All applications will be considered for
the Jean E. MacDonald Memorial Award and the Silver Bridge Gallery Student Art
Award..
To qualify for this award, you must
be enrolled in a secondary school in Muskoka, be pursuing a post-secondary
education in the visual arts or craft field and be in your graduating year or
have graduated within the past year but are not already attending college,
university or another form of post-secondary education.
Your application must include a
portfolio, letter of intent, copy of your college or university’s acceptance
letter or a copy of your application and contact information for yourself in
Muskoka.
PORTFOLIO
The portfolio is your opportunity to present a visual representation of your
artistic development, potential, interests and creative explorations. It may be
a collection of original pieces or a documentation of previous work in the form
of photographs or slides. The means of presentation is up to you, however, the
kinds of work you select and how you present them are important.
The work you submit for these awards
should be a thoughtful selection of those pieces that you wish the committee to
consider when assessing your application. Some students may have been developing
their portfolios over a number of years while others will be approaching this
activity for the first time. In both cases, you should take this opportunity to
develop and select work that indicates your seriousness in applying as well as
your level of maturity, self-motivation and commitment to a visual arts
education. The care taken in the presentation of your work should assure that
the presentation will not distract from the work. Remember that your submission
represents more than your work – it represents you.
The selection of work should show a
range of interests using a variety of materials. This shows that you are willing
to experiment with different media in response to your observation of a
particular environment, situation or subject. If possible, do not limit your
portfolio to a small number of works of one type.
Your portfolio should contain original
work. Original work excludes direct copies of other people’s work but may
include variants or modifications of other work. These are viewed as examples of
research and technique or to indicate your understanding of art history.
The portfolio should include your
self-initiated projects as well as your response to class assignments. Works
drawing on personal experience, works-in-progress or those requiring
observation, study and research are encouraged.
Submission of notes and sketches
indicating the process and activity generated by a particular response are also
welcomed but should not comprise the majority of your portfolio. The information
you include about your work (written descriptions and labels for example) should
be clear in indicating what you have done.
Review your work and set it out either
sequenced – showing development over a period of time – or grouped together
by media such as drawings, prints, paintings and so forth.
Small or medium sized work may be
presented in their original form. Large-scale work should be presented by means
of photographs or jpg images. All work should be clearly labeled with your name.
The portfolio should contain no fewer
than ten works and should not exceed twenty works. Items such as bound
sketchbooks, which may contain multiple images, count as one item.
LETTER OF INTENT
The letter of intent should be approximately 500 words in length. It should
describe past achievements, short range and long term goals, the reasons for
pursuing a post-secondary education in the visual arts and expectations of this
education.
ACCEPTANCE LETTER
A copy of the letter of application or acceptance letter for post secondary
education must be included.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Include with your application, a current contact address and telephone
number for you in Muskoka.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21 THROUGH
TO SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011.
Your application must be delivered to
the Chapel Gallery, located at 15 King Street in Bracebridge, during its hours
of operation which are Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.
Please note that e-mail submissions are not accepted.
Each portfolio must include:
- Your name, telephone number
and return address clearly marked on both the inside and the outside
of the portfolio
- Your name clearly marked on
each work within the portfolio.
Portfolios that are sent by mail or
courier must also include a self-addressed return label as well as sufficient
postage and packaging for its return.
Portfolios submitted to Muskoka Arts
& Crafts are retained during the entire selection process. Adjudication
occurs within the week after the deadline. Every precaution is taken by Muskoka
Arts & Crafts to ensure that portfolios are handled carefully. Muskoka Arts
& Crafts does not accept responsibility for loss or damage to materials
submitted.
When you submit your portfolio, you
will be notified of the date to retrieve your portfolio. It is your
responsibility to provide correct and complete information which will facilitate
the return or retrieval of the portfolio. After July 31, Muskoka Arts &
Crafts will dispose of any portfolios that have not been picked up or that it
has not been able to return.
Once the award recipient has begun his
or her studies, it is the recipient’s responsibility to ask the Registrar’s
Office to forward a letter of confirmation to Muskoka Arts & Crafts that his
or her studies have begun. The award is payable once Muskoka Arts & Crafts
has received written confirmation from the Registrar's Office. With this letter,
the award recipient must also supply Muskoka Arts & Crafts with his or her
out-of-town contact information.
Within two weeks of being notified that
you have received the Jean E. MacDonald Memorial Award, the Silver Bridge
Gallery Student Art Award
you must supply Muskoka Arts & Crafts with a professional quality portrait
photograph. This photograph may be a graduation photograph or one taken of you
with your work. A media interview may also be required as part of the
announcement of the awards.
In any given year, the jury reserves
the right not to grant the Jean E. MacDonald Memorial Art Award or the Silver
Bridge Gallery Student Art Award. The decisions of the jury are final.
If you have any
additional questions, please contact Muskoka Arts & Crafts.
Copies of the award
criteria are
available by mail, fax or e-mail. When making your request, please indicate how
you would like to receive your copy of the award criteria. The e-mail and download versions
require
Acrobat Reader, a free program available by download. To download the award
criteria, click on the following link: Student
Art Award.
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