Wickford Art Association Scholarships

2007 Recipients

The Wickford Art Association supports local high school students who excel in art by offering scholarships to help further their education. Scholarships totaling $5000 are awarded late May each year.

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2007 Scholarship Award Recipients:

Alyssa Davis

Plans to attend Parsons

Awarded $3,000 Scholarship

Stephanie Young

shown among her work

Stephanie plans to attend the Art Institute of Boston
Awarded $2,000 Scholarship

Wickford Art Association members:

Gail Armstrong,
Grace Bentley-Scheck, and
Cindy Wilson
were the scholarship judges for the 2007 awards.

The Scholarship winners were invited to the Friday night festival supper on July 6th to receive their awards. The second scholarship winner, Stephanie Young, was able to attend and is shown below in the center.

Qualifying:

Students interested in applying for the scholarship must:

be currently enrolled at the Senior level at North Kingstown High School,
be in good standing to graduate high school in the current year,
be accepted in an accredited college/university/art school program leading to a Fine Art degree (BA or BFA) for the upcoming academic year,
have a portfolio of ten or more original works, which may include painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media and photography

A copy of an acceptance letter and portfolio should be submitted along with the application before the application deadline, typically in early May. An applicant's works are judged on the basis of creativity, originality, and quality of execution. Applications are available (typically in April) at the North Kingstown High School Guidance Office.

For more information contact either:

Gail Armstrong
WAA Scholarship Committee

or

Jean Larsen
NKHS Art Department Chairperson