Emily CARR 2023-ECUAA Graduation Award for Community Engagement Design User Guide
- October 30, 2023
- Emily CARR
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2023 Emily Carr Alumni Association Graduation Award
For Community Engagement | Design
2023-ECUAA Graduation Award for Community Engagement Design
The ECUAA award recognizes students who place community at the centre of their
creative practice, stand for a purpose that is bigger than themselves, and
explore that which benefits others. The Emily Carr Alumni Association
advocates for and celebrates alumni from all programs, years, and disciplines.
We encourage dynamic relationships with past, present, and future members of
the Emily Carr University Community.
The award will rotate annually between visual arts, media and design. The
award value also varies year to year.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be fourth-year Design students participating in The Show online graduation exhibition.
- The work(s)/project will be exhibited in The Show online graduation exhibition.
Criteria:
The applying student is:
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currently using visual arts as a function within community building, engagement, or activism.
and/or -
their work explores, discusses, embraces or demonstrates community or the goals of community engagement and social discourse. The successful applicant can demonstrate active participation within community throughout their studies at Emily Carr.
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Applicants will have volunteer/service experience over the course of their undergraduate studies at Emily Carr. This could include volunteering in the greater community, at the university, developing or participating in a club, or serving as a student representative.
Application Requirements:
Please Include –
- a statement of 500 words describing your current design practice and work. (You may wish to add where you hope to take your practice in the future.) Consider: your views on engagement, the role of the artist, how your work or practice is involved with social discourse, and/or the building or betterment of community.
- if applicable, include images of your work, project or community practice in action; any support material produced for project/event; and documentation of work/process.
- Include a list of your volunteer and/or service activities, clubs or associations and your role within them.
Format
*Submissions must be in PDF format of no more than 4 pages. Your submission must include the 500 word written statement described in the criteria above.
EMILY CARR ALUMNI GRADUATION AWARD APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Name:……………
Major:……………
Email:……………
Student #:………
Year:………………
Phone:……………
Project Name:………
- If I am the successful applicant, I agree to have my name/project info released to the donor + ECUAA
- If I am the successful applicant, I agree to have my name/project published on the Emily Carr websites
- If I am the successful applicant, I agree to write or have written, My Emily Carr Story in 100 words or less for the Alumni Association to share with alumni and future alumni and the greater ECU community
Submit your application + materials to
advancement@ecuad.ca. The application
deadline is May 8, 2023 at midnight.
Contact advancement@ecuad.ca if you have
any questions.