The special opportunities that are listed here have been selected by Ryman Arts staff as being advantageous for our students and alumni. Many of these contests, internships, programs and events have benefited Ryman students in the past, and students are always welcome to talk to the staff further with questions.
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National College Match Program
Deadline: September 30 , 2010
Eligible: Low-income high school seniors
Can provide : Full four-year college scholarship
Category: College Scholarship
Required to be a US Citizen to apply? No
The QuestBridge National College Match helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to some of the nation's most selective colleges.
If you are a student who has achieved academic excellence in the face of economic challenges, we encourage you to apply to the National College Match. You may be concerned about tuition costs, but QuestBridge's partner colleges offer generous financial aid packages that cover 100% of demonstrated financial need, making them very affordable for low-income students.
Last year, QuestBridge's partner colleges offered admission and more than $100 million in financial aid to over 1,000 students who applied to the National College Match.
The key benefits of the National College Match program include:
- Full four-year scholarships with no loans
- Top-ranked colleges
- A focus on high-achieving low-income students
- Two opportunities for college admission
- A free application
- A national Quest Scholars Network
- Quest for Excellence Awards
For more information, visit the QuestBridge website here.
Music Center Spotlight Awards
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Eligible: High School Students
Can provide : Scholarships and training in the arts for high school students
Category: College Scholarship
Required to be a US Citizen to apply? No
The mission of the Music Center Spotlight Awards is to provide a supportive environment in which high school students can develop the skills needed to pursue their artistic dreams, with an emphasis on self-esteem, preparation and perseverance. The Visual Arts program offers young artists and photographers the opportunity to have their work viewed by a panel of prominent museum curators, artists and designers as well as professional photographers and collectors. All applicants are invited to attend master classes and museum tours. All who advance to the semifinal level will have their artwork displayed in a prominent Southern California Gallery. The grand prize winners will receive cash awards up to $5000.
Call the Spotlight Hotline at 213.972.3300, email them at spotlight@musiccenter.org or visit their website by clicking here.
California Art Education Association Scholarships
Deadline: December 10, 2010
Eligible: High School seniors
Can provide : College scholarships, amounts variable
Category: College Scholarship
Required to be a US Citizen to apply? No
The Duane Hagen and Juan Marques Memorial Scholarships for High School Seniors recognize outstanding senior high school art students.
Application Requirements:
1. Be a high school senior
2. Submit a high school transcript
3. Submit 6-10 digital images of artwork, labeled
4. Submit a personal statement
5. Submit a letter of recommendation from a CAEA art teacher (could be your high school art teacher, or could be Rebecca at Ryman)
6. Submit two additional letters of recommendations
More details and the application form can be found on the CAEA website. Download the application form here. Questions can be addressed to CAEAscholarships@gmail.com.
TELACU Education Foundation provides college scholarships and mentoring to students in underserved communities in California. They have a variety of scholarships and programs, leran more on their website, here.
NFAA youngARTS program
Deadline: October 15, 2010
Eligible: High School Seniors
Can provide : Cash Awards and youngARTS week in Miami, FL
Required to be a US Citizen to apply? Yes
The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts sponsors youngARTS as their core program. It provides recognition and awards to young artists across the country. They encourage and recognize artistic excellence in nine art forms: dance, cinematic arts, jazz, music, photography, theater, visual arts, voice, and writing.
Each year, approximately 6,000-8,000 students register for the youngARTS program and approximately 10 percent receive cash awards.
youngARTS finalists share a total benefit package including an all-expense-paid trip to Miami, Florida, in January for youngARTS Week and individual cash awards ranging from $250 to $10,000. Panelists select up to 150 students each year as youngARTS Finalists and bring them to Miami for youngARTS Week for master classes, showcase performances, exhibitions, enrichment programs, and final adjudications.
The youngARTS Finalists are the only students eligible to receive the White House designation of Presidential Scholars in the Arts. At the conclusion of youngARTS Week panelists nominate 60 youngARTS Finalists and 20 are ultimately selected as Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
Simply by registering, your name is shared with many colleges and universities that offer scholarships to students involved in the arts. All youngARTS participants are eligible for college scholarships.
Many students also find the youngARTS process is very similar to what is expected for college auditions and is therefore a sort of “dress rehearsal.”
Visit the youngARTS website at youngarts.org to learn more and to register online. The $35 registration fee can be waived if you cannot afford it, talk to Rebecca at Ryman about how to arrange the waiver.
Art Center Saturday High
Fall classes begin: October 2, 2010
Scholarship deadline: September 2, 2010
Category: Art Classes
Required to be a US Citizen to apply? No
Art Center Saturday High offers an enormous range of quality studio art programs for high school students. Art Center's courses have been very popular with Ryman Arts students over the years. Just make sure you don't sign up for a class that will conflict with your Ryman classes! Classes are expensive but scholarships are available and relatively easy to get.
Learn more about the program and see the huge list of classes available by visiting www.artcenter.edu/sat or by calling (626) 396-2319.
Harvard Educational Review
Deadline: December 15, 2010
Eligible: PreK-12 students whose lives have been touched and shaped by immigration experience anywhere in the U.S
Can provide : Publication of your artwork or writing
Category: Publication
Required to be a US Citizen to submit? No
To All Children & Youth Growing Up in Immigrant Homes & Communities:
Harvard Educational Review wants to hear your stories!
The Harvard Educational Review (HER) is planning to publish a special issue on Diverse Experiences of Immigrant Children and Youth in Education in order to extend and reframe the dialogue on immigration issues in the United States by bringing multiple voices and perspectives of researchers, practitioners, families, and students in conversation.
As part of this project, we are looking for personal essays, stories, and visual art from children and youth who have been directly shaped by immigration experience. Student writers could be a child of immigrant parents or have immigrated to the U.S. with or without their families. We are interested in publishing stories related to children and youths' educational experiences, and in particular, how these experiences are shaped by their families, communities, religious institutions, community organizations, or society at large.
Purpose:
While the topic of immigration is always relevant, the recent enactment of new immigration laws in Arizona and the surrounding protests, debates, and legal battles, have once again thrust this ongoing theme into the forefront of our collective consciousness. Unfortunately, the discussions surrounding this and other immigration-related news stories tend towards simplified understandings of immigration and the immigrant experience, and often portray immigrants and their children as a national crisis, or burden that must be managed, rather than as a complex, rich, and growing part of our national fabric. Equally important, the voices of immigrants, and immigrant youth especially, are too often excluded from mainstream media, policy, and academic outlets even in discussions of education, where youth experience is central. Contrary to such approaches, we as the editorial board of HER summon other immigrant stories left untold, and at times, silenced by seeking the direct involvement of young people as authors and experts on their lives and educations.
Proposal submission information:
We are accepting submissions from PreK-12 students whose lives have been touched and shaped by immigration experience anywhere in the U.S. We are particularly interested in stories related to educational experience, but we realize that "educational experiences" can occur in many locations besides schools. We are open to receiving multiple types of personal stories about growing up in immigrant homes and communities. However, we are not looking for an overall generic essay about your entire life. Rather, we are looking for specific in-depth stories you choose to tell with illuminating details and rich descriptions. Submissions should be between two and ten pages, typed, double-spaced, with more flexibility for visual submissions. We encourage writers to submit personal essays or narratives that address one or more of the following questions:
· Looking back, where and from whom do you learn the most important life lessons?
·When things get tough, what keeps you going in your learning in or out of school? Tell us why these particular reasons inspire you to press on.
·Who or what has supported and/or challenged you in your learning? How has this been important for you?
· Describe one of your most memorable (positive, negative or both) experiences in school, and how your family, friends, teachers, or community has contributed to this unique experience. Why does this experience stand out to you as most memorable?
· Describe an educational event that represents something unique about your family life, or your neighborhood. What are some important lessons that you learn from being part of an immigrant family and/or an ethnic community?
· Are you involved in any church youth group, mosque, or community organizations? If so, in what ways have these organizations impacted your education? How has your faith or your cultural values shaped your educational goals and experience?
A chosen number of pieces will be selected for publication in the special issue of HER, slated to be published in Fall 2011. Published pieces will represent a variety of ages, perspectives, and ideas. Editors will be looking for pieces that are engaging and that demonstrate a strong voice. We encourage you to send any questions you may have about the writing process.
For submissions and questions, e-mail us at HER_youth_submissions@gse.harvard.edu Please include the title of your work and your name in your subject line.
- Your submission should be in word format and should be saved as your full name.
- Make sure to include your name, grade, school, and contact information (mailing address, phone number, email address) in the email.
Showcase Your Artwork
Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Young artists
Can provide : Publishing your artwork
Category: Art Publication
Ryman Arts alumni, Edward Yeung has created a literary magazine called Sono to represent teens in Southern California. He is currently looking for artwork submissions.
The goals of the magazine are as folows: to involve students interested in art, business, and publication within an entrepreneurial learning environment; to provide an alternate creative output to talented young individuals; to showcase exceptional pieces of art and literature; and to promote a renewed awareness and appreciation of arts in the community by doing so. He is looking for both black and white and color images for the magazine.
Artwork images should be submitted via email to sonoartsubs@gmail.com. If you are interested in submitting any literary works they should be emailed to sonolitsubs@gmail.com.
2010 Los Angeles Performing and Visual Arts College Fair
Date: Sunday October 24, 2009. 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Location: UCLA, Ackerman Union
Cost: Free
Can Provide: Opportunity to speak with representatives from college art departments, and share your portfolio
Category: College Fair
For more information, e-mail collegefairs@nacacnet.org or info@nacacnet.org or call: 703/299-6851.
2010-2011 National Portfolio Day
Cost: Free
Can Provide: Opportunity to speak with representatives from college art departments, and share your portfolio
Category: College Fair
Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010 : San Diego, California, Hilton San Diego Bayfront. 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Hosted by: Laguna College of Art & Design
Date: Sunday, January 16, 2011. 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Los Angeles, California, Otis College of Art & Design
National Portfolio Day is an event specifically for visual artists and designers. It is an opportunity for those who wish to pursue an education in the visual and related arts to meet with representatives from colleges accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Representatives will be available to review your artwork, discuss their programs and answer questions about professional careers in art. High school students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors and college transfer students are encouraged to attend.
For more information, visit Portfolioday.net
