Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, civil rights activist, has dedicated her life to bringing long-lasting social change. A fierce advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Dukes is a past member of the SUNY Board of Trustees, a member of the NAACP Board of Directors and President of the NAACP New York State Conference. She is an unwavering champion of human rights and equality and is dedicated to improving the quality of life in New York State.

This past winter, Governor Hochul announced a portraiture art contest to both commemorate the service of Dr. Dukes and to highlight exemplary works of visual art by SUNY students and alumni. A review panel will select a limited number of finalists, and the winner of the contest will have their art permanently displayed in the H. Carl McCall SUNY Building in Albany.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Each artist must download and submit a SUNY Art Legal and Permission Form
• The deadline for submission of this application is October 15, 2024.
• Acceptable creative works include, but are not limited to, drawings, paintings, mixed media pieces, digital art,      photography, prints, and all other visual art pieces. Pieces must be within the size range of 24” W x 48” H to 36” W x 60” H.
• Submissions for this application should be a proposal (a concept) for a work of art, including a brief description of the work, a sketch of the proposed work, and a short artist statement including the artist’s thoughts on the importance of Dr. Hazel Dukes’ service to social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. 
• To submit a creative work, the artist must be a student actively enrolled in at least 1.0 credit hour at a SUNY      institution or an alumni who graduated from a SUNY institution.
• All finalists selected will have their submission featured on the suny.edu website for one year.
• The winner’s work must be prepared and able to be professionally framed for a permanent exhibition.
• The winner will receive a one-time award of $1,700 and their piece will be displayed permanently in Albany at the H. Carl McCall SUNY Building.
• At the discretion of the judges, monetary awards may also be given to other finalists who submit their work.

Up to ten (10) finalists will be selected from the initial submissions to move forward and create the work for final review. Finalists will be expected to complete the work for final review no later than November 15, 2024 and the winner will be selected on December 10, 2024. Please contact Sara.Saplin@suny.edu with logistical questions.

Purpose of Award:

 The purpose of the Norman McConney, Jr. Award is to identify students who may not necessarily have the highest GPA, but who have overcome significant personal and family challenges, persevered through hardships, showed progressive achievement, and may not have otherwise been recognized for their success. Success is defined as that of accomplishment of aim or purpose. 

Criteria:

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) student in good standing and on track to graduate by June 2025 who meets the following criteria:

· Has overcome obstacles and succeeded against the odds

· Has earned an academic record that provides evidence of academic excellence and/or a positive academic trajectory

· Has demonstrated excellence in leadership, community service and/or extracurricular activities

· Has a history of involvement in EOP and society

Instructions:

1. Enter your campus name

2. Student Information: Enter your awardee’s name and contact information. Please include the phonetic pronunciation. For example, Wendy is “Wen-dee” It is important for us to know their home address so you can identify the student’s legislative district information. Please note you are may nominate up to three (s) students for this year’s award, with one student per campus as the final awardee after a review from a SUNY Opportunity Programs committee.

3. Student’s Major – what course of study is your student currently seeking a degree

4. Career Aspirations – your student may be seeking a degree in one area to utilize in another. For example, a student may seek a degree in graphic design and ultimately would like to design video games or work in advertising, etc.

5. Leadership Experience – Leadership is very broad. We are looking for students who exemplify leadership on campus as well as off campus within their community, home, work, etc.

6. Community and/or Extracurricular activities – This section includes your student’s interests, involvement in the community and any activity that has helped develop a student within society.

7. Honors and Awards – This section will describe any accolades received from school or the community.

8. Nominator Contact Information – EOP Director Information

9. Reason for nomination – Because there is only one awardee from your campus, please describe all the reasons you selected this student for one of your nominations.

10. Legislative District – Please identify the legislative information for your student. This information can be found on the State Senate and State Assembly website. https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/

https://www.nysenate.gov/find-my-senator 

We are considering a student speaker for the event. Please let us know if you would recommend your awardee as a student speaker for the event. Some students may be too shy to participate .We would like to know your thoughts ahead of time.

If you are submitting a work of art to the 2024-25 Exhibition of SUNY Art at the SUNY Rockefeller Institute, you must sign the downloadable SUNY Legal Agreement and the Campus Permission Form to submit with the following registration form:      

 IMPORTANT GUIDELINES: 

• This exhibition is open to faculty and registered SUNY students pursuing an arts degree, but please note that pieces must be valued at less than $1200. We will accept only 2-dimensional visual art forms.
• Students must submit their own application. This will also ensure that the "Submitter" name matches the name of the artist, which is required in order to be considered in this exhibition.
• A separate form is required for each work submitted.
• Each campus can submit up to ten works. 
• The deadline for submission of this application is October 18, 2024.  All art must be complete and ready to hang without any modifications, hanging apertures must be situated in the correct location, and all art must be complete and ready to install when delivered. 
• The exhibition will run for one year, so please be prepared to have your art on exhibit for a full year. 
• At the end of the show you will be notified with instructions on retrieving your artwork.
• Please be aware that, if selected, a photo of your work and your artist statement may be featured in a virtual gallery guide or in other SUNY communications. Submission to this exhibition constitutes agreement to this term.
• Contact: Sara.Saplin@suny.edu with logistical questions.

2024-25 SUNY Student Art Exhibition in the H. Carl McCall SUNY Building at SUNY Plaza in Albany. Best of SUNY: Three pieces will be selected as Best of SUNY, an honor which comes with an award of $1,000. Four pieces will be selected for Honorable Mention and an award of $500. If you are submitting a work of art, you must sign the downloadable SUNY Art Legal and Permission Form and the Campus Permission Form to submit with the following application. 

IMPORTANT GUIDELINES: 

• The Submission deadline for this application is October 18, 2024.
• This exhibition is open to registered SUNY students pursuing an arts degree with faculty approval.
• Students must submit their own application. This will also ensure that the "Submitter" name matches the name of the artist, which is required in order to be considered in this exhibition.
• A separate application is required for each work submitted.
• Each campus can submit up to ten works. We will accept sculpture and two-dimensional visual art forms.
• Submission of art pieces requiring extensive assembly will not be accepted, two-dimensional art must be ready to hang without any modifications, hanging apertures must be situated in the correct location, and all art must be complete and ready to install when delivered.
• If your work is selected for this exhibition, we will follow up with your campus instructors with logistics and instructions for dropping off your artwork. Installation will occur near the end of November.
• The SUNY Student Exhibition will run for one year, so please be prepared to have your art on exhibit for a full year. You will not be able to retrieve it early.
• At the end of the show, your campus will be notified with instructions for retrieving your artwork.
• Student artists, families, friends and faculty will be invited to attend the Best of SUNY Awards Ceremony in Spring 2025.
• Please be aware that, if selected, a photo of your work and your artist statement may be featured in a virtual gallery guide or in other SUNY communications. Submission of your work constitutes agreement to this term.
• Contact: Sara.Saplin@suny.edu with logistical questions.

• 2024-25 Chancellor's Gallery is located on the 4th floor of the H. Carl McCall SUNY Building at SUNY Plaza in Albany.  
    This exhibition is open to both SUNY students and faculty.  This gallery will be seen by senior leaders across the system in New York State and therefore pieces selected for this gallery will be curated with that in mind.
    If you are submitting a work of art, you must sign the downloadable SUNY Art Legal Agreement and the Campus Permission Form to submit with the following application.
  
  IMPORTANT GUIDELINES:
  The Submission deadline for this application is October 18, 2024.
   
• This exhibition is open to faculty and registered SUNY students pursuing an art degree with faculty approval. We will accept 2-dimensional art forms, no sculpture.
• Students must submit their own application.
• Students and faculty are advised to limit the number of submissions to five or fewer. 
• A separate application is required for each work submitted.
• All art must be complete and ready to hang when delivered.
• Installation for this exhibition will occur in early December.
• The exhibition will run for one year, so please be prepared to have your art on exhibit for a full year. 
• At the end of the show, your campus will be notified with instructions for retrieving your artwork.
• Please be aware that, if selected, a photo of your work and your artist statement may be featured in a virtual gallery guide or in other SUNY communications. Submission to this exhibition constitutes agreement to this term.
• Contact: Sara.Saplin@suny.edu with logistical questions.