Wonsook Kim School of Art

The Wonsook Kim School of Art provides a professional and academic education for students desiring careers in the visual arts. Artists in the program are researchers, teachers, historians, designers, and studio artists. Art scholarships provide artists in the program the opportunity to create their futures.

 

Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award and Scholarship
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, the Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award has recognized artistic excellence and offered inspiration for Wonsook Kim School of Art students since 1970. This highly prestigious award was established by the Pitcher family in memory of Marshall Pitcher. Pitcher was a talented painting student, who was passionately interested in and influenced by the art, music, and poetry culture of his time. Before transferring to Illinois State University in 1969 as a sophomore, he studied at Antioch College. The MDP Award, as it has come to be known, honors outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in the visual arts who demonstrate exceptional artistic talent, dedicated studio practice, and academic excellence. In addition to a monetary award, this distinguished recognition includes an individual exhibition prominently displayed within the Student Annual.

 

“It is the beauty of Marshall Pitcher’s work which will survive. The extension of that beauty is the goal to which we should all aspire.”

 

Josh Roach, 2018 recipient of the Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award.
Josh Roach, 2018 recipient of the Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award. 


Read more about Josh Roach '19, MFA and how the Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award allowed him to be more experimental in his practice. 
 

Camila Pasquel, 2019 recipient of the Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award

 

Read more about Camila Pasquel '19 BFA and how the Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award taught her about the gift of giving back.

$25,000
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts Challenge
Redbird supporters, ISU building service worker Gary and his wife, retired Graduate Admissions Supervisor Trish Alcorn, challenge you to invest in the arts during Birds Give Back. They will add a $25,000 commitment to our totals when we receive 175 gifts for the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts today during Birds Give Back!
175 / 175 Gifts
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$75,000
Momentum Challenge
Thank you to the 500 donors who unlocked $75,000 to keep momentum strong during Birds Give Back!
500 / 500 Gifts
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$25,000
Lamonica Campus Community Momentum Challenge
Tom and Claire Lamonica challenge faculty, staff, and retirees to get their giving on during Birds Give Back! They will add $25,000 to our giving day totals to create The Claire and Tom Lamonica Outstanding Teaching Award when we have 200 more faculty, staff, or retirees make a gift today!
200 / 200 Gifts
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$5,000
Lamonica Campus Community Final Push
Tom and Claire Lamonica are so impressed by the Redbird employee and retiree philanthropic spirit on giving day they have decided they will unlock an additional $5,000 to our giving day totals when another 50 employees or retirees make a gift before Birds Give Back ends at midnight tonight! There’s never been a better time to rise up and be counted!
50 / 50 Gifts
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Success!
CFA Beanie
The first 50 donors who make a gift of $50 or more to support the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts today will receive a CFA beanie!
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$100,000
Launch Challenge
Thank you to the first 500 donors who unlocked $100,000 to kick off Birds Give Back! Don’t forget to check with your employer to see if they match your gift!
500 / 500 Gifts
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$2,500
Campus Community Challenge
Professor Emeritus Tom Eimermann will make a $2,500 gift to the University when our first 100 faculty, staff, and retirees make a gift today during Birds Give Back.
100 / 100 Gifts
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$2,000
Students can unlock $2,000 for Pay It Forward!
A group of Redbird alumni wants to see current students get involved during Birds Give Back. Paul Koch, Eric Miner, Jay Jochums and Nate Webb will unlock $2,000 for the Pay It Forward Scholarship when students have combined to give $2,000 during Birds Give Back!
$2,000 / $2,000 Raised
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$500,000
Record-Breaker Challenge
Foundation Board member and Redbird supporters, Jack and Kim North challenge us to set a record for largest number of gifts in a single day during Birds Give Back. Help us reach 1,735 gifts to surpass the record set during 2019 Birds Give Back and $500,000 will be unlocked for our Birds Give Back totals!
1,735 / 1,735 Gifts
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Leaderboard
Participation by area
Which participating group will receive the most gifts during Birds Give Back? Support your passion and help your area climb the leaderboard!
Rank Area of Support Gifts
1 Athletics 262
2 Communication 178
3 Scholarship Rising 148
4 Center for Community Engagement & Service Learning 120
5 Student Affairs Funds 83
6 Big Red Marching Machine 82
7 WGLT 62
8 Accounting 52
9 Career Closet 52
10 Family and Consumer Sciences 49
11 College of Business Excellence Fund 48
12 Illinois Shakespeare Festival 47
13 LGBTQIA Support Fund 46
14 U-High 45
15 Student Success and Excellence 44
16 School of Teaching and Learning 43
17 Special Education 41
18 Areté Greek Leadership 41
19 Student Engagement Fund 39
20 School of Theatre and Dance 37
21 Horticulture Center 34
22 Wonsook Kim CFA General Fund 29
23 Milner Library 29
24 Health Sciences 28
25 History 28
26 Black Colleagues Association Scholarship 27
27 Metcalf 27
28 Gamma Phi Circus 26
29 Alumni Association Scholarship 25
30 Ewing Cultural Center 25
31 Politics and Government 24
32 Finance, Insurance, and Law 23
33 Support MCN Student Scholarships 22
34 Agriculture 22
35 Marketing 21
36 Friends of the Arts 21
37 Kinesiology and Recreation 21
38 College of Arts and Sciences Funds 20
39 Pay it Forward Business Scholarship 20
40 School of Music 20
41 Information Technology 19
42 Arts Technology Program 19
43 Biological Sciences 18
44 College of Education Excellence 18
45 Support MCN Strategic Initiatives 17
46 Educational Administration & Foundations 17
47 CAST Student Persistence Fund 16
48 Technology 15
49 Communication Sciences and Disorders 15
50 Criminal Justice Sciences 14
51 Geography, Geology and the Environment 13
52 English 13
53 Wonsook Kim School of Art 13
54 Mathematics 12
55 Social Work 11
56 Psychology 11
57 Chemistry 9
58 Physics 9
59 Management and Quantitative Methods 9
60 Military Science - ROTC 8
61 Economics 8
62 Latinx Alumni Network Scholarship 8
63 University Police 7
64 Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 7
65 Leadership Rising 7
66 The Graduate School 7
67 University Galleries 6
68 International Business 6
69 Sociology and Anthropology 5
70 Innovation Rising 5
71 Women's and Gender Studies 5
72 Latin American and Latino/a Studies 3
73 Philosophy 2
74 Marian H. Dean Legacy Scholarship 1
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Participating Groups
Scholarship Rising Leadership Rising Innovation Rising Alumni Association Athletics Big Red Marching Machine Ewing Cultural Center The Graduate School Milner Library College of Applied Science and Technology College of Arts and Sciences College of Business College of Education Mennonite College of Nursing Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts Lab Schools Student Affairs WGLT
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