Awards
The SECAC Artist’s Fellowship
The Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) is an organization devoted to the promotion of art in higher education through facilitating cooperation among teachers and administrators in universities and colleges‚ professional institutions and the community served by their institutions.The SECAC Fellowship was established in 1981 for the purpose of supporting member artists and to encourage individual creative growth‚ the development of new ideas for exhibitions and creative projects. Through this program‚ SECAC can more completely serve member artists and institutions.
SECAC Artist's Fellowship Past Winners
Fellowship Amount
$5000.00 to be awarded to an individual artist or to a group of artists working together on a specific project.
Eligibility
Any member of SECAC may apply. Memberships must be current at the time of review. The cost of individual membership is $65.00. Apply for membership online and pay by check or by MasterCard/Visa/Discover. Previous grant recipients must wait 3 years before re-applying.
Responsibility of Grantee
No restrictions are made by SECAC on how the fellowship funds are expended. SECAC requests that the fellows provide documentation of the project or work produced during the fellowship period (one year from receipt of fellowship money). Documentation may take the form of an exhibition at the subsequent annual SECAC conference‚ a catalogue or other publication form‚ an exhibition of the work exhibited at another institution during the fellowship period‚ a presentation or other proposed and accepted form of documentation. There is no fee for application for the fellowship.Responsibility of SECAC
The full amount of the fellowship will be paid to the fellow (or group of artists working jointly) when the fellow agrees to accept the award and the conditions of the award. The host institution of the subsequent SECAC conference agrees to attempt to accommodate any exhibition/installation proposed by the fellow.
Application Requirements
- Digital entries only.
- Submit one pdf file that contains:
- A 2-3 page CV of the applicant artist or of each artist in a group application including all contact info. (email, mailing address, phone number, etc.).
- A project proposal, limited to one page in length. Clearly describe the work and the intentions for the fellowship funds.
- 10 images, sampled at 72 ppi, high quality (maximum) setting. Include artist name, title, media, dimensions, date at the bottom of each image.
- Video files should be included in the PDF as clickable web link(s). Multiple videos are acceptable. Up to 10 minutes of total video footage will be reviewed.
- Entries must be submitted as one PDF document via www.rapidshare.com.
- Title your PDF exactly as such:
- FirstnameLastname_ProjectTitle.pdf
- Example: JennyKHager_RustAndSatin.pdf
- Instructions for Rapidshare: Go to www.rapidshare.com. Upload your PDF document (click the big UPLOAD button). This opens the RapidShare File Uploader. Click ‘select’. Then navigate to, and open, your PDF entry. This both uploads the file to the RapidShare server, and at the same time, creates a ‘downloadlink.’ In a second and separate window, open your email and address an email message to j.hager@unf.edu. Copy and paste the RapidShare ‘downloadlink’ for your PDF entry into the message area of this email. In the subject line of this email, write, “SECAC Artist Fellowship” followed by “submission by [your full name].” Example: “SECAC Artist Fellowship submission by Jane Doe.” Send the email. Your submission is complete.
DEADLINE:
Entries must be postmarked by August 1, 2012 at midnight EDT. A committee composed of SECAC members selects the Artists Fellowship recipient at the annual SECAC meeting. The award winner is recognized at the meeting and all applicants are notified of the committee’s decision by mail within 60 days of the end of the meeting.