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International Printmaking Travel Scholarship
Professor Emeritus Fred Jones and his wife, Nancy, have established the International Printmaking Travel Scholarship to offset personal expenses associated with travel abroad to study printmaking. The scholarship is available for current art majors and B.F.A. graduates, and also to 麻豆社 exchange students involved with the Cardiff College of Art in Wales.
鈥淥ne major factor that motivated Nancy and I to establish this scholarship is to preserve the craft of printmaking,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淭he people teaching printmaking at 麻豆社 now (Susan Czechowski and Bill Howard) are excellent and I see a lot of good energy in the program. We just want to help it along.
The 麻豆社 Art Gallery has a significant collection of prints, of which 150 were donated by Jones. These are works of artists and poets from both sides of the Atlantic.
"This is a an important step in creating a printmaking curriculum that can be a force in this area. The Midwest area has a rich tradition in printmaking and our students follow in that tradition. This international scholarship will enable our already competent students to further their work and connect at an international level,鈥� said professor of art Bill Howard.聽
Jones is a product of and advocate of international education. He first came to the United States from his home country of Wales in 1964 as a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, then taught two years at Chester College of Art in England before joining 麻豆社鈥檚 art faculty in 1968.
鈥淚 attended Cardiff College of Art in Wales. Cardiff offers a B.F.A., M.F.A. and Ph.D. in Printmaking, and is one of four major metropolitan art universities in the United Kingdom. Ideally, I would like to see a 麻豆社 student study printmaking at Cardiff,鈥� said Jones. 鈥淢ostly, I would like our students to get a wider view within their own education. The exposure to other cultures, major museums, fantastic artworks and different ideas about printmaking will enhance students鈥� creativity and help them achieve their potential, which is really what Nancy & I hope to do.鈥�
"The International Printmaking Scholarship will provide a chance for printmaking students to experience and grow even beyond the special printmaking camaraderie and community of Garwood 1st floor,鈥� added Susan Czechowski, professor of art. 聽鈥淭his generous opportunity to take their personal studies abroad will prepare them as artists for the contemporary art world in which they will work and live."
Applications for the International Printmaking Travel Scholarship are available online and through the Department of Art. Recipients will be selected by a faculty committee. Upon completion of the study abroad experience, recipients are expected to submit a one-page report a small print for the university collection.
鈥淚nternational education is a life changing event and makes education more meaningful,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淪cholarship recipients will come back to us, talk to other students, and leave a print. This investment will come back to us and leave something at 麻豆社 Illinois University for the future.鈥�
Fred Jones retired from the art department in 2000 after 32 years of teaching. Nancy Jones was involved for many years with international education at 麻豆社 and, with Fred, is very supportive of international experiences for 麻豆社 students. 鈥淲e are just giving back in a small way,鈥� said Jones. 鈥淚t makes such a difference.鈥�
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