CONANICUT ISLAND ART ASSOCIATION

Senior Scholarship Grant 2013

Eligibility:  Any High School student, who is a resident of Newport County, and will be graduating in 2013 from a High School in Rhode Island.  

Purpose:  To promote and support the creation, practice, and enjoyment of art in young residents of Newport County.

Criteria:  Awarding of the Scholarship Grant will be made based on the quality and achievement shown by the work submitted.  CIAA reserves the right to request presentation of originals, and to contact art instructors.

Application:  Student applicants for the Scholarship Grant must submit a completed application, together with a CD or DVD containing high-quality images of at least six two- or three-dimensional works recently created by them in high school art classes.  Three-dimensional work should be photographed from several angles.  Information on medium, size, and weight (if 3-D), must be provided for each work.  Applicant must also submit a statement,  300 words or less, describing the experience of creating the work, and also any plans for future study or involvement in art. 

Entries due by May 17, 2013.

Notice of Award:  Judging of entries will be made during the week of May 20, 2013, by a panel of artists and art educators.  The winning student will be notified in early June, by letter, and/or at their school awards ceremony, and will be invited to exhibit works selected by the judging panel at the Conanicut Island Annual Art Exhibit at the Jamestown Community Center in July.  The work displayed will be for award purposes only, and need not be for sale. 

Please mail completed applications, discs, and personal statements to: 

CIAA c/o Wendy Crooks, 7 Hull Street, Jamestown, RI  02835

Info:  Tel 423-0993

Email:  crooksw@hotmail.com

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 17, 2013, TO BE ELIGIBLE.