Fine Arts Awards

• Submit a digital portfolio of 5-15 pieces of your work. Portfolio links are accepted through the fine arts scholarship application or can be sent to Trevor Baty.
  • You are encouraged to submit pieces from all mediums you have worked with - including digital art
  • Photos should be in high-quality JPEG format
• All portfolios must include the title, medium, and dimensions of each piece of art. For digital art pieces, please include the digital platform used to create the piece
• Acceptable portfolio formats include Google Drive (or other cloud-based storage) folder, personal website, or slide show (PowerPoint or Google Slides is preferred)

Requirements to maintain the art award

As long as you maintain satisfactory academic progress and fulfill the expectations outlined, the art award is renewable for up to four years.

• Submit a sample of your creative writing—e.g., fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction. You may submit one piece or several pieces, totaling between 3-10 pages. Portfolio links are accepted through the fine arts scholarship application or can be sent to Trevor Baty.
  • Multimedia projects of equivalent length are welcomed.
  • If submitting more than one piece, begin each piece on a new page.
• Each piece should have a title, and excerpts of longer works should be identified as such.

Requirements to maintain the creative writing award

Scholarship recipients will be required to take 2 semesters (.5 credits) of English and Creative Writing adjunct courses, chosen from among ENG 510 (Book Arts), ENG 515 (Literary Citizenship), and ENG 715 (Editing). One semester must be taken in the student's first year.

• Please indicate on your award application whether or not you wish to be considered for the BA in Contemporary Commercial Music program.
• Singers: perform two pieces of differing styles to demonstrate your ability. Classical (aria/artsong) is required if choir and/or classical lessons constitute your chief interest. Otherwise at least one piece should be either Musical Theatre or Contemporary Commercial Music (popular music).
  • Vocal auditions should have accompaniment if at all possible. We will provide an accompanist for auditions with at least two-weeks' notice.
  • You should not audition with individual vocal parts from acapella or choral works.
• Songwriters: perform or share a tracked recording of two original, contrasting pieces. Please provide a PDF of your lyrics.
• Instrumentalists: perform two contrasting pieces from the Jazz repertoire and/or in the Contemporary Commercial Music (popular music) style. Auditions on bass guitar, standup bass, acoustic and electric guitar, drumkit, and keyboard are specifically wanted, as are jazz auditions on any of the above or any jazz horn, but all interested auditionees will be considered.
• Please keep auditions to no more than seven minutes of music.
• Live auditions may include some basic sight-reading and ear-testing.

Auditions

Schedule an on-campus audition through Trevor Baty, or submit a link to a video audition through the application.

Audio-only recordings are not accepted.

Both live and recorded auditions should be treated like professional interviews suited to the intended performance style. Classical auditionees should present business-professional. Other styles may be more suited to more casual presentation.

Expectations of music award recipients:

The successful student who is awarded a Fine Arts Scholarship for music is encouraged to contribute to the musical life of the college by enrolling in music ensembles and lessons, attending concerts and recitals, and supporting the Performing Arts at Cornell as a patron. These are not curricular requirements. You will be required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress to renew your award year over year.

• All applicants please provide: headshot, theatre resume, and recommendation letter from a theatre director or teacher
• Actors: please prepare 2 contrasting monologues.
• Playwrights: please provide a sample of your writing including play excerpts
• Technical theatre and designers: please prepare a hard copy or electronic portfolio displaying photos or documentation of your work.
• Directors: please prepare any pre-production materials generated as part of a director's notebook.

Auditions & interviews

Schedule an on-campus audition or interview through Trevor Baty, or submit a link to a video audition through the application.

Audio-only recordings are not accepted.

Attire: Both live and recorded auditions should be treated like a professional interview (because it is!) Please do not wear torn clothing or loungewear for auditions.

Requirements to maintain the theatre award

• Attend monthly theatre Block meetings.
• Complete one course in the Department of Theatre per academic year.
• Participate in one mainstage production each year in a position that requires a minimum of 30 hours of participation.
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress

• All applicants please provide: dance resume and recommendation letter from a studio or dance teacher or coach
• Perform a solo piece that is 1.5-3 minutes in length in the style you feel most comfortable performing.
  • The choreography can be original or that of another choreographer.
  • If auditioning on campus, bring your music and the device your music will be played on because an accompanist will not be provided.
  • Your music can be a cutting from a larger piece.
• Perform a short phrase taught by dance faculty
  • If auditioning on campus, you will learn the phrase and be given time to practice
  • If sending a video audition, a recording of the phrase will be sent to you to learn on your own
• During the scheduled audition you will meet with the dance professor and discuss the program, talk about your interests in dance, and be given the chance to ask questions.

Note: Students auditioning on campus may be asked to join a dance class as substitution for an individual dance audition. You will still be asked to perform a solo before or after the class, and you will still have time to ask questions and talk with the dance professor.

Auditions

Students may schedule an on-campus audition through Trevor Baty, or submit a link to a video audition through the application.

Requirements to maintain dance award

• Participate in one dance course per academic year.
• Participate in one main stage production or one movement-based adjunct course per academic year.
  • Your yearly main stage production should be movement intensive, such as a cabaret, a musical, or a dance recital.
• Attend the theatre and dance department meetings monthly.
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress