05/03/2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
To: Local Media for Immediate Release
From: Riverdale Park Arts Council (RPAC)
Date: April 23, 2019
RPAC Seeking Applicants for 2019 Gerald King Fine Arts Award (GKFAA) Study Grant
Riverdale Park, MD -- The Riverdale Park Arts Council (RPAC) is seeking applicants to compete for the 2019 Gerald King Fine Arts Award (GKFAA) grant. The applications will be judged on the basis of overall artistic talent and originality of their work. Applications must be submitted by May 27, 2019.
Applications and information can be found on the RPAC website: http://www.rpartscouncil.org or by emailing [email protected].
The winning finalist earns an art grant of $500 to pay for the purchase of oils, canvasses and essential art equipment to complete the training and a one-year membership in the art nonprofit, the Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance, with rights to participate in local art exhibits. For further information on HCAA, please visit HCAAonline.org.
The winning finalist will study with master artist, Bruce I. Campbell, for 30 sessions beginning September 12, 2019.
The Review Panel will be comprised of professional artists currently working out of the King Studio and/or former GKFAA Award Recipients. It was King's dream that young artists be trained in art from his private studio in Riverdale Park, MD.
King was a unique and brilliant artist and said of himself, " I’m not sure when I became a conceptualist, but it could have been while I was contemplating a figure on a billboard and made the realization that it was not a real person. I was very small, and I remember repeating to myself over and over, 'I am real. That is a picture.' I was so taken with this perceptual reasoning that a picture was an illusion of reality that my art became an excuse for experiments to create convincing illusions of reality. From that time on, the course was clear, that my art would be a quest for believability."
For more information call or email GKFAA Coordinator Jana Over at (301) 779-5120 or [email protected] .
How to Apply
Eligibility
The Gerald King Fine Arts Award Study Grant (GKFAASG) is open to any rising High School Senior currently attending Parkdale High School (Riverdale Park), Northwestern High School (Hyattsville) and Bladensburg High School (Bladensburg), and/or any rising High School Senior living in The Towns of Riverdale Park, University Park, and the City of Hyattsville.
Preference will be given to students currently attending one of the listed High Schools. (Consideration may be given to a student living outside the fore-mentioned areas on an individual basis).
Students will take evening oil painting classes in the Town of Riverdale Park, at the King Studio, under the instruction of Bruce I. Campbell.
Award
The award consists of 30 sessions in realistic painting from life, with a n**e live model in a sustained pose. Instruction will be given by Bruce I. Campbell, Fine Artist and Copyist at the National Gallery of Art. Instruction will not be given in a private setting. Instead, all instruction will occur during public weekly art working sessions at the King Studio in Riverdale Park, Md.
The award will include $500 for required art supplies for the awardee, with funds allocated in three separate payments throughout the program. The first payment will be made by August 30, 2019. A list of art supplies will be provided to the recipient prior to the first class. A 10% discount at Artist and Craftsman Supply, 4902 43rd Avenue, Hyattsville will be available to the recipient. The recipient will also receive a one-year membership beginning January 2020 to the nonprofit Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance, (see HCAAonline.org) with eligibility to participate in local Art Exhibits and sales.
Where and When
Students must submit their applications and portfolio online by May 27, 2019.
Classes will take place Thursday evenings from 7-10 p.m. September 12, 2019 through April 30, 2020. (No sessions will be held November 28, December 26, 2019, January 2, and April 9, 2020, and one “weather event” date TBD.)
Transportation to and from classes is the responsibility of the student and their family or guardian. No animals are permitted in the studio.
What to submit for a Portfolio
All applicants are required to submit a portfolio of five (5) to eight (8) jpeg images (not to exceed 4MB in size per piece) of their best and most recent work, with a minimum of three (3) drawings from direct observation in a representational (realistic) manner including a self portrait in some form. Only submit work made within the last two (2) years. You may include images from your sketchbook. A personal website cannot be used in place of a portfolio.
Written Statement
In a statement of no more than 250 words, please write about why you are interested in learning how to create realistic art.
Waiver Form
A signed parent/guardian waiver form is required in advance as part of the application package.
Review Committee
All student applications will be reviewed by a committee of professional artists currently working out of the King Studio and/or past award recipients. The final selection will be made by Bruce I. Campbell.
Deadline
Applications will be accepted through May 27, 2019 via email at [email protected].
Notification and Announcement
The award recipient will be contacted by email by June 14 regarding acceptance. Please call the GKFAA Coordinator, Jana Over, with any questions, or write to us at [email protected].
The Award Recipient will be announced at the ArtsFest at Riverdale Park Station on July 6, 2019
