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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Announcing This Year’s Department of Art Student Awards</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Now happening in Fall 2022!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Dear Students,</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">The FSU Department of Art announces the<b> 2022-2023 Department of Art Student Awards.</b> These awards recognize
 the strength of our students and that means YOU!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">The Department of Art gives a number of awards to Studio Art students whose work demonstrates exceptional achievement.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> <b>Awards
 range from $300 to $1000. With a strong application, you have a great chance of being selected!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">All awards are applied to your Financial Aid package. If you have questions about how the award would be applied in your specific
 case, please contact Financial Aid directly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">All BA, BFA & MFA Studio Art students in good academic standing enrolled Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 are eligible to apply. Students
 selected for awards should see awards funding applied to their FSU account early in the Spring 2023 semester.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Mark your calendar with these
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Application opens:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Tuesday, November 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Application deadline:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">
 Friday, November 11 at 11:59 pm</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">To apply,</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">go to<b> </b></span><a href="https://fsu.academicworks.com/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">https://fsu.academicworks.com/</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">After login, fill out the </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">General
 Application</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">first, and then select </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">College
 of Fine Arts/Dept of Art Application</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Preparing Your Art Award Application — Make It Great! Here’s How:</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">1. Develop a concise yet compelling artist’s statement</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">SPECIAL NOTE for Undergraduates:</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">2. Select the five (5) to eight (8) images that best represent your
 studio work</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Formatting your images:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Still images should be in a square format:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Choosing your images:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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 six great ones and two weak ones.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">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:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">4.</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
</span></u><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Additional Scholarship & Practice, Awards, Volunteering, and Leadership</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0E101A"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0E101A">If you would like the faculty to know about any additional achievements you have had recently, please list them here. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0E101A"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0E101A">These could include: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Additional scholarship and practice, such as an artist residency, community project, etc. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Specific awards you have received (list the name of the award and date)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Volunteer hours (list the particular volunteer activity and the approximate number of hours)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Leadership roles you have taken on (such as a leadership role in a student organization)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">SPECIAL NOTE:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626"> </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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.
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Sample applications and tips for writing your artist statement are posted on the department website:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> 
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