T

 

he Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis would like to invite your nominations for the Skandalaris Awards honoring outstanding achievement in design and the visual arts. These awards will be presented at the first joint conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and National Council of Art Administrators (NCAA),

November 4-7, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri.

SKANDALARIS AWARDS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DESIGN & VISUAL ARTS (2)

Two awards will be given to individuals who have demonstrated leadership and entrepreneurship in the fields of Art + Design + Architecture on a local, national or international level by promoting or establishing innovative understandings of “economy,” particularly through community-based and/or sustainable practices.

Two $20,000 awards will be presented at the conference. The funds may be used to help support new or ongoing projects and/or creative research that will contribute to the social, cultural and environmental welfare of a community.

Each of the two awardees will be asked to present their work in the form of a short lecture.

Selection Committee

The selection committee will be comprised of national leaders in the fields of art, design and architecture.

Nominations

To be considered for the Skandalaris awards, the selection committee must receive a letter of nomination identifying the work and highlighting the accomplishments, research or creative activities of each nominee.

This must be accompanied by adequate digital documentation in the form of a CD, DVD or relevant web site links.

Nominations are due

 

 

May 15, 2009.

Nominations should be sent to:

Skandalaris Awards for Entrepreneurship in Design & Visual Arts

Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Washington University in St. Louis

Campus Box 1213

One Brookings Drive

St. Louis, MO 63130

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AUGUST 1, 2009. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE

NOVEMBER 4-7.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and Washington University in St. Louis

The Sam Fox School is a unique, interdisciplinary collaboration linking professional studio programs in architecture, art and design education with a university art museum in the context of a leading research university.

Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

The campus-wide Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies serves Washington University and the community through programs that offer students opportunities to learn many facets of entrepreneurship both from academic and experiential perspectives.