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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Announcing the Spring 2022 Art Student Awards</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Dear Students,</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">The FSU Department of Art announces the Spring 2022 Art Student Awards. These awards recognize the strength of our students and
that means YOU!</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><b><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.</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> <b>Awards
range from $250 to $1000. We are typically able to provide 30+ awards – so 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"><b><span style="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></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">All BA, BFA & MFA students in good academic standing enrolled Spring 2022 are eligible to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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To apply,</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">go to<b> </b></span><span style="color:#942093"><a href="https://fsu.academicworks.com/"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#942093">https://fsu.academicworks.com/</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#942093"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#942093"><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:black">General Application</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">first,
and then select </span><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">College of Fine Arts/Dept of Art Application</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><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="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:#B51A00">Application deadline — Tuesday, February 1st at 11:59 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#B51A00">1. </span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">Develop a concise yet compelling artist’s statement</span></u></b><b><span style="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="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:#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="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="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-family:Helvetica;color:#B51A00">. <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:#262626">Formatting your images:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.
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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:#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-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-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Choosing your images:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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 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"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Media awards:</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> Each of our 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,
<i>but your images must reflect that.</i> For example, if you want to be considered for the Painting Award, you must submit some examples of your best work in painting.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="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-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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">4.</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">
</span></u><b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000">Additional Scholarship & Practice, Awards, Volunteering, and Leadership</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#C00000"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#0E101A">These could include: </span></b><b><span style="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-family:Helvetica">Additional scholarship and practice, such as an artist residency, community project, etc. </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Specific awards you have received (list the name of the award and date)</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Volunteer hours (list the particular volunteer activity and the approximate number of hours)</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Leadership roles you have taken on (such as a leadership role in a student organization)</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">SPECIAL NOTE:</span></i></b><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. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#262626">Sample application and tips for writing your artist statement are posted on the department website:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:white">Questions? Contact Liz Di Donna at </span><a href="mailto:edidonna@fsu.edu"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#782F40;background:white">edidonna@fsu.edu</span></b></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">
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