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Montserrat Admissions Materials Win Awards

Terry Slater — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:43:52 +0000

Make Art. Live Forever.

When does tan magically turn to purple? When it’s the front cover of the 2011-2012 Montserrat College of Art Catalogue. Actually, it’s not magic. It’s light-sensitive ink. Place the catalogue in direct sunlight, and the tan cover transforms. Not only does it shift colors, but formerly concealed words are revealed: MAKE ART.

In the eyes of the judges for the CASE Awards this year, the catalogue’s distinctive design was worthy of nothing less than a silver award in the admissions viewbooks category. Competing with such major educational institutions as McGill University, Holy Cross and Boston University, Montserrat College of Art is a member of the District I Division of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). In addition to winning the Silver Award for the viewbook, Montserrat also received Honorable Mention for its entire collection of admissions materials.

“Being a college devoted to the visual arts, it was really great to be recognized in a competition related to a visual product,” said Jeffrey Newell, Montserrat’s director of admissions. A 2004 graduate of Montserrat, Newell worked closely with Moore Moscowitz, the Boston-based design company behind the award-winning publication.

Application Mayhem

jbroderick — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:12:31 +0000

While the Admissions Office enjoyed a nice holiday break, the college’s mailroom was quite busy. Upon our return, we were greeted with bins of mail of application materials from prospective students. We sharpened our letter openers, and dove in! It was great to see so many interested students getting their application materials in to us over the holiday. A lot of students applied online too, which can save a tree, and we appreciate that. This week, we are busy reviewing lots of interesting portfolios and reading many passionate artist statements! I hope their parents have all filed their FAFSAs! We are looking forward to getting to know all of these talented applicants over the next few months. Happy 2010!

Bea Modisett ’07 Accepted into the Hambidge Center

jbroderick — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:12:58 +0000

Admissions counselor and alumna Bea Modisett ’07 was recently accepted into a five week residency program at the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, Georgia. The program hosts only eight artists and writers at any given time. Each artist is provided with a private cottage/studio to live and work in with a focus on nature and solitude. While gone, Bea will be updating her blog regularly.

Admissions Summer News

Terry Slater — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:24:16 +0000

The Montserrat Admissions office is looking forward to welcoming in its new incoming class this fall. In the meantime the staff has already begun working with the Fall 2010 students by welcoming them on campus throughout the summer months for campus tours and preliminary portfolio reviews. In July, the Admissions Staff plans on meeting with all of our Summer Pre-College Students to give them advice on portfolio development.