ABOUT THE NEDDY Link to application here: http://bit.ly/UxjLKR Receive updates on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/NeddyatCornish?ref=hl OPEN CALL APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2013 The Neddy at Cornish is an annual artist award program supported by the Behnke Foundation and housed at Cornish College of the Arts in memory of Robert E. (“Ned”) Behnke and in celebration of his life as an artist. Each year, two $25,000 unrestricted awards are given—one in painting and one in any medium or combination of media grounded in the visual arts—to artists living and working in the greater Puget Sound region. Six finalists will also receive $1,000 and will be included in a group exhibition each September. ELIGIBILITY Artists may apply for a Neddy at Cornish artist award if they meet the following eligibility requirements: - Artists must be full-time residents of Washington State, residing in the greater Puget Sound region (Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties). - Artists must be 18 years of age or older during the time of application. - Artists must be currently active, demonstrating an ongoing pattern of producing and presenting work. - Students in either undergraduate or graduate degree programs at the time of application are NOT eligible.Those who have completed all degree requirements at the time of application, but have yet to graduate may be eligible pending verification. - Neddy at Cornish advisors, program staff, and the immediate families of each are not eligible. - “Artist” is defined to mean either one artist or several artists who work as a single unit. APPLICATION PROCESS The Neddy at Cornish will be accepting applications through www.callforentry.org. All submitting artists (whether submitting images, audio, video or a combination) should create an Artists’ profile on this website, upload 10-15 media files and proceed by applying for the Neddy. Applicants are required to submit an artist’s resume and responses to the two application questions for the review panel. http://www.cornish.edu/neddy_at_cornish/ Ellen Ito, Program Assistant Neddy at Cornish (206)714-0670