Tryon Prize
Open to Smith undergraduates of all disciplines

WRITING
A jury awards a monetary prize for a piece of writing inspired by, or related to, an artwork or exhibition at the Smith College Museum of Art. The writing may take any form. Jurors seek scholarship, insight and originality. (Sorry, no electronic submissions are accepted.)

DIGITAL MEDIA, INSTALLATION, OR PERFORMANCE ART
A jury awards a monetary prize for digital media, performance or installation art inspired by an artwork or exhibition at the Smith College Museum of Art.

Digital media artworks and video/photographic documentation of installation or performance pieces are accepted. Examples include but are not limited to video, audio, interactive media, and web-based art.

Video can be submitted on DVD. Other digital materials should be submitted on a disk in formats compatible with Windows XP (jpg, mpg, pdf, rtf, Quicktime file, etc.).

Submissions must include a one-page description of how the piece developed.

Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2009


SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Include a separate cover page with your name, telephone number, address and e-mail. If the work was prepared as a course assignment, you must attach a description of the assignment. Submissions will be returned if a self-addressed envelope is provided.

Send to:

Taiga Ermansons, Program Planner
Smith College Museum of Art
x2781

For further information, please contact Taiga Ermansons at termanso@smith.edu.


The Tryon Prize is named for Dwight W. Tryon, painter, benefactor of the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA), and professor of art at Smith College from 1886 to 1923. The Tryon Prize is endowed by members of the SCMA’s Visiting Committee.