by ArtsCouncil
March 24, 2010 16:30
Hamilton – Northwest Alabama Arts Council president Tyna Pyburn today announced the creation of a scholarship for Marion County and Winfield public high school seniors. The $500 “Reflections of the South” Art Scholarship will be awarded to a senior who has been engaged in the study of visual arts in high school and who intends to continue art studies in college with a goal of having a career in the arts.
Art forms include painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, architecture, arts education, or art museum work. The scholarship funds will be provided for the purchase of art supplies.
Applications were sent to guidance counselors at Brilliant, Hackleburg, Hamilton, Marion County, Phillips, and Winfield high schools. Applications are also available online at the arts council’s website, www.NorthwestAlabamaArts.org.
Pyburn stated, “This was a logical next step for the arts council in promoting the arts and art education in Marion County. The success of the Jerry Brown Arts Festival over the past two years and the increased corporate and community support has allowed us create this scholarship program. We are excited about the opportunities it will present to the seniors to have an arts-related scholarship available in the county. We have many students who receive academic and athletic scholarships, but there is a group of students who are interested in the arts and who will excel in the arts given the opportunity. We hope we can eventually do more, moneywise, but we feel this is a good starting place.”
Applications must be received by April 30 for consideration by the arts council panel. Announcement of the scholarship winner will take place at the winning student’s senior awards day ceremony.
For additional information, call Pyburn at (205) 544-1413.
