The Watkinson Library & Trinity College Archives

Watkinson Library Creative Fellowships

For Trinity College Undergraduates

Please come to the Watkinson on Thursday, May 3rd from 5:30 - 7:00pm for the first annual presentation of projects by our 2012 Creative Fellows:

Perin Adams (’13), Anonymous Alumna Fellow
Plans to create a script for a one-act or one-woman performance that is based on a play or plays in the Watkinson, possibly along the theme of “solitary life”.

Leslie Ahlstrand (’12), Nancy & Rob Grover Fellow
Plans to write and produce a series of poems inspired by works in the Watkinson.

John Bower (’12), William Reese Fellow
Plans to use the Watkinson’s holdings on mythology (specifically Norse) to inform and produce re-tellings and/or new mythological stories, both in English and Norwegian.

Chloe Miller (’14), Anonymous Alumna Fellow
Plans to develop an online, interactive “travelogue” to places and times around the world, along with a large stylized map tracking her progress through time and space, using sources in the Watkinson.

Francis Russo (’13), Anonymous Alumna Fellow
Plans to compose and perform (either live or recorded) one or more pieces of music based on the Watkinson holdings (sheet music, songsters, etc.).

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Are you an artist?  A computer whiz?  Do you play or compose music?  Can you shoot and edit videos?  Do you paint, sculpt, or work in metal or glass?   Weave baskets?  Are you a writer, or a poet?  Can you design a website, or maintain a blog?  Are you a photographer?  An actor?  A calligrapher? An engineer?  An entrepreneur?  An athlete?    

Whatever your passion or talent, we invite you to explore it through a Fellowship at the Watkinson Library. The vision for this program is to create support for self-directed students to explore the collections in the Watkinson, encounter an item or a group of items that spark inspiration, and engage with that material to produce something new. 

Projects may take any form: drawing, painting, sculpture, writing, music, video, virtual (digital), performance, or any other medium you can think of.  A committee will review student applications, and grant the awards based on the feasibility, relevance, and significance of the projects.  A proposal must demonstrate that the project can be accomplished in one semester, that it is clearly based on or inspired by an item or collection in the Watkinson, and why the project is significant enough to merit support. 

Only sophomores, juniors, or seniors may apply.  Students must list a faculty reference, and be enrolled full-time.  A fellowship is for one semester, and comes with a stipend of $1,500.  The purpose of the fellowship program is to support the production of creative projects, accompanied by a process narrative, based on or inspired by materials held in the Watkinson Library.  Watkinson Fellows will present their projects at a reception at the end of the spring term, 2013.

Too apply:
Please print, complete, and return the following by June 1, 2012:
2012-13 Fellowship Application

Questions? Contact:
Richard Ring
Head Curator & Librarian, Watkinson Library
Richard.Ring@trincoll.edu; 860-297-2266

 

 

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