Overview
It is always a pleasure to invite you to nominate a student for Moore College of Art & Design’s Visionary Woman Scholarship. This scholarship celebrates Moore’s mission of setting the standard for excellence in educating women for careers and leadership roles in art and design, and honors incoming first-year students who demonstrate exceptional artistic and academic potential. Each year, Moore presents the Visionary Woman Award to a special individual or individuals who have made significant contributions to the artistic community.
The 2010 Visionary Woman Awards are presented to Wendy Ewald, Photographer and Educator, Judith Leiber, Handbag Designer, and Ann Temkin, Curator. Wendy Ewald is a MacArthur “genius” grant award-winning artist and educator internationally recognized for her Literacy Through Photography project that uses photography to teach literacy and build bridges in communities divided by economic, social and cultural differences.
Renowned as the world’s foremost designer of couture handbags, Judith Leiber bridges the worlds of fine art and fashion. Leiber’s handbags are in the collections of major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Ann Temkin is the first woman chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. At MoMA, she has curated celebrated exhibitions, including Gabriel Orozco, Monet’s Water Lilies, and Color Chart: Reinventing Color. She is a founding trustee of the Association of Art Museum Curators.
Scholarship
In the spirit of this award, Moore recognizes an elite group of newly accepted students whose academic and artistic achievements demonstrate the potential for great success in the visual arts. Up to seven students will be selected to receive an additional merit scholarship of up to $30,000 each, distributed over four years of full-time study. This is in addition to other merit scholarships. Students who are awarded this scholarship often receive up to $72,000 in combined awards over 4 years.
A qualified candidate is one whose artistic ability and passion indicate the potential to make a significant impact in the visual arts. The student should be a strong achiever academically and have serious interest in attending an art and design school in the fall of 2011. Please take a moment to complete the enclosed recommendation and nomination form and return it to the Admissions office by February 1st, 2011.
Nominated students will then be contacted by the Moore College of Art & Design Admissions Office and will be considered for a Visionary Woman Scholarship once they have completed the application process.
Application deadline and contact detail
Nominated students must complete her application to Moore by March 1, 2011. Thank you for your assistance in identifying strong candidates for the Visionary Woman Scholarship. Please feel free to contact me at hlee@moore.edu if you have any questions about the nomination process or our BFA program.
http://moore.edu/site/for/high_school_teachers
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
It is always a pleasure to invite you to nominate a student for Moore College of Art & Design’s Visionary Woman Scholarship. This scholarship celebrates Moore’s mission of setting the standard for excellence in educating women for careers and leadership roles in art and design, and honors incoming first-year students who demonstrate exceptional artistic and academic potential. Each year, Moore presents the Visionary Woman Award to a special individual or individuals who have made significant contributions to the artistic community.
The 2010 Visionary Woman Awards are presented to Wendy Ewald, Photographer and Educator, Judith Leiber, Handbag Designer, and Ann Temkin, Curator. Wendy Ewald is a MacArthur “genius” grant award-winning artist and educator internationally recognized for her Literacy Through Photography project that uses photography to teach literacy and build bridges in communities divided by economic, social and cultural differences.
Renowned as the world’s foremost designer of couture handbags, Judith Leiber bridges the worlds of fine art and fashion. Leiber’s handbags are in the collections of major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Ann Temkin is the first woman chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. At MoMA, she has curated celebrated exhibitions, including Gabriel Orozco, Monet’s Water Lilies, and Color Chart: Reinventing Color. She is a founding trustee of the Association of Art Museum Curators.
Scholarship
In the spirit of this award, Moore recognizes an elite group of newly accepted students whose academic and artistic achievements demonstrate the potential for great success in the visual arts. Up to seven students will be selected to receive an additional merit scholarship of up to $30,000 each, distributed over four years of full-time study. This is in addition to other merit scholarships. Students who are awarded this scholarship often receive up to $72,000 in combined awards over 4 years.
A qualified candidate is one whose artistic ability and passion indicate the potential to make a significant impact in the visual arts. The student should be a strong achiever academically and have serious interest in attending an art and design school in the fall of 2011. Please take a moment to complete the enclosed recommendation and nomination form and return it to the Admissions office by February 1st, 2011.
Nominated students will then be contacted by the Moore College of Art & Design Admissions Office and will be considered for a Visionary Woman Scholarship once they have completed the application process.
Application deadline and contact detail
Nominated students must complete her application to Moore by March 1, 2011. Thank you for your assistance in identifying strong candidates for the Visionary Woman Scholarship. Please feel free to contact me at hlee@moore.edu if you have any questions about the nomination process or our BFA program.
http://moore.edu/site/for/high_school_teachers
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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