Art

Opportunities for Funding

Partnership Programs for Summer Workshops

Each year, the Anderson Ranch Art Center and The Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts offer a handful of scholarships for summer workshops to promising Colorado College Art Juniors. Students are nominated by the Colorado College Art Department faculty. The CC Art Studio Program Director or Chair serves as a liaison. CC faculty and staff work closely with the nominated students to help with the selection of workshops that are both fitting to the CC Art program and suited to their particular interests.

Eligibility for summer workshop program: Nominated Junior Art Majors

Timeline:

Block 5 - Department creates a ranked list of junior AH and AS student majors for Partnership Scholarship nominations at the Block 5 Art Department meeting
Block 6 - Nominated students work with faculty and staff to choose and register for workshops
Block 7 & 8 - Nominated students submit funding proposals by the first Friday of the block

Contact: Art Department Office Supervisor, the Art Department Chair, and/or the Art Studio or Art History Program Director

Anderson Ranch Art Center

Anderson Ranch offers partnership scholarships that generally cover tuition expenses for summer workshops. The Art Department offers additional support (up to $1,000) to help cover additional expenses, such as room and board, and travel to and from Anderson Ranch. Nominated students must submit a detailed proposal to the Art Department outlining the reasons for taking the selected workshop and a budget. Anderson Ranch typically offers 6 partnership scholarships: 2 in Printmaking/Painting, 1 in Photography, and 3 in 3D Arts.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Arrowmont offers a "match" program for two promising junior Art majors each year. The scholarships are worth $1,300 each and cover a one-week summer workshop, dormitory housing, and a $300 stipend that can be used for materials or travel expenses. Arrowmont covers half of each scholarship ($650 per student, $1,300 total), and the Colorado College Art Department covers the other half of each scholarship ($650 per student, $1,300 total). Nominated students must submit a detailed proposal to the Art Department outlining the reasons for taking the selected workshop and a budget.

Project-Oriented Funding for Art Majors

Declaired Art department majors and minors, as well as majors in other departments, can apply for financial support from the Art Department for extraordinary art projects. Projects should be outside any required course, thesis or capstone work. The award supports materials, supplies, and travel expenses in the service of a creative or research project that connects to study in the visual arts (or related fields) in one of the department’s four concentrations.

Interested students should contact a professor in the department to serve as their faculty advisor on the project.

The maximum award is $1000 for Art majors and $500 for Art minors or majors in other departments. Students can receive project support once during their career at CC; support may be combined with a Venture grant or other college funding. Collaborative projects are encouraged. Proposals will be reviewed by Art faculty and awarded based on merit. The award money is payable upon presentation of receipts. Upon completion of the project, the student should send their department advisor and chair a brief report summarizing the outcomes of the project.

Amount: up to $1000 for Art majors and $500 for Art minors or majors in other departments

Eligibility: CC students meeting the above requirements

Deadline: Proposals are due on the First Friday of each block

Contact: The Art Department Office Supervisor, the Art Department Chair, and/or the Art Studio or Art History Program Director

Prizes

The CHAPS prize was established in honor of Craig Herst, a member of the Class of 1989. This prize is awarded annually to a junior Studio Art major who embodies Craig's passion for the arts and has demonstrated excellence during his/her career at Colorado College. The prize will support research or creative work, which may well be a part of the recipient's senior show. The prize will be announced at Honors Convocation.

Amount: $4,000

Eligibility: Colorado College Junior Studio Art major

Deadline: Portfolios and statements due to the Art Department office by the second Monday of Block 5

Contact: Art Department Office Supervisor, the Art Department Chair and/or the Art Studio or Art History Program Director

The Kirsch Prize was established in memory of Edith Kirsch, a scholar of Italian art and Professor of Art History at Colorado College from 1982 to 2004. A sum of $2,000 is awarded to a Colorado College student to fund an independent project involving international travel (usually in the summer) to study works of art or architecture. Interested students should submit a 2-3 page proposal with relevant images, a brief bibliography, and a budget to the Art Department office by the deadline. The prize will be announced at Honors Convocation.

Amount: $2,000

Eligibility: Any returning Colorado College student

Deadline (for 2022-23 academic year): April 4, 2023

Contact: Ruth Kolarik, rkolarik@coloradocollege.edu; Art Department front office

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