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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#7030A0">Reminder: Art Student Awards application deadline Monday, January 25<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at 11:59 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#7030A0">The FSU Department of Art Student Awards deadline is quickly approaching.
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">You can’t win it if you’re not in it!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">The Department of Art gives a number of awards to Studio Art students whose work demonstrates exceptional achievement. Awards range from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>$250 to $1000.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">We are typically able to provide 30+ awards – so with a strong application, you have a great chance of being selected!</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">All awards are applied to your Financial Aid package.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">If you have questions about how the award would be
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">To apply,</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">go to<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="https://fsu.academicworks.com/"><b><span style="color:#954F72">https://fsu.academicworks.com/</span></b></a><b> </b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">After login, fill out the </span><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">General Application</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> first, and then select </span><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">College
of Fine Arts/Dept of Art Application</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> and complete the art portion as outlined below. Both parts of the application must be completed to be considered for an award.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#B51A00">Application deadline Monday, January 25<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at 11:59 pm</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#7030A0">Preparing your Art Award application — make it great! Here’s how: </span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#B51A00">1. </span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">Develop a concise yet compelling artist’s statement</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">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><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">SPECIAL NOTE for Undergraduates:</span></b><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626"> 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><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#B51A00">2. Select the five (5) to eight (8) images that best represent your studio work</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#B51A00">. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Formatting your images:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Be sure that your images are photographed well and cropped as needed. <b>File sizes should be less than 2MB and either jpg or png. </b>A video will be considered as one image. Submit your video to Vimeo or YouTube
and provide a link within your application.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Still images should be in a square format:</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">To get your images into a square format, open the image in Photoshop. Go to Image/Image Size and size the image to 1080 pixels on the longest edge at 72dpi. Then, go to Image/Canvas Size, and make the width and
height 1080 pixels x 1080 pixels and choose the canvas extension color as black or white (or choose a color). Keep the anchor dot in the center. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Choosing your images:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">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>extremely</i> similar, you can come across as short on
imagination.</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Most importantly, be sure all of the images presented are your very best. It is better to submit six great images than to submit
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<b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Media awards:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Each of the focus areas has a $250
award (Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Ceramics, Digital Media, Photography). You will have the option of selecting one or more areas that best describes your focus,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>but your images must reflect that.</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>For
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#B51A00">3. Write a brief description of each image and provide the title, size, medium, and date completed</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#B51A00">.</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626"> This
is a great opportunity to build on the general comments from your Artist’s Statement through specific information about each image.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">SPECIAL NOTE:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626"> </span></i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">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. Sample application and tips for writing your artist statement are posted on the department website: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="https://art.fsu.edu/opportunities/scholarships-grants/department-of-art-student-awards/"><span style="color:#954F72">https://art.fsu.edu/opportunities/scholarships-grants/department-of-art-student-awards/</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:white">Questions? Contact Liz Di Donna at </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000"><a href="mailto:edidonna@fsu.edu"><b><span style="color:#C00000;background:white">edidonna@fsu.edu</span></b></a><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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