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The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts
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Location, Dates, & Application Deadline |
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Location:
Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
Dates:
June 28 - August 1, 2009
Application Deadline:
Postmark Deadline: Monday, January 5, 2009
Received in local Intermediate Unit By: Thursday, January 8, 2009
Application:
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts Application
 http://www.pde.state.pa.us/excellence/lib/excellence/PGSA_2009.pdf
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Overview |
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The mission of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts is to provide artistic, aesthetic and cultural experiences and training for selected sophomores and juniors in the areas of visual art (including photography), creative writing, dance, music and theater. Further, the school provides students with opportunities for artistic growth in creative and/or re-creative studio activity, and in the areas of aesthetics and criticism within a historical context. Living and learning in an environment that replicates an artists' colony, students are led to understand how they may be of service to the cause of the arts in general, and to their communities and schools in particular. Through these experiences, the program provides students with a more informed basis upon which to assess their individiual commitment to artistic endeavors, and to help them determine the role that artistic activity might play in their futures.
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Who May Apply |
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High School sophomore or juniors (level applicable to current school year as of the application deadline) may apply to PGSA to study visual arts (including photography), creative writing, dance, music, or theater arts (including technical theater design). Applicants are asked to demonstrate their knowledge, level of skill, and creativity by submitting work samples in each area. Students may apply in no more than two art areas and must submit complete applications in each, if choosing to do so. However, a student can only be selected to major in one art area at PGSA.
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Costs and Commitment |
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All classes and activities take place on the campus of Mercyhurst College in Erie which offers excellent facilities for all arts disciplines. Field trips provide additional access to arts resources in the tri-state area. Students live in supervised, gender-separate residence halls. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provides tuition, room, board, instructional materials and program activities for all participants. Families are responsible for transportation to and from the program, pocket money, a residential life deposit that is refunded if all conditions are met, and for damages not covered by the deposit. Students must remain in residence for the full 35-day program, including weekends. They are expected to arrive promptly for all classes and activities. There is some unscheduled time nearly every day for personal use, but the Governor's School cannot provide special facilities or alter schedules for formal athletic training or other commitments unrelated to the program.
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Selection Process |
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The selection process for the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts is two-tiered. The first level takes place at the intermediate unit serving the region in which the student's family resides on a full-time basis. The intermediate unit assembles a judging panel consisting of professionals with experience in each art form.
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Criteria |
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Visual Arts I: All Visual Arts Excluding Photography First Level Screening
Candidates submit a portfolio consisting of 4 – 8 objects they have created. Judges ask: Does work sample reveal originality in idea or concept? Originality in execution? Understanding of design and aesthetic concepts? Originality, depth, sophistication, understanding, technical skill in the student’s specific area of interest? Breadth, such as experience with various media as well as varied approaches to a given medium? A high degree of technical proficiency? An openness to new ideas and a willingness to experiment?
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A Typical Schedule |
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6:45 a.m. | Breakfast, Monday - Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Major classes, Monday - Saturday | 1:00 - 3:00 | Core and elective classes, Monday - Friday; optional activities, Saturday | 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. | Free time, daily | 4:45 p.m. | Dinner, daily | 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. | Core and elective classes, Monday-Friday, planned program activities, Saturday and Sunday | | 8:45 - 10:30 p.m. | Recitals, readings, exhibits, guest artists, presentations, Monday - Friday; planned program activities, Saturday and Sunday | | 11:05 p.m. Curfew | | | Sundays are family visiting days. | |
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Curriculum |
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PROGRAM OF LEARNING Students major in one art area where they work intensely for five weeks: visual arts (including photography), creative writing, dance, music or theater arts (including technical theater design). Students pursue elective classes in a second art area to broaden their knowledge of the challenges and processes involved in other art forms. The faculty is comprised of arts practitioners and educators largely drawn from the greater northeastern portion of the United States.
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