Complete an entry form.
Include five (5) copies of each of the following materials to be used in judging.
Materials will be returned at the completion of the judging process.
1) A statement about the concept for the exhibition.
2) Brief description of the institution that presented the costume exhibition.
3) List of the people who worked on the exhibition, and a brief description
of each person's responsibilities.
4) Brief description of the physical exhibition space, such as number of galleries,
square feet, floor plan, etc.
5) Exhibition production schedule.
6) Brief statement about the conservation methods used in the exhibition.
7) Set of slides or photographs (not more than 20) depicting a walk-through
of the exhibition. The purpose is to give a sense of the exhibition as a whole.
Slides or photographs scanned onto a computer compact disc (CD) may be submitted
in lieu of slides or photographs.
8) Label text. Include the whole text, if brief; otherwise, include the major
concept labels and several subordinate labels. The text must be in hard copy,
not on a computer compact disc (CD).
9) Catalogue, brochures or handouts about the exhibition, if produced.
10) Brief description of associated educational programs, if implemented.
11) Optional materials, such as web site address, video, promotion and marketing
materials.
Assemble
five (5) copies of the materials listed above. Place
each set of materials in a 3-ring binder or folder with the
exhibition title and/or institution's name on each slide
or photograph and on all materials. Include an application
form in each binder/folder. (Forms are available from
the CSA national office.) Mail the five (5) binders/folders
and five (5) self-addressed, stamped return envelopes
or padded mailers to the national office of the Costume Society
of America. The five sets of materials will be returned
at the completion of the selection process. If return,
stamped mailers are not included, the judges will assume
they may keep the application materials.
An exhibition is successful if it is physically, intellectually
and emotionally engaging to those who experience it.
While many exhibitions achieve a competent
level of professionalism, each year there are a few exhibitions, presented
by both small and large institutions, that achieve excellence by surpassing
standards of practice in scholarship, interpretation and/or design, or by
introducing innovations that stretch the boundaries
of accepted practice. Such exhibitions
are highly distinguished and serve as models of the capacity of costume exhibitions
to provide transforming experiences to both students of costume and to the
public in general.
In
addition, The exhibition includes innovative uses of media,
material, and other design elements.
The
exhibition is particularly beautiful, exceptionally capable
of engendering a personal, emotional response, and/or profoundly
memorable in a constructive way.
The
exhibition evokes responses from viewers that are evidence
of a transforming experience. Such experiences are often
characterized in these ways. It was haunting. The exhibition
was an absolute eye-opener. I'll never see XXX in the same
way again. I was filled with excitement. It knocked my
socks off.
In
addition: The objects are mounted appropriately, and the
requirements of good conservation (such as light levels,
climate control, etc.) are met.
The Richard Martin Award Committee consists of a total of six (6) CSA members:
five (5) committee members plus one (1) alternate. All members of the committee
serve for a three-year term. (During the first several years, the length of
service will be staggered to create a logical rotation of the membership.)
The
guidelines for the Richard Martin Award were adapted from: 1)
The Awards program of the American Association for State
and Local History
2)
The Standards for Museum Exhibitions and Indicators of
Excellence developed by the Standing Professional Committees
Council of the American Association of Museums
3)
The awards program of the Costume Society of America.
June 15: Deadline for August 1 Newsletter application
announcement September
15: Deadline for November 1 Newsletter application announcement
January
15: Application deadline for the Richard Martin Award
By
February 1: Award committee members receive materials from
the CSA national office
By
March 15: Award Committee makes its selection(s) by conference
call
By
March 30: Recipient(s) and applicants are notified of award
recipient(s)
Immediately
following notification committee members return application
materials to the applicants.
The
Richard Martin Award Committee
The Costume Society of America
PO Box 73
Earleville, MD 21919
(800) CSA 9447 or (410) 275-1619
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