2008 Jean-Claude Reynal Scholarship call for applications

2008 Jean-Claude Reynal Scholarship call for applications

École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux

September 15, 2008
2008 Jean-Claude Reynal Scholarship call for applications
2008 Jean-Claude Reynal Scholarship

Deadline for online registration:
15th of November 2008

http://www.rosab.net/bourse-reynal

The Jean-Claude Reynal Foundation, under the auspices of the Foundation of France, in collaboration with the Fine Arts School of Bordeaux, offers an annual grant of 10,000 euros to enable a young artist, who works directly on paper, to travel to a country of his/her choice for a period of six months maximum.

Conditions

Candidates must be between 20 and 30 years of age and have had an artistic practice on paper for at least two years. All artists are eligible regardless of educational background or nationality.

50% of the scholarship money will be paid before departure and 50% at the time and place of residency.

The prize winner authorizes the Reynal Foundation to use a work of his/her choice on the media announcing the following year’s scholarship competition. The chosen work will be approved by the executive committee.
Modalités de participation

Modalities of participation

Registration only online on this web page that allows to:

1. fill in the application form (studies, curriculum, travel project);
2. upload your portfolio as a PDF file (maximum filesize: 10 MB).

Schedule

Deadline for online registration: 15th of November 2008.

A first examination and selection will take place in the beginning of December.

The selected artists will have to send three original works on paper (drawings or prints of all kinds) the dimensions of which must not exceed 40 × 60 cm (15-3/4 × 23-5/8″).

Works must be sent or hand-delivered no later than the 20th of December 2008 to:

* Ann-Gaëlle Coomber
École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux
7 rue des Beaux-Arts
33800 Bordeaux Cedex
France
* Telephone:
+33 (0) 5 56 33 49 10
* E-mail:[email protected]

Candidates will be informed of results (first examination and final selection) by e-mail.

Original works will be returned within a reasonable time frame.

Jury

Works will be examined by the following jury:

* Mr Georges Reynal,
president of the Jean-Claude Reynal Foundation;
* A representative of the Foundation of France;
* Mrs Claire Jacquet,
director of the Frac-Collection Aquitaine;
* Mrs Sylvie Boulanger,
director of the National Center for Engraving and Printed Art;
* Mrs Guadalupe Echevarria,
director of the Fine Arts School of Bordeaux;
* Mrs Hélène Lemoine,
qualified professional;
* Mr Yann Chateigné,
head of programming at the CAPC Musée, Bordeaux;
* Mr Pierre Ponant,
graphic art historian, teacher in the Fine Arts School of Bordeaux;
* Mr Christian Jean-Dit-Cazaux,
appraiser, author;
* Mr Robert Frelaut,
engraver, printer;
* Mr Ivan Lacaze,
former director of Cultural Affairs of the City of Bordeaux;
* Mr Louis-Guy Gayan,
representative of the Jean-Claude Reynal Foundation.

For more information go to: http://www.rosab.net/bourse-reynal