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Conference 2009: Scholarship

What this is:

This year, SPEMA will be awarding 3 scholarships to the following: 1 undergraduate student, 1 graduate student, and 1 adjunct faculty member. We have designed thesescholarships to provide financial support to attend the SPEMA conference, “The Art Market,” which is hosted by Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ on November 6–7, 2009.

What the winners get:

Each student and adjunct faculty member selected for a scholarship will receive a cash prize of $300 to be used towards attending the conference; a waiver of the conference registration fee; first choice of portfolio reviewer; and during the conference, the winners’ images will be shown. Scholarship winners will receive their award at the conference.

Who is eligible:

Current SPE members (undergraduate, graduate students and adjunct faculty) who reside in the Mid-Atlantic region:

Deadline: October 10th, 2009

Notification:

Winners will be contacted within two weeks of the conference.

What to Send:

• Send an email message to spe.midatlantic@gmail.com containing your name, address, phone, email address and school/year in the message body. Also include the name and e-mail address of a photo faculty member at your school who can serve as a reference.
• Attach a one page résumé as a Microsoft Word document with your last name as the title (e.g. smithresume.doc)
• Attach a 1 paragraph artist’s statement describing your body of work, again as a Word document with your last name as the title (e.g. smithstatement.doc)
• Attach 4–6 images saved as 72 dpi jpegs, with a maximum dimension of 8 inches. Please title each file with your last name and the number of the image (e.g. smith1.jpg, smith2.jpg). Work can include photography and photo-based media, including installation.
• Attach a list of your images, including the number, title, size (of image, not paper or frame), date, and media (e.g. 1. Untitled. 14”×14”, 2007, toned silver gelatin print). Send this as a Word document (e.g. smithlist.doc)