The competition for inclusion in the 2005 Student Art Awards Exhibition is open to all matriculated and Open University students who have taken (or will be taking) Art courses at CSUS this year (between January 2004- May 2005). To be eligible for a scholarship award, a student must be matriculated as well as enrolled in courses at CSUS in Spring 2005. Other restrictions also may apply (see below).
There are six award categories in studio art:
Undergraduate: Undergraduate Certificate Award (for Open University students and international students who are not eligible for scholarship awards), R. W. Witt Scholarship Award in Studio Art (for students with a declared minor or major in Art or Photography), and the Frederick M. Peyser, Sr. Prize in Studio Art (for any CSUS undergraduate). Witt Awards are given for works of art in any medium; the Peyser Prize is for works of art in two dimensions only (including painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media on paper, and new media in two dimensions, such as imaging, electronic art, and video).
Graduate: Graduate Certificate Award (for Open University students, international students, unclassified graduate students, and graduate students who are not in the MA program in Studio Art); JAM Inc. Studio Arts Award (for any classified graduate student in Studio Art); and the Increase Robinson Memorial Fellowship Award (for any classified graduate student in Studio Art). Entries may be in any medium.
There is one award category in art history:
Any undergraduate or graduate student who has taken upper division or graduate-level art history courses, and who is eligible for scholarship awards, may compete for the R. W. Witt Scholarship Award in Art History.
Apply:
Application forms and instructions are in the Art Department office (Kadema 185; open weekdays, 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Deadline for applications is December 17, 2004 (4:00 p.m.; bring or mail application forms to the Art Department office, Kadema 185).
Deadlines for completed entries are as follows:
January 7, 2005 for all art history essays
January 26, 2005 for all art entries
The 2005 Student Art Awards Exhibition will be open in the Robert Else Gallery, Kadema Hall, from February 7-24 (hours: 12:00 noon to 4:30 p.m.). The reception with the announcement of the art awards will be on Friday, February 18.