2010 Martin Fellow in the Arts Student Art Contest

December 18, 2009

The Joseph Martin Institute invites artistic submissions related to its 2009-2010 theme — "Global Citizen/Global Community" — for its student Art Contest. The contest is open to all students.

The competition is open to all artistic interpretations and media, from traditional drawing, painting and photography, to 3 dimensional sculpture, installation work and performance.

Honors & Awards

A $500 honorarium will be awarded to one student artist whose work powerfully and uniquely investigates and responds to the theme of "Global Citizen/Global Community". In addition to the honorarium, the winning student will receive the status of Martin Fellow in the Arts.

Two other student artists will receive Honorable Mentions, and their artwork will also be placed on display in The Martin Institute, along with the first place winner.

The Martin Fellow in the Arts will chair a student committee comprised of the students receiving Honorable Mentions to organize the Martin Student Art Contest in 2010-2011. The Martin Fellow will also serve as a Juror for next year's competition.

Rules of Entry

The artwork submitted must be recent, created newly or within the past year. No restrictions apply with regard to scale and media, but work must be suitable for the Stonehill community, and ready to be exhibited in a manner appropriate to the nature of the work.

Artist Statement

All submissions must be accompanied by a 200-300 word artist statement explaining the nature of the piece, its symbolism, inspirations, and why it was meaningful to do.

Criteria

Entries will be evaluated on the basis of originality, imagination, depth-of-thought, suitability for the Stonehill community, and interpretation of the subject.

Submission Details & Deadline

Artwork should be emailed in .jpeg form (less than 3MB in size) by 4pm on Friday, February 26, 2010 to: martininstitute@stonehill.edu. If artwork cannot be sent in this format, send an email explaining this and we will make arrangements.

Notification Date

Finalists for the juried show will be notified by March 17, 2010.

Exhibition

A juried show will be held on Tuesday, March 30 in The Martin Institute. The winning work will be displayed during Academic Achievement Day and throughout the College's Honors Ceremony.

Contact

For more information, contact Donna Benoit at The Martin Institute, (508) 565-1131.