The William Fletcher Trust (now the William Fletcher Foundation) was established in 1985 to celebrate the life and to commemorate the work of William Ernest Maurice Fletcher (1924-1983), painter and printmaker, whose integrity as an artist was not compromised by his material difficulties and lifetime fight with cardiac asthma.  The William Fletcher Grants are awarded annually to outstanding young visual arts students who demonstrate excellence in painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration or stage design.

Click here for a download of the information details and application forms. Both contain more detailed eligibilty criteria, and procedural instructions.

 

You are eligible to apply for a Grant, if you are a student:

• who is an Australian citizen; and
• who is enrolled in final year (Year 3 of a Pass degree, or Year 4 of an Honours degree) at one of the eligible institutions (see (b) below) and
• whose major study includes at least one of the following five disciplines: painting; drawing; printmaking; illustration; stage design (set and costume); and
• who applies for a William Fletcher Foundation (WFF) Grant by the closing date 16 May 2011.

NB: Procedures in 2011 differ slightly from 2010, in that a PowerPoint document containing two images of work in your nominated discipline is also required.

Eligible tertiary institutions will opt to be involved in the assessment of Studio Practice achievement on campus.

Students should submit the application form and additional requirements, by 16 May 2011:

by email to info@williamfletcherfoundation.org.au OR by ordinary mail to

to Secretary, William Fletcher Foundation,P.O. Box 172,Lane Cove NSW 1595

 

• Applicants need to nominate in which one of their majors, they are applying for a Grant. This has to be one of the five eligible studio disciplines (painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, stage (set and costume) design).
• Talent in the nominated discipline will be rated from the PowePpoint images supplied by the applicant and by assessment of studio work on campus.
• Applicants need to give evidence both of financial hardship (by answering the relevant parts of the Application Form), and of achievement (by supplying photocopies of academic transcripts for all previous years).
• All information supplied is considered with the strictest confidence.
• All institutions have opted for this procedure and have nominated a member of staff to be the contact person who will help students, if necessary. A list of these contacts is provided below.

National Art School

John Bloomfield, Co-ordinator, Undergraduate Studies

National Institute of Dramatic Art

Carson Andreas, Lecturer, Faculty of Design

Southern Cross University

John Smith, Co-ordinator, Visual Arts

University of Newcastle

Fine Art: Dr Andre Brodyk, Course Co-ordinator, Painting & Printmaking

Natural History Illustration: Dr Trevor Weekes, Program Convenor

University of New South Wales (College of Fine Arts)

Sylvia Ross, Head, School of Art

University of Sydney (Sydney College of the Arts)

Jane Gavan, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning

Gulnara Shayakhmetova, Project Manager

University of Wollongong

Penny Harris, Visual Arts Convenor, Faculty of Creative Arts