Miller Arts Scholars
Miller Arts Scholars
Zoe Edelman

Zoe Edelman

Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2023
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
Through these two requested subscriptions, I believe I can format a professional digital portfolio that will help me obtain an internship, and later a full-time job. I will be able to take this time to grow and learn from the research I put into the website and create a presence that will benefit me for years to come.
Original Proposal
Proposal Outcome
Title
Developing and Maintaining an Online Portfolio
Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2024
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
As a current student of Introduction to Cinematography II, I am planning to join my class on a trip to New York City. This trip is from March 28th to March 31st of 2024. While I have not been provided with an exact itinerary yet, the current plan is to drive up on the 28th and back on the 31st. On Friday the 29th we are going to go to the Whitney Biennial to view the new exhibitions, as well as meet some of the artists. On the 30th we have plans to meet more artists and go visit their studios and speak with them about their works. As part of this trip my class is staying at an Airbnb in New Jersey. I am requesting this minigrant to help support this trip by paying for my stay at the Airbnb and some additional fees to get in and out of the city.
Original Proposal
Proposal Outcome
Title
Funding an Arts Trip to New York City
Semester of Mini-grant
Year of Mini-grant
2024
Disciplines(s)
Grant Description
I am requesting this minigrant to help fund the additional expenses to this project. I am obtaining my tufting materials through Tuft The World, the tufting group I have been taking classes with so I am familiar with their machines.
Original Proposal
Proposal Outcome
Title
Expanding Tufting Options with More Machines
Class Year
2025
Disciplines(s)
Arts Award Type
Proposal Outcome
Faculty Advisor
Federico Cuatlacuatl
Department
Studio Art
Grant Description
My proposal is to create a rug through tufting to demonstrate large changes to our landscapes due to climate change. The goal is to scale the landscapes down to be more tangible for audiences to view and feel for themselves. I hope to center this project around my final thesis for the new media concentration in my studio art major. I am requesting about $2,000 to fund the unique tools for the tufting process.
Original Proposal
Title
Forming Landscapes Through the Art of Tufting

Zoe Edelman is a computer science and studio art double major from Dover, Delaware.  As a child, she began her artistic endeavors drawing suns in the corner of her paper and weirdly proportioned people.  From there, Zoe took various classes in things like drawing, pottery making, and collaging while also participating in summer camps to fuel her artistic drive.  Now at UVA, Zoe aims to focus on new media as she has aspirations to become a user experience/user interface designer to bring more creativity to the way we view the internet.  Outside of studio art, Zoe is an active member of the Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra as a bassoonist and contrabassoonist, the WXTJ house show committee, the club swim team, and the club fencing team.  She is thrilled to be a part of the Miller Arts Scholars program and develop her artistic pursuits and mediums.

2025