholarship, the Racine Art Guild Scholarship, the Elsa Ulbricht Memorial Scholarship, the Ester C. Waldheim Scholarship, the Frederick R. Layton Scholarships, Awards and Fellowships, the Lawrence Rathsack Scholarship, the Mary E. Van Deven Memorial Scholarship, the Rorabeck Memorial Scholarship, the Visual Art Scholarship and the Alumni Scholarship.
For the 2008-2009 academic year, a faculty jury will award approximately half of the total scholarship funds available to Introductory and Intermediate students: students in the middle of their course of study who have completed their visual art Foundation requirements but have not yet reached their senior year. Individual scholarship awards will range from $250 to $2,500.
Students at this level who wish to be considered for a scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year, or for travel funds beginning in the summer of 2008, must complete an online application AND participate in one of the two Art Scholarship Competitions scheduled for February 2008. Begin by reading the guidelines and directions on this page and then fill in the
online application below. Please note that the Logan Travel Scholarship requires additional application materials; you are responsible for delivering all supplementary materials by the appropriate deadline.
Remember, the only way to guarantee that you will not be awarded a scholarship is to fail to apply! Think of this as a good opportunity to see your own work from the audience's perspective.
All questions and concerns about the scholarship process, student status or the Scholarship Competition should be directed to the scholarship committee through
art-info@uwm.edu.
Good luck!
Student Status
Scholarship Competition
Eligibility
Deadlines
General Scholarship
Art Education Scholarship
Logan Travel Scholarship
Racine Art Guild Scholarship
Announcement & Distribution of Awards
Awards Ceremony
Awards Exhibition
Foundations Awards
Advanced Awards
STUDENT STATUS
Foundations Students
Pre-Art students who have not completed their
Foundations requirements.
Introductory Students
Students who have completed 19-38 Department of Visual Arts credits. These credits may include Art Survey; Art History credits do not apply.
Intermediate Students
Students who have completed 39-57 Department of Visual Art credits. These credits may include Art Survey; Art History credits do not apply.
Advanced Students
Students intending to graduate in fall 2007, spring 2008 or summer 2008.
Students must determine their own status by accessing their transcript on PAWS. Count credits through fall 2007 (do not include spring courses). If you are only minimally over the credit limit in a category and/or are still considered within that category within your area of concentration (i.e. you have over one year of studio credits to complete after spring 2008), contact the scholarship committee through
art-info@uwm.edu for a ruling.
Return to Top
SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
This year there will be two scholarship competitions, Introductory (formerly known as Sophomores) and Intermediate (formerly known as Juniors). Presentation of your work is left to your discretion, however, the jurors expect to see Introductory level work in the Introductory competition, and Intermediate level work in the Intermediate competition. If you have concerns about what work to present, ask a faculty member.
And remember, if you enter, please put your work up. Some other student might have wanted that space!
Installation, Jurying & De-installation
Introductory Competition
Installation: Monday & Tuesday, February 11&12, 9 am-5 pm
Jurying: Wednesday & Thursday, February 13 & 14, 9 am-5 pm
De-installation: Friday, February 15, 9 am-5 pm
Intermediate Competition
Installation: Monday & Tuesday, February 25 & 26, 9 am-5 pm
Jurying: Wednesday & Thursday, February 27 & 28, 9 am-5 pm
De-installation: Friday, February 29, 9 am-5 pm
Gallery Space Allotment
Gallery space will be assigned on the day of installation and posted in the gallery. You will not receive confirmation from the Scholarship Committee. Assume you are exhibiting work unless notified otherwise.
Each applicant will have the choice of either a wall space 6 feet wide (and high as you like); or a floor space 6 feet square. Applicants using floor space must supply their own pedestals.
Inova/Arts Center Gallery Guidelines
All applicants must abide by the following Institute of Visual Arts (Inova) Gallery Guidelines when installing their work:
- Students must deliver and install work on time.
- Students must remove all works on time.
- Students must bring their own tools and nails.
- Any special installation needs are the responsibility of each student, and may require prior approval.
- Students must dispose of any debris they bring into the gallery.
- Inova staff are responsible for all lighting.
- Under no circumstances may students supply their own lighting.
- Students must supply their own pedestals.
- Work must be securely hung. If work is not hung properly, the gallery retains the right to remove the work from competition. Tape should not be used for attaching to flat walls.
- De-installation: You must leave the space in the same (or better) condition in which you found it.
- If you have any special request or questions concerning installation and/or de-installation please contact: art-info@uwm.edu.
Return to Top
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the scholarship opportunities outlined below, students must be:
- Majoring in the Department of Visual Art
- Of Introductory or Intermediate student status
- Enrolled for the spring 2008 semester
Specific eligibility requirements for the Art Education Scholarship, Logan Travel Scholarship and Racine Art Guild Scholarship are listed below. Students who meet eligibility requirements may apply for all of these scholarships.
Student's may receive a scholarship in each of the status categories (Introductory, Intermediate) once. However, if you apply and don't receive a scholarship in a particular status category, and are still eligible by credit hour count the following year, you may apply again in that category.
Return to Top
DEADLINES
All online applications must be submitted by 5 pm on Monday, January 28, 2008.
Supplementary materials for the Logan Travel Scholarship (proposal, itinerary, budget and letters of recommendation) are due Monday, February 11, 2008 by 5 pm. They may be dropped off in Art 251 or may be submitted to
art-info@uwm.edu in a single e-mail with "Logan Scholarship" in the subject line.
Return to Top
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP
The majority of scholarship funding at the Introductory and Intermediate level is awarded through participation in the appropriate scholarship competition.
Apply online to be considered for General Scholarship funds.
There are also three specialized scholarship opportunities available to Intermediate students: the
Art Education Scholarship, the
Clarice George Logan Travel Scholarship, and the
Racine Art Guild Scholarship.
Return to Top
ART EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
While art education students may choose to compete for general scholarship funds, art education majors are also eligible for the Art Education Scholarship.
Purpose
Making connections between personal art production and pedagogical practice is an important means by which art educators may maintain a high level of vitality and creativity in both areas of their work. The process begins with ideas. Themes that run through your own work can be brought into your classroom and shared with your students. In this way, a kind of creative collaboration occurs among your ideas and those of your students.
In order to communicate to your students the conceptual depth inherent in visual art production and consumption, you must be able to articulate the connection between art and your students' lives. One of the most potent ways to do this is to maintain an identity as an artist and to allow that identity to inform your teaching practice. This year the art education scholarship award (s) will give recognition to those students who demonstrate an ability to make and articulate such connections.
Eligiblity
Students wishing to participate in the Art Education scholarship competition must be enrolled in 300 level Art Education methods courses, because of the nature of the requirements for art education scholarship competitors. Regardless of class standing, art education scholarship competitors will participate in the Intermediate Competition.
Application/Exhibition Requirements
To apply for this scholarship, you must begin by filling out the
online application form below.
In addition to exhibiting artwork in the Intermediate Competition, applicants must also develop and display a Thematic Unit Plan that makes a connection between the themes and ideas explored in your art and your teaching practice. The unit plan must be mounted and displayed alongside your artwork. The plan may or may not include use of the same or similar media and/or techniques. In addition to the strength of the connection between your art and your unit plan, assessment criteria for the unit plan will be the same as those used in art education methods courses.
As always, particular attention should be given to your rationale for teaching the unit so that you can be sure that you have developed a meaningful learning experience for young people.
Any questions regarding the Art Education Scholarship should be directed to Dr. Kimberly Cosier at
kcosier@uwm.edu.
Return to Top
THE CLARICE GEORGE LOGAN TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP
Purpose
A scholarship fund has been established in the memory of Clarice George Logan, an outstanding artist and 1931 graduate of the Milwaukee State Teachers College, a predecessor institution of UWM. As a student, Logan's work greatly benefited from her opportunities to travel after her junior year. The Logan family wished to award this scholarship as a tribute to her. Therefore, preference will be given to an outstanding female student in Art Studio, Graphic Design and Art Education. Decisions are based on the quality of the written materials and the work submitted to the Intermediate Competition. The Award will be in the amount of $2,500 and is to be used for travel between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.
The winner will be expected to give a slide talk about their travel experience to potential applicants at the workshop offered to help students prepare the Logan application. This workshop will be held toward the end of the fall semester in 2008.
Eligibility
This award is open to Intermediate students:
- With an overall GPA of 2.75 or better
- With a GPA of 3.2 or better in art courses
Application Requirements
Applicants must
- submit the online application (below) with required information about GPA, the number of years you have been at UWM, and the number of credits completed in Art and overall (deadline: January 28, 2008).
- participate in the Intermediate Competition.
In addition, they must submit the following no later than February 11, 2008 at 5 pm:
- Statement of Intent: A one-page typewritten statement describing your proposed travel plans and how this travel would enrich your education. (Awards will not be made for travel to attend classes or workshops.)
- Itinerary and Budget Proposal: A one-page typewritten itinerary, specifically outlining when and where your travel would take place during the award year. Your itinerary must include a budget proposal, supplying itemized estimated costs for travel and transportation, lodging, meals and miscellaneous expenses. Add up your expenses for a total estimated cost.
- Letters of Recommendation: Two letters of recommendation from any UWM Visual Art Faculty.
Materials must reach the Art Office (Art 251) by the deadline. You may submit hard copies in a bound folder OR you may submit all documents in a single e-mail to
art-info@uwm.edu. Please put "Logan Scholarship" in the subject line. Please note that documents submitted via email will be printed out in black and white, so if color is essential to your proposal, you should deliver a hard copy.
Return to Top
RACINE ART GUILD SCHOLARSHIP
The Racine Art Guild Scholarship is available to Intermediate students who are residents of Racine County. Winners may be contacted by the Racine Art Guild and be asked to attend an awards ceremony. To be considered, you must enter your permanent Racine County residence in the
online form (below) if you are temporarily living outside Racine County.
Return to Top
ANNOUNCEMENT & DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS
Scholarship recipients will be announced in March 2008. The department will review transcripts before awards are made to insure accuracy of all winning applications.
Scholarships are disbursed in two payments, one for each semester of the 2008-2009 academic year. Scholarship recipients who do not remain enrolled in UWM during the 2008-2009 academic year may forfeit all or part of their scholarship.
Return to Top
AWARDS CEREMONY
There will be an awards ceremony in conjunction with the BFA exhibition reception on May 9, 2008. More information about the awards ceremony will be forthcoming.
Return to Top
AWARDS EXHIBITION
All 2008 scholarship recipients are expected to participate in
Crossing Over, the annual scholarship/fellowship exhibition to be held in the Student Union Gallery in October 2008 in conjunction with the University's Open House.
Return to Top
FOUNDATIONS AWARDS
Several awards are given to outstanding students in the Art Foundations Program. Assistant Professor Frankie Flood will coordinate the Foundations scholarship process. Pre-Art Foundations students will receive information in the spring semester on Foundations awards.
Return to Top
ADVANCED AWARDS
Advanced students (formerly known as graduating seniors) are only eligible to compete for awards in conjunction with their participation in the BFA exhibition (May 2-18, 2008). Requirements were included in the application materials that were made available to eligible students earlier in the fall 2007 semester.
The application process for the 2009 BFA exhibition and will be online.
Return to Top
APPLY ONLINE
The online application is now closed.
Return to Top
