[-empyre-] -empyre- scholarships to Anderson Ranch

[Christina McPhee]

>
> Two Presidential Full Merit Scholarships are now available  through - 
> empyre- for emerging or mid-career artists of any nationality who  
> are -empyre- subscribers.   Students are welcome to apply. The  
> scholarships pay for the tuition to take specific week-long digital  
> media workshops at
> Anderson Ranch, Aspen, Colorado, US.  Anderson Ranch Presidential  
> Scholarships are funded and administered by Anderson Ranch.
>
> http://www.andersonranch.org/
>
> Deadline: April 15,  2008
>
> These awards are designed to help artists who are interested in  
> extending their current practice, or artists wishing to expand their  
> practice into the digital realm. Two scholarships are available that  
> include Full tuition for
> a one-week workshop ($1040 USD).   Funds are applied to tuition  
> only. The $1,040 award will cover tuition expenses incurred when  
> taking an Anderson Ranch workshop, but not all expenses.  Total  
> costs vary, but a typical one-week course
> at Anderson Ranch has a total cost of around $1,500 - $2,000. All  
> recipients are responsible for covering their own $300 deposit to  
> ensure their commitment to the class. All workshop members must  
> provide for their own housing, food, travel and studio fees.
> The scholarship is available to students and non-students.
>
> The time to apply is very short!  All applications must be received  
> via email by April 15,  2008 to :   scholarship.empyre at gmail.com

>
> To apply: Send your cv in pdf format, url to selection of your  
> current art work (from the last 3-5 years), and a brief (100-300  
> word) letter of interest, with response to the following questions:  
> What conceptual and material directions are important to your work?  
> How might participation
> in one of these workshops   advance your own practice and development?
>
> Digital media-related workshops:
>
> June 9-20: The  Photographer’s Book, exploring the narrative with  
> Douglas Holleley
> June 23 - 27, 2008	Mary Lucier The Poetic Forms of Video Art
> July 7 - 11, 2008 Elliot Earls		Explorations in Digital Filmmaking
> July 28 - Aug 1, 2008	Christina McPhee	Personal Geographies: large- 
> format photomontage
> August 4 - 8, 2008	Golan Levin	Interactive Imaging: computational  
> and interactive artworks
> August 11 - 15, 2008	Deborah Bright	Photographing the New West
> August 11 - 15, 2008	Jonah Brucker-Cohen / Katherine Moriwaki	 
> Scrapyard Challenge
> August 18 - 22, 2008	Zoe Strauss	Thinking about Seeing
>
> More choices at:  www.andersonranch.org/workshops .
>
>
> Application by email to :  scholarship.empyre at gmail.com .  by April  
> 15, 2008. Awardees  will be announced on the -empyre- list on  May  
> 1, 2008.
>
> (N. B.: Presidential Scholarship award recipients  are given a high  
> priority in the Anderson Ranch, registration system. The  
> scholarships are allocated on a space-available basis. Scholarship  
> funds are being made available by Anderson Ranch and are fully  
> administered by Anderson Ranch.  The  -empyre- moderating team has  
> been asked
> to make the selection of 2 award recipients.  -empyre- receives no  
> compensation nor any other material benefit from cooperating with  
> the Presidential Scholarship award process. )
>
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