Poster
Who May Participate?
The contest is open to current undergraduate and graduate Rhode Island School of Design students.
About the Entries:
- All entries must be original work by the artist.
- Only one entry per student.
- Entries must have been completed between January 2016 and January 2017.
How and When to Enter:
Entries are due by January 5, 2017 at 4:00 pm.
Fill out online entry form and bring artists’ book to:
Archives and Special Collections Reading Room
Fleet Library, 2nd Floor, Room 201
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30 pm.
Jurors
For More Information, Please Contact:
Claudia Covert or Ariel Bordeaux
Special Collections
Fleet Library, 2nd Floor, Room 201
401-709-5923
Recipients
1st - $500
Stephanie Winarto - When Astronomy Grew Ears
2nd - $375
Niya Sun - Murmurs of Earth
$300 Memorial Award
Aaron Teves - The House Under a Crazy Star
$250 Laurie Whitehill Award
Charity Appell McNabb - Gathering for Meaning
Special Recognition: Gift Membership to the American Printing History Association
Maisie Wills - Oda a la Tipografía
Images
Images of all of the entries can be found in RISD Digital Commons.
In the News
General Information
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited
to enter an artists' book they have completed in the past year
(January 2016 - January 2017).
The winning entries will be added to the
Fleet Library at RISD's Artists' Book collection.
Purchase prizes:
1st - $500
2nd - $375
Memorial Award - $300
Laurie Whitehill Award - $250
Special Recognition:
Gift Membership to the American Printing History Association
All entries will be on exhibit from January 31 to May 12, 2017.
Prizes will be awarded during the exhibit opening on
February 22, 2017 at 6:30 pm, 1st floor of the Library.
Pick Up:
Items not added to the Fleet Library at RISD collection can be picked up on or after May 15, 2017 at noon. Items must be picked up by June 1, 2017. If this is not possible please contact us to make arrangements.
Sponsors
Anonymous
Nafis M. White & García Sinclair
Thank you to our sponsors!
About the Memorial Award
The James Enrico White & Luzia de Fatima do Rego Furtado Ferreira de Oliveira Memorial Award for Outstanding Artist in honor of the late parents of RISD students Nafis M. White & García Sinclair, Sculpture 2015.
This award honors the achievement of a current RISD student using book arts as medium for exemplary and daring exploration into both concept and materiality. The James Enrico White & Luzia de Fatima do Rego Furtado Ferreira de Oliveira Memorial Award honors the bravery and perseverance of the namesakes who fought against great personal barriers including systemic racism, gender inequality, anti immigration laws, and social economic injustice.
We hope that this prize inspires the recipient to push further in their work to break their own boundaries and make a resounding mark on this world. The award is $300 as a seed for change.
Disclaimer
By submitting an entry from, you are acknowledging that you are exhibiting your work at your own risk, and releasing RISD, and their employees, from any and all liability for my work. In addition, you are granting permission for any images, video, or other digital forms of the submitted work to be used for publicity, promotion or any other purposes deemed desirable by the Fleet Library at RISD. This includes, but is not limited to, use within the library or RISD, library websites, and social networking websites. You also understand that if your entry is selected, it will be included in the Library’s Collection and will not be returned.