Summer Art Scholarship 2009
11–17 January 2009 | application form
Summer art scholars 2008 at the exhibition Culture Warriors: National Indigenous Art Triennial
Curator, Artist, Public Relations, Designer
There’s more to a career in the visual arts...
If you are in Year 11 and interested in art, come and spend a week this summer at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
Become one of sixteen students from around the nation – two from each state and territory – to participate in the National Gallery of Australia and Sony Foundation Australia Summer Art Scholarship in 2009.
The scholarship program offers an opportunity to engage with the staff at the National Gallery of Australia, as well as other arts professionals, artists and your peers from around the nation. Discover the national collection, learn how works of art are acquired and exhibitions developed. Go behind the scenes for an insider’s perspective of the workings of the Gallery. Participate in workshops and receive expert tuition from Gallery staff and professional artists.
Students receive:
- the opportunity to experience the National Gallery of Australia’s dynamic environment and to meet the visual arts professionals who work there
- a return airfare to Canberra from your nearest airport
- accommodation at the 4-star The Brassey of Canberra, Barton, and meals, including dinner at the Belmore Restaurant at the Brassey
- free membership to the National Gallery of Australia in 2009
- entry to the exhibition Degas.
To apply you must be:
- an Australian citizen
- in Year 11 in 2008 and interested in the visual arts.
Your application must include:
- the application form completed in full - download the application form >>
- your own visual response to Mike Parr’s Language and chaos 1 1989–90 (image below). This can be in any medium of maximum dimensions 29 x 21 x 10 cm.You can also submit a jpeg image file, printable to A4 size, on a CD
- a written response about your visual submission and how it relates to Language and chaos 1 (maximum one A4 page).
Applications must be received at the following address by Friday 19 September 2008
Mike Parr Language and Chaos 1 1989–90 (detail) drypoint and electric grinder, printed in black ink, each from one copper plate twelve sheets: 107.0 x 78.0 cm (each); 214.0 x 468.0 cm (overall) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1991
The National Gallery of Australia and Sony Foundation
Australia Summer Art Scholarship
Education Section
National Gallery of Australia
GPO Box 1150
Canberra ACT 2601
For further information contact
Adriane.Boag@nga.gov.au
or phone +61 2 6240 6632
Proudly supported by the Sony Foundation Australia, contributing to the advancement of the Australian Community by assisting its youth and fostering their talents. sonyfoundation.org.au
Also supported by The Brassey Hotel, Barton
