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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><font color="#b92d5d" class="">Spring 2020 Art Student Awards</font></span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><font size="4" class=""><span class=""><b class="">Application Deadline:</b> </span><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(181, 26, 0);"><span class="">January 27 @ 11:59pm </span></span></b></font></p>
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apply,</font></span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt;">go to</span><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> </b></span></span><b class="" style="orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://fsu.academicworks.com/" class=""></a><a href="https://fsu.academicworks.com/" class=""><span class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: 0px 0px;">https://fsu.academicworks.com</span>/</a> </b></p>
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<div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><b class=""><font size="4" class="">More info at:</font></b></div>
<div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><a href="https://art.fsu.edu/opportunities/scholarships-grants/department-of-art-student-awards/" class="">https://art.fsu.edu/opportunities/scholarships-grants/department-of-art-student-awards/</a></div>
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<div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><b class=""><font size="4" class="">Tips:</font></b></div>
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<div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">- Make sure you are using <b class="">Firefox</b> or <b class="">Chrome</b> browsers when applying</div>
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<div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><span class="" style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">- After login, fill out the </span><b class="" style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">General
Application</span></b><span class="" style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <b class="">first</b>, and then select </span><b class="" style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">College
of Fine Arts/Dept of Art Application</span></b><span class="" style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> and complete the art portion as outlined below. <b class="">Both
parts of the application must be completed to be considered for an award. If any boxes are left blank, the system will not allow you to submit. </b></span></div>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><font size="4" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Preparing your Art Award application — make it great! Here’s how:</span></u></b><b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> </span></u></b></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10.5pt;"><font color="#b51a00" class="">1. </font></span><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">Develop
a concise yet compelling artist’s statement</span><b class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> </span></b><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">between
150 and 300 words in length. Start with a brief biographical statement, followed by a description of the ideas that drive your work.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">SPECIAL NOTE for Undergraduates:</span></b><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> If
you wish to be considered for an Ann Kirn Scholarship (a $1000 award limited to undergraduate students), you must include a thoughtful description of the role that design plays in your studio practice.</span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#b51a00" class=""><b class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><u class=""><span class="">2. Select the five (5) to eight (8) images that best represent
your studio work</span></u></b><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">. </span></font></span><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Be sure that your images are photographed well and cropped as needed. <b class="">File
sizes should be less than 2MB. </b>A video will be considered as one image. Submit your video to Vimeo or YouTube and provide a link within your application. A balance between breadth and depth is ideal. If no two images are related in any way, your submission
can appear unfocused. If all of the images are <i class="">extremely</i> similar, you can come across as short on imagination.</span><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><i class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Most
importantly, be sure all of the images presented are your very best. It is better to submit six great images than to submit six great ones and two weak ones.</span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><u class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><b class=""><font color="#b51a00" class="">3. Write a brief description of each image and provide
the title, size, medium, and date completed</font></b></span></u><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 10.5pt;"><b class=""><font color="#b51a00" class="">.</font></b><font color="#262626" class=""> This is a great opportunity to build on
the general comments from your Artist’s Statement through specific information about each image.</font></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><b class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">SPECIAL NOTE:</span></i></b><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> The
application as a whole may evolve over several days and is likely to take many hours to complete. Putting the necessary time and thought into it will greatly improve your chances of success. Furthermore, once you have laid the groundwork with this application,
you will be better prepared for future applications for awards on or off campus. A sample application is also included at the webpage noted above. </span></i><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;">Questions? Contact Liz Di Donna at </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="mailto:edidonna@fsu.edu" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: 0px 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(120, 47, 64);"><span class="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">edidonna@fsu.edu</span></span></b></a></span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> or
June Dollar at <a href="mailto:jdollar@fsu.edu" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: 0px 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(120, 47, 64);">jdollar@fsu.edu</span></b></a></span></span></p>
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