Opportunities for Funding
Partnership Programs for Summer Workshops
Each year, the Anderson Ranch Art Center and The Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts offer a handful of scholarships for summer workshops to promising Colorado College students. Senior students are not eligible due to the timing of the workshops.
Students apply with a statement and a portfolio late in the fall semester through the Career Center. The CC Art Studio Program Director or Chair serves as a liaison. CC faculty and staff work closely with the selected students to help with the selection of workshops that are both fitting to the CC Art program and suited to their particular interests.
Eligibility for summer workshop program: First Year, Sophomore, and Junior students, any major
Timeline: The next round of applications will open in fall 2025.
Contact: Art Department Office Supervisor, the Art Department Chair, and/or the Art Studio or Art History Program Director
Anderson Ranch Art Center
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Project-Oriented Funding for Students
Declaired Art department majors and minors, as well as majors in other departments, can apply for financial support from the Art Department for extraordinary art projects. Projects should be outside any required course, thesis or capstone work. The award supports materials, supplies, and travel expenses in the service of a creative or research project that connects to study in the visual arts (or related fields) in one of the department’s four concentrations. It does not cover entertainment expenses, i.e. food for an exhibition opening.
Interested students should contact a professor in the department to serve as their faculty advisor on the project.
The maximum award is $1300 for Art majors and $650 for Art minors or majors in other departments. The department caps the total amount per semester. Students can receive project support once during their career at CC; support may be combined with a Venture grant or other college funding. Collaborative projects are encouraged. Proposals will be reviewed by Art faculty and awarded based on merit. The award money is payable upon presentation of receipts. Upon completion of the project, the student send their department advisor and chair a brief report summarizing the outcomes of the project.
Application procedures are aligned with the Venture Grant procedures for clarity and efficiency, as follows:
- Interested students should contact a professor in the Art Department to serve as their faculty advisor on the project.
- After consultation with the advisor, the student prepares a proposal using the Venture Grant forms. https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/venturegrants/
- Proposals must be received by the advisor by the first Friday of the block in order to be considered at the Department meeting for that block.
- Collaborative projects are encouraged, but each student should submit a proposal individually, and will receive individual funding.
- If funded, the department administrator notifies the student of their award and directs the student to the Academic Administrative Assistant for help with receipt documentation and requesting reimbursement.
Amount: up to $1300 for Art majors and $650 for Art minors or majors in other departments
Eligibility: CC students meeting the above requirements
Deadline: Proposals are due on the First Friday of each block to an advisor in the Art Department.
Contact: The Art Department Office Supervisor, the Art Department Chair, and/or the Art Studio or Art History Program Director
Prizes
The CHAPS prize was established in honor of Craig Herst, a member of the Class of 1989. This prize is awarded annually to a junior Studio Art major who embodies Craig's passion for the arts and has demonstrated excellence during his/her career at Colorado College. The prize will support research or creative work, which may well be a part of the recipient's senior show. The prize will be announced at Honors Convocation.
Eligibility: Colorado College Junior Studio Art major
Deadline: Portfolios and statements for 2024-25 due to the Art Department office by Monday, February 12, 2024
Contact: Art Department Office Supervisor, the Art Department Chair and/or the Art Studio or Art History Program Director
$2,000 for international travel to study Art
The Kirsch Prize is awarded to a Colorado College student to fund an independent project involving summer travel to study works of art or architecture. All continuing Colorado College students are eligible to apply. The Kirsch Prize may be combined with Venture Grants or other grants.
To enter, submit a proposal with a brief bibliography and relevant images to the Art Department office by the deadline below. Explain your interest in the subject and how you will use the prize. Projects should represent intellectual engagement with art history.
The prize will be awarded at Honors Convocation in May.
The Kirsch Prize was established in memory of Edith Kirsch, Professor of Art History at Colorado College from 1982 to 2004.
Amount: $2,000
Eligibility: Any returning Colorado College student
Deadline (for 2024-25 academic year): TBD (March 2025)
Contact: Ruth Kolarik, rkolarik@coloradocollege.edu; Art Department front office
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