Peter and Interested Others,
The University Library System at Pitt has a DONOR who has paid for a
special study room for undergrad students in the main library on campus.
This is in memory of their son, who died in the military (well before
the Iraq War). He was a Pitt student and an art major. So, part of
their donation is an annual prize for a number of pieces selected from
the annual undergrad student art exhibition each April. The selected
pieces that win the Schneider Prize are then hung in the study room for
a year. Plus the students win a cash award. Sometimes artists' books
have been produced, but the work is normally paintings, sculptures or
installations. I am thinking of adding an Artists' Book Prize for a
selected artists' book to be placed in our library's collection. But I
am working on that with the Studio Arts faculty and hoping it encourages
more artists' books and that this second award happens. BTW, Mr. and
Mrs. Schneider now live in North Carolina and come to Pgh to see the
student show each year and meet the awarding artists and the librayr
director takes everyone out to breakfast that morning.
Thanks, Ray Anne Lockard
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