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Now in its 23rd year, the program is supported by generous gifts from Edith Warner and the Daniel M. and Wilma T. Horner Foundation, the Thomas L. Piper Education Endowment, the Gramercy Park Foundation, and the University of Virginia Art Museum Volunteer Board.
Sarah Collins Honenberger and John Casteen IV, well-known writers from Orange and Albemarle counties, respectively, served as this year's Distinguished Judges for the high school and university/adult categories. The elementary and middle school judges were Stephen Margulies, Geraldine Kruger, Barbara Fuhrman, Erin James, Susan Washko, Laura Parsons, Proal Heartwell, Mark Collins, Molly Minturn, Michele Kellermann, Parke Muth and Heather Burns. Judging for the competition is blind, with the authors' names removed from the work prior to delivery to the judges. The students receiving awards attend schools located in the city of Charlottesville, and Albemarle and Orange counties.
The Writer's Eye Awards Ceremony for the winners, and their families and teachers, will be held on Sunday, March 21, from 2-4pm in Campbell Hall.
Writer's Eye 2009 Award Winners (pdf) >
Writer's Eye Award Winners Press Release (pdf) >
Read UVa Today article >
Attention educators! You and your students are invited to enter the 23rd annual Writer's Eye competition. This program challenges writers of all ages to use visual art as inspiration for the creation of original poetry and prose.
Compositions inspired by selected works on view in the Museum can be submitted in the categories of Prose or Poetry, for grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and University/Adult. Entries are judged anonymously by area teachers and writing professionals. The judges for the High School and University/Adult categories are well-known writers from our community. Winners are honored at an annual awards ceremony in the spring, and first, second, and third place winning entries are published in the Writer's Eye anthology.
This year, the program will focus on pieces from three exhibitions: Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village: The Creation of an Architectural Masterpiece, The Expanding Eye: Art Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, and Abstract Photography: Selections from Glenstone, as well as works from the permanent collection.
For our Distinguished Judges this year, the Museum welcomes Sarah Collins Honenberger as the prose judge and John Casteen IV as the poetry judge.
WE09 information and key dates (pdf) >
WE09 images (pdf) >
WE09 competition guidelines
and entry form (pdf) >
2009-2010 UVaM educational
programs guide (pdf) >
Writer's Eye tours
Docent-led tours incorporate English and Art SOLs and encourage students to look at art through the writer's lens. Both docent-led and self-guided tours must be scheduled in advance; call 434.243.2050, or email the Tour Coordinator. Prior to scheduling, please complete the Tour checklist. Due to limited availability, early scheduling of your guided tour is recommended.
Tour checklist (pdf) >
Directions & map for unloading, parking, and
loading buses (pdf) >
Writer's Eye 2009 key dates
Thursday, September 17, 5 pm
Teachers' Party
Join us for a preview of the Writer's Eye 2009 selections from current exhibitions, an overview of the Museum's educational programs for 2009-2010, and a light supper.
RSVP to 434.243.2050 or museumeducation@virginia.edu by September 10.
Monday, September 21
Writer's Eye begins
Entry forms will be available in the Museum.
To schedule a Writer's Eye tour, call 434.962.0565, or email the Tour Coordinator.
Self-guided tours are also available.
Friday, November 13
Tours end
Last day for docent-led tours of Writer's Eye.
Self-guided tours are still available until November 19.
Friday, November 20, 5 pm
Deadline for entries
Entries due at the Museum by 5 pm.
Week of January 17, 2010
Winners notified
Winners, teachers, and judges will be notified by letter or email. No phone inquiries please.
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2 pm
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony at Campbell Hall, followed by a reception in the Museum.
The Anthology of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning entries will be available starting March 21.
WE09 competition guidelines and entry form (pdf) >
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