About the Grants

THE WILLIAM FLETCHER Grants 2009
- for talented young artists (Minimum value: $1,000 each)

Closing dates - 30th April 2009

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 or stage design.

Conditions and Eligibility for Grant Applications :

Applicants must be Australian citizens.

Applicants must be Australian citizens, enrolled in full-time study in final year of an undergraduate course of Art/Design studies at a nominated tertiary institution in New South Wales. Applicants are assumed to be in need of financial assistance.

The course should involve a reasonable emphasis on skills in one or more of painting, drawing, print-making and stage design. Evidence of high achievement in the practice of one or more of these disciplines must be supplied. Work that is wholly photographic or computer-generated is not eligible but the submitted examples may incorporate elements of either.

NB Procedures since 2007 differ considerably from previous years.

The following must be supplied to the Fletcher Contact Person at your Institution by Monday, 30April 2009. (These Contact Persons are listed below. Each will supply application forms and advice for a good presentation. Application forms may also be downloaded from this site.)

A completed APPLICATION FORM, with the opportunity to emphasise your need for financial assistance.
A photocopy of an official transcript of the your latest academic record.
A CD-ROM with 10 jpeg images showing the range of your work, at least half of which are in the chosen major discipline, and completed within 12 months preceding the closing date. The images should be presented within a Powerpoint document, each clearly titled, with medium, dimensions etc. (One of the images is to be labelled N, your nominated best example for submission).
ONE (only) actual example of your work (N above) which must be on canvas, paper or light board, between A4 and A1 size. (The work submitted must be clearly labelled on the reverse side, with your name, institution and the title of the nominated work.)

Due care will be taken with submitted work which will be accepted at the applicant's risk. The Foundation will not be responsible for loss or damage howsoever caused. Late submissions will not be considered. All materials submitted will be returned to the Contact Persons by 25^th May, 2009, for your collection.

The Contact Person will ensure that authentications are attached to the work supplied and that all materials are suitably flat packed and sent to: Secretary, William Fletcher Foundation, P.O. Box 172, Lane Cove NSW 1595 by 8 May 2009.

CONTACT PERSONS FOR THE WILLIAM FLETCHER FOUNDATION GRANTS, 2009

Institution	Contact

National Art School	Mr John Bloomfield, Head Painting
National Institute of Dramatic Art	Mr Michael Scott - Mitchell Head of Design Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University	Mr John Smith, Co-ordinator, Visual Arts
University of Newcastle	Fine Art: Mr Andre Brodyk Lecturer, Fine Art Natural History Illustration: Mr Trevor Weekes Program Convenor
University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts	Ms Sylvia Ross Head, School of Art
University of Sydney Sydney College of the Arts	Ms Jane Gavan, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning Ms Marlene Troha, Project Manager
University of Western Sydney	Fine Arts courses not available since 2008
University of Wollongong	Tanya Barton-Saad Administrative Assistant School of Art and Design Faculty of Creative Arts

The selection process will take place during May. All applicants will be advised of the result of their application. All materials submitted will be returned to the Contact Person by 9 June, 2009 and the grants should be distributed to successful candidates by 9 June, 2009.