Chi-Gems

Art Scholarships from ChiGems strive to reward students who do well academically, and also contribute to their school and/or community by getting involved.

ChiGems Scholarship Program is available to high school students in grades 9 through 12 and Non-professional adults wishing to continue their Art education.          

  You must have a minimum 2.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.

The essays are judged two ways:

1. Need based - Determined by the financial needs of the student. Explain to us why you need this scholarship.

2. Merit based - Determined by how a student  has affected his/her community for the better. Explain how you have contributed to your community and why you deserve this scholarship.

Essays are required to have a minimum of 250 to a maximum of 500 words.

Submission of artwork :

1. Submit one JPEG image (no more than 1MB/400 X 300 pixels) by e-mail - scholarships@chigems.com

2. Artist Release Form - Print, sign and Mail for both Art and Poetry.

Art will be judged on:

Beauty- (Beauty is in eye of the beholder)

1. Repeating shapes, patterns, and symmetry.
2. Use of color, especially colors that complement or enhance each other.
3. Textures, both visual and physical (like thick, impasto paint).
4. Crops and compositions that focus the eye and keep the viewers’ attention.
5. Movement or flow to guide viewers through the art.
6. Correct or appealing proportions of figures and objects.
7. Presentation

Skill and Technique-

Technical skill is the most apparent and measurable aspect of art. As I observe the work of art I will determine how skillfully it was created in comparison with other works.

Inherent meaning-

Art is powerful, not just for its beauty or the talent needed for its creation, but because it can evoke emotion, make statements, or challenge preconceived ideas.

Uniqueness-

Good art either explores new subjects, or views old subjects in a way that hasn’t been seen before. When I look at art, I ask myself, "What (if anything) is different in the work from all the other art I’ve seen?"

Fulfilled intent-

What is the Artist trying to say? Can I understand the art without explanation?  A correlating title is beneficial.

Side note: Good art should appeal to many different kinds of people.

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If you submit Poetry, please adhere to the following criteria:  Submit to: Poetry@chigems.com

Choose one style

Basic format requirements.  Please limit length to a maximum of approximately 100 words.

Haiku-

First, the haiku should include a word, called the kigo, to establish it in time. This is commonly done with a reference to nature and the seasons.

Secondly, a haiku is divided into two parts.

Sonnets-

Sonnets usually contain themes like love and friendship, but this is not required. They are characterized by highly structured form.

Limericks-

Submit standard limericks in colloquial form.

Types of Poetry

Structural details:

Free verse -It has neither rhyme nor meter. However, free verse is not just a paragraph of prose with the line breaks in funny places. It has an internal rhythm, not meter but a different sort of pattern. It pulls you onward through the lines. It might use techniques such as alliteration, consonance, and assonance to make the words sing and dance.

Blank verse- It has meter, but no rhyme.

Traditional verse- What most of us think of when we think of poetry. Certain lines of it rhyme in a set pattern, and there is also a consistent pattern of syllables and stress within each line.

Technical merit of a poem, read it aloud. Will it flow freely off my tongue?                                                                       

GOOD LUCK

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