Visual Arts Scholarships

Provides scholarship support to women who are actively pursuing, or would like to pursue, an artistic career, with preference to artists in the visual arts of painting and design. Annual awards have ranged from $500-$4,000.

Art Scholarship Alert is a juried art exhibition and scholarship competition for grades 9 through 12, from over twenty Lansing area communities. This program is designed to give recognition and financial assistance for outstanding art students, encourage artistic growth and to provide an opportunity to participate as artists in a professional setting.Young artists learn commitment to a goal and gain self-confidence as they aspire to artistic excellence. Their successes establish them as significant role models for younger students. Students are required to submit a portfolio of five original works of art to be juried by a team of professional artists and educators.Acceptance to the exhibition is determined by the consistency of excellence in each portfolio (not each individual piece) and is judged exclusively within its own grade level. Since 1984 Art Scholarship Alert has awarded over $80,000 to young artists to help further their creative endeavors.In addition to the portfolio competition, students at the senior level may apply for the Sara Jane Venable Scholarship.To qualify for this $1000 award the student must demonstrate an exceptional record of achievement and involvement in the visual arts, prove a commitment to advanced study, write an essay for review, and present a portfolio of artwork including slides. A special panel of jurors selects one senior each year to receive this prestigious award.

Sponsor: The Blank FamilyAmount: One award of $800Use: Two-four year college/universityCriteria: 1. Minimum GPA of 3.02. Child of a classroom teacher3. Shows interest in the artsFinancial aid will be considered

For students pursuing a career in human services, health sciences or visual arts.

For students in the visual arts.

For lesbians studying theater or visual arts with a commitment to social justice.

For candidates intending studies that involve visual arts and design.

The Nantucket Arts Council provides scholarships to those year-round Nantucket residents who are graduating high school seniors and who wish to continue their education in the arts at the college level.The Council will support study in the fields of music, dance, literature, drama, and the visual arts. Scholarships will be awarded to students attending accredited institutions and who are majoring in the arts.The scholarships will be awarded based upon the merits of the candidate, recommendations, interviews, and examples of candidates work.

Amount of Award: $250.00 awarded every other month - 6 awards per yearApplication Requirements/Description: Scholarship for high school students in grades 9 through 12.You must have a minimum 2.0 GPA. Students in grades 9-12 currently enrolled in a public or non-public schools in the United States, and adult non-professionals who wish to continue their art education. The scholarship will be distributed to any accredited school in the United States.Art will be judged on:Beauty- (Beauty is in eye of the beholder) 1. Repeating shapes, patterns, and symmetry. 2. Use of color, especially colors that complement or enhance each other. 3. Textures, both visual and physical (like thick, impasto paint). 4. Crops and compositions that focus the eye and keep the viewers’ attention. 5. Movement or flow to guide viewers through the art. 6. Correct or appealing proportions of figures and objects. 7. PresentationThe essays are judged two ways: 1. Need based - Determined by the financial needs of the student. Explain to us why you need this scholarship. 2. Merit based - Determined by how a student has affected his/her community for the better. Explain how you have contributed to your community and why you deserve this scholarship.Essays are required to have a minimum of 250 to a maximum of 500 words.

Each year, 20 YoungArts Finalists are named U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. At the request of The Commission on Presidential Scholars, which is appointed by the President of the United States, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, through its YoungArts program serves as the exclusive nominating agency for U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Participants in the YoungArts program are the only students eligible to receive the designation of Presidential Scholars in the Arts (PSA), based on their artistic and academic achievements. Being named a Presidential Scholar is the highest scholastic honor available to graduating high school seniors. Each year, a group of 60 PSA nominees are selected from the 150 YoungArts Finalists. From these students, 20 winners are chosen by the Commission on Presidential Scholars and named U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, alongside 120 academic scholars at a White House ceremony. In addition to this once in a lifetime honor, the visual artists, photographers and writers present their work in an exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the performing artists perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; truly a life changing experience for any young artist.

Application Deadline: Applications are welcomed throughout the year Amount of Award: Each grant is in the amount of $12,500.00 Canadian Contest : Yes Scholarships expanded for Visual Arts Award Description: The purpose of the foundation is to aid talented young artist in the early stages of their careers. Awards are limited to candidates working in the following: painting; drawing; printmaking; sculpture. Grants are awarded to applicants of all nationalities. Application Requirements: Work must be representational or figurative - abstract or non-representational art is precluded by the terms of the Foundation's Charter To be eligible for a grant candidates are required: - to have already started or completed training in an established school of art; and/or - to demonstrate, through past work and future plans, a commitment to making art a lifetime career. Applicants must have started or completed art school training or must demonstrate through past work and future plans a commitment to making art a lifetime career. Funds may be used for any art-related purpose: travel, studio-rental, purchase of materials, etc. To receive an application for this scholarship write to address below. Please note: You do NOT need to include a self addressed stamped envelope for this scholarship.

About the Anthony Quinn Scholarship Program Organized as a vehicle to perpetuate Anthony Quinn’s vision for an art conscious society, the Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship Program raises and distributes funds for arts education. The Scholarship Program focuses on the Visual Arts & Design, Performing Arts, Media Arts, and Literary Arts for young adults in high school. Scholarship recipients can apply Foundation funds to any recognized pre-college, summer or after-school arts education program. Funds awarded will be sent directly to the pre-college, summer or after-school arts education program designated by the student. The Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship cannot be used for secondary school or college tuition. Criteria The Scholarship Program is for young adults in high school who demonstrate exceptional talent and dedication with a strong commitment to personal artistic growth and who will benefit verifiably from financial support. The Foundation makes an effort to distribute the funds evenly across the fields of focus: Visual Arts & Design, Performing Arts, Media Arts, and Literary Arts. Scholarships are awarded competitively. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of judges in order to select scholarship recipients. Judges are practicing artists, arts educators, and experts in the various fields of focus, completely independent from the Foundation’s Board/staff, and geographically dispersed throughout the United States. Additional information may be sought directly from the applicant. How to apply for funding The Anthony Quinn Scholarship Program and is for young adults in high school for use towards a recognized pre-college, summer or after-school arts education program which emphasizes study in the following areas: Visual Arts & Design Performing Arts Media Arts Literary Arts Scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,000. The applicant and the nominator (a teacher, advisor, or other adult outside the applicant’s family) will work on the application together and will provide by the deadline a completed Application Form. To nominate a student, please fill out an Application Form.