National Summer Art Scholarship 2012

15 –21 January 2012

Applications close Monday 24 October 2011

Download 2012 brochure (pdf 3mb) | See previous years on Flickr

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There’s more to a career in the visual arts than meets the eye!

If you are in Year 11 and interested in art, you can spend a week this summer at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Become one of sixteen students selected from around the nation—two from each state and territory—to participate in the National Summer Art Scholarship in 2012.

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 art collection and learn how works of art are acquired and exhibitions developed.
• Go behind the scenes to experience the workings of the Gallery.
• Participate in workshops and receive expert tuition from Gallery staff and professional artists.

The scholarship includes:
• 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 hotel, The Brassey of Canberra. All meals, including celebratory dinner at the Belmore Restaurant at The Brassey
• free membership to the National Gallery of Australia in 2012
• free entry to the summer exhibition.

To apply you must be:
• an Australian citizen
• in Year 11 in 2011 and interested in the visual arts.
Your application must include:
• the application form completed in full
• your own visual response to Mark Kimber’s Sun picture #2 2007 (image right). Your response can be two-dimensional on an A4 page (or as a jpeg file on CD and printable to A4) or three-dimensional with max size of 29.7 x 21 x 10 cm
• a written response about your visual submission and how it relates to Sun picture #2 2007 (maximum of one A4 page).

Applications close Monday 24 October 2011.

Send applications to:
National Summer Art Scholarship 2012
Education Section
National Gallery of Australia
GPO Box 1150
Canberra ACT 2601

For further information:

Adriane.Boag@nga.gov.au
or phone +61 2 6240 6632

Proudly supported by
NAB is passionate about supporting Australian communities
and helping young artists reach their potential.
Learn more at nab.com.au

Also supported by
The Brassey of Canberra
School of Art, Australian National University
The Canberra Art Teachers Association