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

[Timothy Murray]

>>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.
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>>http://www.andersonranch.org/
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>>Deadline: April 15,  2008
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>>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.
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>>The time to apply is very short!  All applications must be received 
>>via email by April 15,  2008 to :   scholarship.empyre at gmail.com
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>>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?
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>>Digital media-related workshops:
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>>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
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>>More choices at:  www.andersonranch.org/workshops .
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>>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.
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>>(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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Timothy Murray
Professor of Comparative Literature and English
Curator, The Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art, Cornell Library
http://goldsen.library.cornell.edu
Director of Graduate Studies in Comparative Literature
Director of Graduate Studies in Film and Video
285 Goldwin Smith Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853