NEWS
2010 AWARD School Graduation
July 19, 2010---
We are happy to announce that the graduation evenings for our AWARD School 2010 students are swiftly approaching!
For details of each graduation evening and to download booking forms, please visit the graduation page on the AWARD School website.
AWARD School 2010 kicks-off NSW
AWARD School Sponsor Google, AWARD Committee members, students, tutors and lecturers all came together last night to celebrate the opening of the 27th year of the ideas-based training program for aspiring Creatives. Speakers included AWARD Chairman, Richard Maddocks; Google Innovationist, Justin Baird; and AWARD School Heads, Rebecca Carrasco & Dustin Lane, who all inspired and terrified the new recruits with a run-down of what lies ahead over the next 16 weeks.
During the evening the 2010 lecturer line-up was announced, with big name CDs on the list such as Nick Worthington, Mike O’Sullivan, Warren Brown, Jonathan Kneebone, Matty Burton, Cam Blackley, Luke Chess, Ashley Ringrose, Peter Buckley, Tim Brown, Justin Drape, Scott Nowell and Ralph Van Dijk. Other lecturers this year include Justin Baird and Esther Clerehan – with a few more surprise additions to the creative line-up still to be announced.
After the lecture, the crowd continued on to the after-party at The Beauchamp where students met the tutors and lecturers who’ll be teaching them over the next four months. And in keeping with last year’s initiative to lower intake and tutorial numbers, there will be 20 tutorial groups of five students again this year, ensuring that the teaching experience is more comprehensive and enjoyable for everyone.
School Heads, Dustin Lane and Rebecca Carrasco said, “We’d like to say a personal thank you to all of the lecturers, tutors and agencies for their involvement. We couldn’t keep the tutorial numbers so low without the full support of the industry; it is much appreciated. We’re also thrilled to be able to offer the students such quality lecturers, so a big thank you to all who have agreed to give up their time and get onboard. Thanks also to Hannah from AWARD for all her hard work in helping to run the School over the past few years, and to Ray Black for his ongoing support.”
For further information contact AWARD - awardschool@communicationscouncil.org.au or telephone + 61 2 8297 3877
Google™ is the principal sponsor of AWARD School Australia and New Zealand.
AWARD School Applications closing
The deadline for all applications across Australasia, is Friday, January 29th. Your submission must be received by 5:00pm in your state or country. The brief will still be available to download until tomorrow evening.
For AWARD School Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Hobart, visit www.awardschool.com.au.
For Wellington, New Zealand, visit www.awardschool.co.nz and for
AWARD School Asia, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, visit www.awardschoolasia.com
All work must be submitted hand drawn this year, computer generated work will not be accepted. The names of successful applicants will be posted on the AWARD School website by mid February.
Lead by AWARD Committee Executives and senior creatives across the Asia Pacific, AWARD School offers an amazing opportunity for budding advertising art directors and copywriters learning from the industry’s finest.
The 16-week part time course runs from March to July across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The course consists of a Monday evening lecture and Thursday evening tutorial. AWARD school invites some of the most talented creatives currently working in the industry to be lecturers and tutors.
For further information, visit www.awardschool.com.au or contact AWARD - awardschool@communicationscouncil.org.au Telephone
+ 61 2 8297 3877
Google™ is the principal sponsor of AWARD School Australia and New Zealand.
AWARD School Application Info 2010
The AWARD School Application briefs across Australasia are now avaliable online!
AWARD School Asia, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, visit www.awardschoolasia.com
Applicants will have two weeks to complete their submission, and anyone can apply. All work must be submitted hand drawn this year, computer generated work will not be accepted. The names of successful applicants will be posted on the AWARD School website by mid February.
AWARD School is a special course run by the Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association for people who want to become copywriters or art directors in advertising. AWARD School is not so much about ads, as about ideas. The emphasis is on how to recognise a simple idea and then how to turn this into great advertising.
The 16-week part time course runs from March to July across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The course consists of a Monday evening lecture and Thursday evening tutorial. AWARD school invites some of the most talented creatives currently working in the industry to be lecturers and tutors. Previous lecturers include Jonathan Kneebone, Matt Eastwood, Steve Back and David Nobay.
Google™ is the principal sponsor of AWARD School Australia and New Zealand.
AWARD School Information Evenings
January 11th, 2010 --- AWARD School Information Evening held this week in Sydney and Melbourne.
AWARD School will host an information evening this week in Sydney and Melbourne, with applications to the course opening on Friday.
The Melbourne information night will be held on Wednesday, January 13th, 6:30pm at The Victorian Collage of The Arts, Federation Hall. 234 St Kilda Rd, Southbank.
Entry via Grant Street.
The Sydney information Night will be held on Thursday, January 14th, 6:30pm at The Garvan Institute, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst.
All are welcome to attend the evenings to find out more information about applying for the course.
AWARD School, the ideas programme for aspiring art directors and copywriters, opens for applications on January 15th. The application brief will consist of a series of questions to respond to, and will be avaliable to download online from the following links; www.awardschool.com.au, www.awardschool.co.nz and www.awardschoolasia.com
The 16-week part time course runs from March to July each year in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart, Wellington, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. The course consists of a Monday evening lecture and Thursday evening tutorial, held inside agencies.
For further information contact AWARD - awardschool@communicationscouncil.org.au or telephone + 61 2 8297 3877
Google™ is the principal sponsor of AWARD School Australia and New Zealand.
AWARD School Application Info 2010
December 15th, 2009--- AWARD Announces Applications for AWARD School Australasia open January 15th, 2010 and close January 29th, 2010!
AWARD School, the ideas programme for aspiring art directors and copywriters, opens for applications on January 15th.
The application brief will consist of a series of questions to respond to, and will be avaliable to download online from the follwing links;
www.awardschool.com.au, www.awardschool.co.nz and www.awardschoolasia.com
All work must be submitted hand drawn, computer generated work will not be accepted. The names of successful applicants will be posted on the AWARD School website in mid February.
There are no age restrictions or particular tertiary requirements to be eligible for AWARD School. Anyone is welcome to apply, and it is free to do so. However, if you have worked for more than 6 months as an art director or copywriter in an advertising agency you are not eligible to apply. Exceptions can be made but must be discussed prior to application.
The 16-week part time course runs from March to July each year in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart, Wellington, Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. The course consists of a Monday evening lecture and Thursday evening tutorial, held inside agencies.
For further information contact AWARD - awardschool@communicationscouncil.org.au or telephone +61 2 8297 3877
Google™ is the principal sponsor of AWARD School Australia and New Zealand.
Google and AWARD School partner up
Wednesday October 21st, 2009
Google has today been named the new principal sponsor of AWARD School Australia and New Zealand, a 16 week course which teaches copywriters and art directors how to create big advertising ideas.
The partnership is founded on Google’s belief in creativity and innovation, and the importance this plays in creating effective and unique ways to connect with people.
Lucy Mckee, General Manager of AWARD says, “With great ideas at their common core, AWARD School and Google make a perfect fit. This partnership will not only benefit the next generation of advertising creatives, but the AWARD membership and industry can be inspired to take advantage of the opportunities available on the web, through both the Google and YouTube platforms.”
Google's Head of Agency Relations, Guy Gibbs, says, "At Google, we develop tools to enable creative minds to implement their big ideas online. We want advertising creatives to play with Google's technology, to use it in new and unexpected ways and to make the most of the vast possibilities on the web. We're delighted to work with AWARD School which has such a long history of nurturing the generation of creative ideas."
The AWARD School part-time course starts in March and will run in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Wellington, Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.
AWARD School applications open in January 2010. Register online at the homepage.
About AWARD:
AWARD School is a special course run by the Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association for people who want to become copywriters or art directors in the advertising industry. AWARD has conducted the course in Australia for 25 years and it is the premier creative education system in the country.
Monday 19th April saw Sydney students attend their last lecture for another 3 weeks. We finished the first half of AWARD School with a fanastic lecture from Ralph van Dijk of Eardrum on 'Ideas & Radio'.
Students should now be concentrating on improving their past work and growing their portfolio..
Lectures for NSW will resume on Monday 10th May with a special guest appearance by Mike O'Sullivan from NZ... watch this space for updates..
Mylinh, AWARD School, Sydney.
