Sam and Randy Deglin Art & Noise Scholarship

The Sam and Randy Deglin Art & Noise Scholarship recipient will be selected through a submission of an original creative work, created for this scholarship submission, highlighting the student’s artistic ability through written word, performance of a dramatic or musical piece, or works of visual art.  Accepted works include:

•Dance/choreography
•Film
•Acting/performance
•Short story, poetry, essay
•Music composition
•Photography
•Drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic art

Individual or group submissions are accepted (if a group is selected as recipient, the amount of the award will be equally divided among all participants).

The submission is to reflect the artist's interpretation of a theme.  Past themes include Rediscovery (2019), Asking for a Shield (2020), Distance Unites Us (2021), Beauty in the Everyday (2022) and Embrace the Journey (2023).

Submissions will be scored based on:
Interpretation of the theme (15 points)
Creativity (15 points)
Technique (10 points)

•Sunday, April 14  – Submission Deadline (All submissions are to be submitted in digital format)

•April 22-May 4– Selection Committee Deliberation and Recipient Selection 

•June – Scholarship presentation at Class Night and Academic Award Ceremony

Title and Artist Statement
•Purpose of the statement is to help the selection committee learn more about the work and its interpretation of the theme
•Give the work a title and describe how it relates to the theme
•If applicable, what did you use to create the work (supplies, technology, etc.)?

Specifications
•Artwork must be submitted as a digital file in JPG, GIF, or PNG format (PSD, BMP, PDF, RAW, or TIF files are not accepted).
•Print dimensions must be at least 5” x 7” or approximately 13 x 18 centimeters, and image resolution must be 300 dpi.
•3-D submissions may include up to 4 images. Please include a ruler or object for reference to indicate scale in at least one of the images.
•Submissions allowing for video uploads must be .mp4, .mov, .wmv, .avi, .mpg, or .mpeg files. Videos must be no longer than 5 minutes in length.

Plagiarism/Originality
All work submitted for consideration MUST be original, meaning you create the work based on your own ideas. By submitting work to the Sam and Randy Deglin Art & Noise Scholarship, you agree that you created it and did not copy it from any other person, business, school, or organization. Any work that infringes anyone’s intellectual property rights will be disqualified. You, not the Scholarship, are responsible for getting any necessary consents or releases from people or for any places or property depicted in your work.