Sara O’Brien is a freshman student at the Cooper Union. In her student statement she wrote: One of the earliest memories I have is my grandma walking me around the corner from her house to meet my dad at his bus stop. I would greet him with a little homemade card covered in glue and […]
Vessna Scheff – Honorable Mention for Fine Art Fall 2020
“Waze” and “When You Feel Safe to Be You” Vanessa Scheff is a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. She earned an honorable mention for Fine Art in the Fall 2020 Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation Scholarship program. In her student statement she wrote: My hair is natural. My hair is […]
Katherine Prior – Honorable Mention for Art History Essay Fall 2020
Katherine Prior is a sophomore Art History & Museum Professions major at the Fashion Institute of Technology. I was fortunate to grow up surrounded by the arts. I was homeschooled, so I was able to travel through Europe and over the United States because of my father’s job. In every place my family went, we […]
Eleanor Miller – Honorable Mention for Art History Essay Fall 2020
Eleanor Miller is passionate about art historical research and contemplation. She’s a sophomore at Colgate University. In her student statement she wrote: “My absolute favorite classes have been in art history; beginning with my first semester freshman year when I took Native Arts of North America–a class that focused on different indigenous cultures across various […]
Noah Cox – Winner of Art History Scholarship Fall 2020
Noah Ganun Cox is a junior majoring in Art History at New College of Florida. His winning essay is posted below. In his student statement he wrote: As a student of Art History, a museum career has been my long term academic and professional goal. Studying at New College of Florida has provided me with […]
Deyjah Stewart – Winner of Art Scholarship Fall 2020
Deyjah Stewart, is a junior at Texas Woman’s University, where she is majoring in Fine Arts In her student statement she wrote: Obtaining an art-related career has been my top goal and I feel that continuing my art education in college would help me learn the professional side of the art world, whether it’s teaching, […]