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Tyler
School of Art
Below you will find some examples of how your gift to the Tyler School
of Art Annual Fund will be put to use. Your annual gift, whatever the
size, helps Tyler meet critical needs and seize exciting opportunities.
| $100 |
could provide art supplies or senior portfolio support to a student in any one of Tyler's eight studio areas of study |
| $250 |
might bring a visiting artist to Tyler |
| $500 |
could help cover the travel expenses for a student attending the Temple University Rome Program |
| $1,000 |
might be used by the Dean to award scholarship assistance to a talented and deserving student |
| $2,500 |
could ensure that the Temple Gallery in the cultural district of Old City, Philadelphia continues to provide provocative exhibitions to students and the general public |
| $3,000 |
might cover the cost of purchasing computer equipment or software for technological innovations such as CAD-CAM, video processes, CD-ROM, interactive media, and digital imaging. |
Annual Fund dollars also support scholarship initiatives that afford Tyler School
of Art students to unique educational opportunities such as:
The Black Hills Print Symposium in South Dakota-The symposium
takes place on a ranch near Rapid City and brings together professional
artists and students from all over the country for a serious exchange
of ideas and information. It is an unique opportunity for a printmaking
student to increase his/her breadth of knowledge in the field.
The Pilchuck Glass School in Washington state-The Pilchuck
School, located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, offers glass
blowing, hot glass sculpture, casting, mixed-media sculpture, flame
working, and neon to students from around the world.
The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine-Skowhegan
enrolls sixty advanced students of painting and sculpture from schools
across the country who work independently under the guidance of six
resident faculty members and visiting faculty. The scholarship covers
full costs of room, board and tuition.
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Current Active Funds at Tyler School of Art
The following are active funds at Tyler School of Art. You may choose
to make your gift to one of these funds or you may contact us about
a more customized giving plan.
- Tyler Annual Fund
- Friends of the Temple Gallery
- Herman S. Gundersheimer Award for Academic Excellence
- Rudolf Staffel Award in Ceramics
- Dorothy H. Ward Memorial Fund
- Kristin Huggins Memorial Fund
- Jane D. Bonelli Art Education Award
- Allen Koss Memorial Fund
- The Stella Elkins Tyler Endowment Fund for Scholarships
- Graphic Design Interactive Initiative Fund
- Senior Painting Award Fund (initiated by Lisa Yuskavage and Matvey
Levenstein)
- Rochelle Toner Scholarship Fund
- John Christopher Knowles Scholarship in Architecture Fund
- Ann and Jack Moskovitz Art Education Fund
Tyler School of Art Overview
Tyler School of Art has a history based in philanthropy. The School's
14 acres of grounds were the former estate of Stella Elkins Tyler,
a student of the sculptor Boris Blai. In 1935 Mrs. Tyler donated her
estate to Temple University with the intent t hat it would become
a center for the advancement of the arts and individual creativity
under the direction of Boris Blai.
From its modest enrollment of 12 students in the first freshman
class in 1935, Tyler School of Art now boasts a student body of more
than 1200 and serves another two to three thousand students each year
in elective and core curriculum courses. Today Tyler is a dynamic
organization, serving students at its Elkins Park campus, as well
as Temple's Main Campus, the Ambler Campus, the Center City Campus,
and the Temple University Rome and Tokyo Campuses.
U.S. News and World Report recently rated Tyler School of
Art 10th in Master of Fine Arts programs. U.S. News and World Report
has ranked Tyler's overall programs in the top 20 of art schools
across the country in recent years.
Tyler School of Art is recognized as one of the top Art and Design
Schools in the country. We are proud of this distinction and realize
how important the next years will be in meeting the needs of our students
in order to remain competitive. Contemporary cultural pressures, changes
in educational funding and demands for new technology in the curriculum
have led us to identify three broad areas in which we must significantly
enhance funding in order for Tyler to succeed and for our students
to flourish. Th ese three areas are:
- 21st Century Media
includes the use of computers, CAD-CAM, CD-Rom, digital imaging,
video processes, interactive media, and distance learning.
These technological innovations are not replacing traditional media
and learning processes; they are being layered over the top of existing
disciplines. The challenge will be to further integrate these new
media into our programs and to provide our studen ts with the interdisciplinary
tools that will help them excel in the Art and Design arena that
lies ahead.
Funding in this area is used for such things as renovation of computer
laboratories, software, hardware and other equipment, and part time
faculty.
- Scholarships and Financial Aid
for students has become a critical aspect of the recruitment and
retention issues that face every educational institution. Over the
past six years, Tyler has dramatically increased the budget allocation
for merit and need-based student aid.
In the next decade no single issue will more critically affect a
student's choice of where to attend school or whether to stay
in school than the level of available support. Tyler School of Art
must continue to offer an exceptional education in the vi sual arts
to a diverse population of talented and dedicated young artists.
To do this we will have to increase the current level of scholarship
support. Today more than half of our students work part-time to
help finance their education. More than eighty percent of the students
who leave school do so because of financial problems. The need for
scholarships has never been greater. The problem will continue to
grow into the next century and we must prepare to meet these student
needs.
The Annual Fund is our greatest source of scholarship funds. Tyler
also seeks scholarship and award stipends through the establishment
of endowments or
other giving vehicles that yield annual support.
- The Temple Gallery:
Endowment of the Temple Gallery $1,000,000 (Naming Opportunity)
Education in the visual arts today incorporates a much greater emphasis
on bringing students into direct contact with the artwork and the
artists who are forming the cultural dialogue of our time. Discussions
of contemporary art theory and practice are fo rmulated within the
gallery context. The Temple Gallery in the Old City section of Philadelphia
brings students, artists and the public together in a dialogue concerning
the social, political and philosophical role of the arts in contemporary
society. Art schools and universities have a responsibility to make
their gallery and exhibitions program reflect an approach to art
and design that is research oriented.
Professional-level gallery exhibitions are now a required capstone
experience in the education of our MFA students. For the students,
thesis exhibitions provide the first major exposure as a professional
artist. For Tyler, thesis exhibitions reflect to th e art community
and to the public the quality and diversity of the student work
done at Tyler. You cannot have academic programs without a library
or a theater program without a theater, nor the study of science
without laboratories. You cannot have a maj or art school without
a comprehensive exhibitions/presentation program and a professional
level gallery space. Unfortunately, support for this critical aspect
of arts education at Tyler has been drastically reduced and must
be replaced by private funding.
The Friends of the Gallery program helps to sustain this important
gallery venue. In addition, we are currently seeking an endowment
of $1,000,000, which will provide much needed operating funds for
the Temple Gallery. This is an excellent naming opportun ity for
a prospective donor.
Recognition of Your Gift to Tyler
Donors of $5,000 or more to Tyler School of Art receive, on request,
a limited edition print by nationally recognized printmaker Robert
Loebdell. Gifts to Tyler School of Art are acknowledged in the fall
edition of the School's alumni newsletter. Gift s to the Friends
of the Temple Gallery are also acknowledged on the donor wall in the
entrance of the Gallery.
Tyler supporters are also recognized in the University's annual
Development Report
and Honor Roll and become members of the University's giving
societies.
The Development staff is happy to assist you with your philanthropic
needs whether they are in the form of a planned gift or an annual
gift. Please feel free to phone or e-mail
Jenifer Trachtman at (215) 782-2716 with your questions.
Contact:
Jenifer Trachtman, Director of Development
Tyler School of Art
7725 Penrose Avenue
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Phone: 215-782-2716
FAX: 215-782-2799
e-mail: jenifer@temple.edu
More information:
For more information on where your gifts are making a difference at
the Tyler School of Art visit www.temple.edu/tyler.
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