Thank you for submitting to the Jakobsen Conference! The following pages provide you with the necessary information and forms for you to submit your work. The work you submit for judging will NOT be returned to you, so PLEASE keep an original for yourself.
Having your work judged is optional. You can present your work at the 2008 Jakobsen Conference and not have it judged if you so choose, requiring only the submission of the electronic application. Be aware that you will not be eligible for any of the cash awards.
All judging materials must be received by 5 PM on FRIDAY, February 8th to be eligible for cash awards. In addition to the electronic submission, please send three copies of your judging materials (with no identifying information on them) along with a cover letter stating your name, contact info, division and presentation title to:
Conference Committee - Graduate Student Senate
c/o Graduate College
Room 205, Gilmore Hall
Instructions for the Fine & Performing Arts Division
The following materials must be received by The Graduate College, Room 205 Gilmore Hall by 5 PM on FRIDAY, February 8th.
Judging will take place before AND during the conference. If you wish to have your submission judged, you must submit AN ARTIST'S STATEMENT & SUPPORTING MATERIALS (details below) in addition to a short abstract submitted online (see link at the bottom of this page). The abstract will be printed in the conference program.
Formatting Criteria
1. REMOVE ALL identifying information from your submission
2. Include one completed copy of the CONFERENCE COVER SHEET - DOWNLOAD. Also include three copies of the completed blinded cover page (one for each copy of your document) - DOWNLOAD
3. You should explain your work in a manner such that someone outside your specific department (but within your division) would understand.
4. Use 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins on all sides, include PAGE NUMBER in footer.
5. The written portion of your Artist's Statement should be no longer than 3 PAGES, double spaced. Statements with written text over 3 pages will not be judged (Blinded cover pages do not count towards page limit).
7. You are allowed to add up to 1 ADDITIONAL PAGE for references.
8. The maximum page count for a completed reports is as follows: 3 pages written text + 1 page references + blinded cover sheet = 5 pages.
9. Submit 3 copies of your document.
10. While we will attempt to return submitted materials to you, we CANNOT promise anything submitted for judging will be returned to you.
11. Submissions that do not meet these formatting criteria will not be judged. Quick check list for your STATEMENT
- One (1) completed CONFERENCE cover sheet (DOWNLOAD)
- Three (3) copies of your ARTIST'S STATEMENT with three (3) copies of the BLINDED cover sheet (DOWNLOAD). ie. One blinded cover sheet stapled to the front of each copy of your ARTIST'S STATEMENT.
NOTE TO MAC USERS:
To use full functionality of the Fill-In-Forms, be sure you have opened PDF documents in ACROBAT READER, NOT Apple Preview (as is the default PDF viewer for many Mac OS!)
Suggestions for submissions
You should be writing for an educated layperson. Each submission will be judged by 3 faculty members selected from various areas in Fine & Performing Arts. While we will attempt to find the best judges for your submission, the faculty members reading your materials may not have a background in your area of study. While the format of the submission is up to the author, you should be aware that your submission will be judged on the following criteria. Organize your Artist's Statement and submissions any way you like, but make sure that you address each of these areas at some point in your submission. Suggestions for submissions are: videotapes/DVDs, digital files (burned onto CD-R or DVD-R), photos or slides (photos or slides should be converted to digital format to lower the cost of multiple copies).
1. Clear Artistic Intention
a. Well-defined Artist's Statement
b. Material (presentation) submitted supports and fulfills Artist's Statement.
2. Overall Impression of Artistic Merit
a. Creative Elements.
b. Conceptualization.
3. Evidence of Expertise Within the Field
a. Highly cultivated technical skills.
b. Highly cultivated performance skills.
4. Personal Expression/Craftsmanship/Interpretation
a. Compositional elements are appropriately recognized and performed.
Presentation at conference
Your work will be judged on both the live performance/installation and on the materials submitted for judging.
Dress for the conference is business casual.
Please contact the judging co-chair for a link to the electronic application. The submission deadline has passed. Thank you for your interest!
