The National Society of Arts and Letters

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Washington DC Chapter

National Career Awards

Printmaking

2013 National Career Award Competition

The Washington DC Chapter honors its founder

Dorothy Nicholson Stabell

in her centennial year with the naming of our local chapter competition the

2013 Dorothy Nicholson Stabell Printmaking Competition

Stacey Wills

Washington DC Printmaking Competition Chair

National Competitions Chair: Jane Pearson

Competition Advisors: Marci Nadler and Anne Rullman

$4,000 Washington DC Chapter Regional First Award
$15,000 National First Award

The National Career Awards, along with the Winston Art and Voice Scholarships, are competitions that are considered the “heart” of NSAL. The National Career Awards competition rotates from year to year in one of the six artistic disciplines supported by NSAL: art, dance, drama, literature, music, and musical theatre. All local chapters are invited to conduct a regional competition in the designated category. Regional winners then go on to compete at the national level competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from May 16 through May 19, 2013 with a top prize of $15,000. All competitions are adjudicated by locally and nationally known professionals in the chosen discipline. In addition, renowned judges of the National Career Awards conduct Master Classes for the contestants during the national competition.

Along with monetary awards gained by emerging artists, the National Career Awards afford the opportunity for young people throughout the United States to be heard and seen by professional critics, managers, producers, teachers, the media, and patrons of the arts. Additionally, the recipients of the Washington DC Chapter awards were recognized at our May chapter meeting.

Mensa Kondo

First Place Washington DC Chapter Winner

2013 Dorothy Nicholson Stabell Printmaking Competition

Mos Def and Intergalactic Mom

Lino Relief Prints by Mensa Kondo

20” x 22”

Mensa looks forward to obtaining a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree to become a teacher and to further build his technical mind-frame as an artist. He believes that his art represents how he sees the world and what his conscious mind does not understand, and he attempts to answer many questions that encourage healing and growth in his own way. Mensa enjoys working with young people and appreciates their refreshing, untarnished perspective as he continues to become.

Carrie Lingscheit

Second Place Washington DC Chapter Recipient

2013 Dorothy Nicholson Stabell Printmaking Competition

Momento No. 19318 (Balk) and Ex Libris (with Cats)

Intaglio (Etching and Mezzotint) Prints by Carrie Lingscheit

5.7” x 4.25”

Remarks by Carrie Lingscheit regarding printmaking…

The social aspect of printmaking is deeply significant to many who practice this craft. A strong sense of community grows, in small part, out of a common need for access to equipment that a lone artist generally can’t afford. So you’ll see community print shops springing up around cities where resources can be pooled to buy an expensive piece of equipment like a press or an exposure unit… But to a larger degree, I think a lot of people are drawn to printmaking because they crave interaction with fellow artists and are energized and inspired by working alongside others.

Generally speaking, printmakers love to share their craft, we’re eager to divulge our technical “secrets,” and excited to spread our knowledge and appreciation for this broad category of art-making to others both within and outside our field.

For more information on the National Competition please click on

http://www.arts-nsal.org/competition.html

Previous First Place National Competition Winners

National Career Award

To view our winner’s list please click on

Winner History

Please enjoy a look back at previous Career Award Competitions

by clicking on the following links:

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2012 National Career Award Competition

in Musical Theater

2012 Career Awards