2008 SECAC Artist's Fellowship

The Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) is an organization devoted to the promotion of art in higher education through facilitating cooperation among teachers and administrators in universities and colleges, professional institutions and the community served by their institutions. The SECAC Fellowship was established in 1981 for the purpose of supporting member artists and to encourage individual creative growth, the development of new ideas for exhibitions and creative projects. Through this program, SECAC can more completely serve member artists and institutions.

Past Winners

FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT: $3000.00 to be awarded to an individual artist or to a group of artists working together on a specific project.

ELIGIBILITY: Any member of SECAC may apply. Memberships must be current at the time of review. The cost of individual membership is $50.00. Go to www.secollegeart.org, and click on Membership to join by check or by Visa or MasterCard. Previous grant recipients must wait 3 years before re-applying.

RESPONSIBILITY OF GRANTEE: No restrictions are made by SECAC on how the fellowship funds are expended. SECAC requests that the fellows provide documentation of the project or work produced during the fellowship period (one year from receipt of fellowship money). Documentation may take the form of an exhibition at the subsequent annual SECAC conference, a catalogue or other publication form, an exhibition of the work exhibited at another institution during the fellowship period, a presentation or other proposed and accepted form of documentation. There is no fee for application for the fellowship.

RESPONSIBILITY OF SECAC: The full amount of the fellowship will be paid to the fellow (or group of artists working jointly) when the fellow agrees to accept the award and the conditions of the award. The host institution of the subsequent SECAC conference agrees to attempt to accommodate any exhibition/installation proposed by the fellow.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should submit three copies (for three jurors) of the following:

1. The project proposal, limited to one page in length. It is important to clearly describe your work and your intentions for the fellowship funds.

2. The résumé of applicant artist or of each artist in a group application.

3. Maximum of ten still images, or 10 minutes of time-based media in DVD or CD format only of the artist's work in three separate folders (one DVD or CD in each folder) for the three jurors. The DVDs or CDs should be triplicates of each other and be representative of the artist's work. If it is a joint project, the same limits in terms of the number of DVDs or CDs apply. Each DVD or CD should be labeled with the title of your project, your name, home or school address, and email address. All images on the DVDs or CDs should list the title, dimensions, date, and medium. DVDs and CDs must run on both Macintosh and PC platforms. Slides of artwork will not be accepted.

4. All material must be securely clipped together in three separate, blank folders that the chairman will present to the members of the selection committee. Each member of the committee will receive one DVD or CD and a proposal
from each artist. No loose materials will be accepted. Please do not use bulky three-ring binders. Instead, use folders or binders designed to securely hold all contents of your application. The material must be intact when mailed out to each individual juror.

5. A self-addressed stamped envelope for return of your materials should be included. Failure to include a SASE will result in materials not being returned.

DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked by August 1, 2008. Submissions received thereafter will be returned unopened. Mail entries to:

Pat Wasserboehr
Head, Department of Art
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro NC 27402-6170.

A selection committee composed of SECAC members will make the final selection at the annual SECAC conference in September 2008. The award will be presented at the meeting and other applicants will be notified by mail by the end of October of the committee’s decision.