Visual Arts Scholarships
Art Scholarships
Each semester a handful of merit–based scholarships in the visual arts are awarded to students in the form of tuition waivers or partial refunds of tuition. The amount of the waiver is contingent upon the total number of credit hours of enrollment for the term. The greater the credits, the more the funds awarded.
In addition, the Fine and Performing Arts division awards several merit–based prizes each spring: “The Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship” and “The Gene Rister Award for the Most Outstanding Student”. Students may not apply for these awards unless invited by faculty nomination. All scholarship recipients are honored in two spring ceremonies in the Center for the Performing Arts.
Application for a visual arts scholarship - pdf download
Answers to frequently asked questions
Who is eligible to apply?
Current visual arts students who have ever enrolled in a 200 level studio course are eligible to apply.
How do I apply?
Download the above listed application form, fill it out and submit to the Fine and Performing Arts secretaries (first floor M building East) along with 10 jpegs of your recent work and a brief statement of purpose.
When do I apply?
The fall deadline is 5pm, the first Monday after Thanksgiving. The spring deadline is 5pm, the first Monday in April.
What are the selection criteria?
Recipients demonstrate a passion and purpose for their art with work done beyond class assignments.The work should indicate a measure of skill.
Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship
This award carries a prize of full-tuition for the next academic year. This award is by faculty nomination only. Upon request, candidates must submit a 250 word artist statement to the jurors.
Nominations are based on recognized achievement in the following areas:
• Excellence in the classroom
• Fostering of creativity and collaboration on campus
• Development of personal awareness and aesthetics
• Respect for others and tolerance of diverse opinions
• Creative problem solving
Criteria for the Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship:
• Full-time enrollment with officially declared major in a Fine and Performing Arts discipline
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours by the end of the award semester
• Continuing, Degree–seeking student for the following year
Gene Rister Award for the Most Outstanding Student
This award carries a significant prize contingent upon funds raised annually by the department.
Nominations are based on recognized achievement in the following areas:
• A comprehensive commitment to creativity and collaboration
• An interdisciplinary approach to the creation of artwork
• Work of significant impact to the quality of learning at PVCC
Criteria for The Gene Rister Award for the Most Outstanding Student:
• Full-time enrollment with officially declared major in a Fine and Performing Arts discipline
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours by the end of the award semester
