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:
Contact: Art Department Office Supervisor, the Art Department Chair, and/or the Art Studio or Art History Program Director
Anderson Ranch Art Center
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
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: $4,500
Eligibility: Colorado College Junior Studio Art major
Deadline: Portfolios and statements due to the Art Department office by Monday, February 12, 2024
Contact: Art Department Office Supervisor, the Art Department Chair and/or the Art Studio or Art History Program Director
$2,000 for international travel to study Art
The Kirsch Prize is awarded to a Colorado College student to fund an independent project involving summer travel to study works of art or architecture. All continuing Colorado College students are eligible to apply. The Kirsch Prize may be combined with Venture Grants or other grants.
To enter, submit a proposal with a brief bibliography and relevant images to the Art Department office by March 29, 2024. Explain your interest in the subject and how you will use the prize. Projects should represent intellectual engagement with art history.
The prize will be awarded at Honors Convocation on May 7, 2024.
The Kirsch Prize was established in memory of Edith Kirsch, Professor of Art History at Colorado College from 1982 to 2004.
Amount: $2,000
Eligibility: Any returning Colorado College student
Deadline (for 2023-24 academic year): Friday, March 29, 2024
Contact: Ruth Kolarik, rkolarik@coloradocollege.edu; Art Department front office
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