Ohio Governor Youth Art Exhibition

2008 Scholarships

The following schools, with contact information, are offering scholarships to 11th and 12th grade students who have work accepted in the 2008 Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition. In most cases students will need to apply to these schools before they are eligible candidates for these scholarships.

Alfred University, School of Art and Design
Colleen Clarke, Art Enrollment Specialist
Alumni Hall, One Saxon Drive
Alfred, NY 14802
(800) 541-9229 or (607) 871-2115
e-mail: admwww@alfred.edu
Academic and artistic scholarships available.

AMACO/Brent Pottery Equipment
Diana Faris, Director of Art Education Sales
6060 Guion Road
Indianapolis, IN 46254
(800) 374-1600
One $100 gift certificate (selection by State Jury).

Art Academy of Cincinnati
John Wadell, Director of Admissions
1212 Jackson Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-7106
(800) 323-5692 or (513) 562-8740
e-mail: admissions@artacademy.edu
$4,000 over 4 years ($1,000 per year) to students who have applied and been accepted to the Art Academy before March 1, 2008.

Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Brandi Weber, Assoc. Director of Admissions
420 Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(800) 275-2470 or (412) 263-6600 
e-mail: admissions-aip@aii.edu
Two scholarships at $10,000 each are available. Winners must matriculate by the July or October of 2008 session. Additional specifications will be provided to candidate upon award.

Ashland University
Keith Dull, Chair, Art Department 
401 College Avenue
Ashland, OH 44805-3799
(800) 882-1548 or (419) 289-5981 
Fax: (419) 289-5638
e-mail: kdull@ashland.edu
Three scholarships of $3,000 each are available to exhibitors, renewable based upon the criteria established by the Department of Art and contingent upon enrollment at Ashland University for the 2008-2009 year with a major in art. Ashland University has a new B.F.A. degree in Fine Art, effective the 2006-07 academic year, and invites applications.

Bowling Green State University, School of Art
Murray McKay, Coor. of Fine Arts Admiss. and Promo.
1000 Fine Arts Center
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0204
(419) 372-2786 Fax: (419) 372-2544
The School of Art will offer one $1,000 award to a Governor's Exhibitor. This scholarship is contingent upon prior acceptance from Bowling Green State University Admissions and successful completion of the Portfolio Review process required for BFA candidacy in the School of Art.

Ceramics Monthly
Sherman Hall, Editor
735 Ceramic Place, Suite 100
Westerville, OH 43081
(614) 895-4220 Fax: (614) 891-8960
e-mail: shall@ceramicsmonthly.org
A copy of the book "Pioneer Pottery " by Michael Cardew, will be awarded to all students exhibiting ceramics in the State Exhibition.

College for Creative Studies
Amy Armand, Proj. Mgr., Enr. Services
201 E. Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202-4034
(800) 952-2787 or (313) 664-7400
e-mail: admissions@collegeforcreativestudies.edu
One scholarship for $2,000, and one scholarship for $1,000 are available to accepted students. These awards are available to accepted students. These awards are available for four years, provided a 3.0 gpa is maintained.

College of Mount St. Joseph
Peggy Minnich, Director of Admissions
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233
(800) 654-9314 or (513) 244-4200
e-mail: admissions@mail.msj.edu
Scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $10,000 are available. Students must apply and be accepted for admission.

Cleveland Institute of Art
Kelly Urquhard, Office of Admissions
11141 East Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44106
(800) 223-4700 or (216) 427-7418
Fax: (216) 754-3634
e-mail: kurquhart@cia.edu
Scholarships available.

Columbus College of Art and Design
David B. Cosko, Assoc. Dir. of Admissions
107 N. 9th Street
Columbus, OH 43215-1700
(614) 222-3261 or (877) 997-CCAD 
e-mail: admissions@ccad.edu
Scholarships available.

Corcoran College of Art and Design
Alissa Barbato, Asst. Director of Admission
500 17th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20006-1809
(800) 888-CORCORAN or (202) 639-1814
e-mail: admissions@corcoran.org
Up to three scholarships, in the amount of $2,000 to $5,000 per year, are available for students selected to exhibit at the state level.

Kansas City Art Institute
Julia Welles, Assoc. Dir. of Admissions
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64111
(800) 522-5224 or (816) 802-3309
e-mail: admiss@kcai.edu
$10,000 over four years, to an exhibiting student who has also completed an application for admission by March 1st.

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State
Sandy K. Britton, Dir. of Enrollment Management
17 Fountain Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3002
(800) 676-2787 or (616) 451-2787
Fax: (616) 831-9689
e-mail: brittons@ferris.edu
Three scholarships, in the amount of $14,000 each, to be distributed over four years. Scholarship renewal is contingent upon maintaining the minimum cumulative g.p.a. of 3.0.  Additional scholarships available through the College's Merit Scholarship and Art Day Competition.

KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Sarah R. Johnson, V.P. Foundation Services
One W. Fourth Street, Suite 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(877) 852-3863 or (513) 929-1113
Annual Purchase Award for one student in the State Exhibition who is selected and chooses to sell his/her artwork.

Maryland Institute College of Art
Melinda Zacher, Scholarship Coordinator
1300 Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 225-2222 or (866) 805-MICA
Fax: (410) 225-2337
e-mail: mzacher@mica.edu
One scholarship in the amount of $12,000, distributed over four years, will be offered specifically to a student selected to exhibit at the state level. Scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $30,000 are also available on a competitive basis. Application deadline is February 15, 2008.

Memphis College of Art
Annette Moore, Director of Admissions
1930 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104-2764
(800) 727-1088 or (901) 272-5151
e-mail: amoore@mca.edu
Three renewable scholarships at $5,000 each, distributed over four years to Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibitors. Students must apply and be accepted for admission. Other renewable tuition scholarships ranging from $3,500 to $11,000 per year available to applicants dependent on application credential scores.

Moore College of Art & Design
Heeseung Lee, Director of Admissions
20th Street & The Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 965-4014 or (800) 523-2025 
Fax: (215) 568-3547
email: hlee@moore.edu
Three Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 per year of study are available to O.G.Y.A.E exhibitors. Additional Merit Scholarship are available for up to $9,000 per year to qualified admitted students based on review of portfolio and prior academic achievement. Scholarship renewal is contingent upon maintaining the required GPA for each scholarship awarded.

Mount Union College
Amy Tomko, VP for Enrollment Services
1972 Clark Ave.
Alliance, OH 44601-3993
(800) 334-6682 or (330) 823-2590
Fax: (330) 823-5097
e-mail: tomkoaa@muc.edu
Mount Union College will offer one $2,000 art scholarship to a recipient selected from the participants in the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition at the state level. This offer will be contingent upon a portfolio review and admission to the College. In addition, art proficiency awards are available from Mount Union College on a competitive basis as the result of a portfolio review during a campus visit and contingent upon admission to the College.

New Hampshire Institute of Art
Liam Sullivan, Dir. of Enrollment and Student Services
148 Concord Street
Manchester, NH 03104
(866) 241-4918 or (603) 836-2575
Fax: (603) 647-0658
email: lsullivan@nhia.edu
Five scholarships of $1,000 per year, for up to 4 years ($4,000), are available. Graduating seniors in high school must attend NHIA as a full time student. Artwork chosen must come from categories #2,4,8,9,10,11, or 12.

Ohio Dominican University
Nicole Evans, Dir. of Admissions
1216 Sunbury Road
Columbus, OH 43219-2099
(614) 251-4500 or (800) 955-OHIO
email: admissions@ohiodominican.edu
Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 are available to students who apply and qualify based on GPA and standardized test scores.

Ohio Northern University
Karen P. Condeni, V.P. Enrollment
or Brit Rowe, Department of Art
525 S. Main Street
Ada, OH 45810
(419) 772-2260 or (888) 408-4668
Fax: (419) 772-2313
Scholarships available.

The Ohio State University
Sergio Soave, Art Dept. Chair
Department of Art, 146 Hopkins Hall
30 W. 15th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210-1363
(614) 292-5072 Fax: (614) 292-1674
email: soave.1@osu.edu

Three scholarships available in the amount of $1,000. Each is dedicated specifically to an exhibitor in the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition. These scholarships are contingent upon enrollment at the Ohio State University during the 2008-2009 academic year with a major in the Department of Art.

Ohio University, School of Art
David LaPalombara, Director/Rosemarie Basile, Asst. Director of Student Services
528 Seigfred Hall, Athens, OH 45701
(740) 593-4290 or (800) 766-8278 Fax: (740) 593-0457
www.ohiou.edu/art
e-mail: basile@ohio.edu
The School of Art at Ohio University has a total of $35,000 in renewable, GPA-based scholarships to award to promising incoming Freshmen. Of these monies, $5,000 - $10,000 has been earmarked for one or two students who have work selected for the State Exhibition, with the total amount for each student equal to $20,000.

Otterbein College
Debbie Byrne, Admissions Counselor
One Otterbein College
Westerville, OH 43081-2006
(614) 823-1500 or (800) 488-8144
e-mail: dbyrne@otterbein.edu
Talent and Merit Scholarships ranging from $500 to $13,000 per year. 

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Stanislaus Gredius, Vice President
128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 972-7625 Fax: (215) 569-0153
e-mail: admissions@pafa.edu
$2,000 to $4,000 per year, based on merit (academic and artistic). Complete applications and portfolio must be submitted by March 1st merit deadline.

Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Lisa Doutt-Mason, Assoc. Dir. of High School Relations
1111 McKee Road
Oakdale, PA 15071
(800) 644-7784 or (412) 809-5100
web: www.pti.edu
e-mail: douttmason.lisa@pti.edu
Pittsburgh Technical Institute will award one scholarship. The value of the scholarship will be $6,000 for the first year and is renewable for an additional $6,000 for the second year if the recipient maintains a 3.0 average. The applicant must meet admission requirements. The applicant must enroll and start classes in either July or October of the year of his/her high school graduation. 

Purchase College, SUNY: School of Art + Design at
Ravi Rajan, Assistant Dean
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, New York 10577
(914) 251-6750 Fax: (914) 251-6793
e-mail: art+design@purchase.edu
Scholarships exclusive to the School of Art+Design based upon strength of portfolio as well as honoring participation in certain art programs and competitions (Scholastics, Marie Walsh Sharpe Summer Seminar, NFAA ARTS Awards, Presidential Scholars in the Arts, etc.) are available. General scholarships are also available, as are state and federal financial aid grants based upon student need.

Pottery Making Illustrated
Bill Jones, Editor
735 Ceramic Place (P.O. Box 6136)
Westerville, OH 43081
e-mail: tfrederich@ceramics.org
A copy of the book "Pioneer Pottery Making", by Michael Cardew, will be awarded to all students exhibiting ceramics in the State Exhibition.

Quilt / Surface Design International, LTD.
Linda Fowler, Executive Director
464 Vermont Place
Columbus, Ohio 43201
(614) 297-1585 Fax: (614) 297-1585
One scholarship for a 5-day class at the Quilt/Surface Design Symposium in Columbus, Ohio. Classes of the highest quality and most comprehensive range are offered in design, theory, art quilt sewing techniques, and methods of creating unique fabric design, such as dyeing, fabric painting, batik, photocopy fabric, and thermofax printing. June 2007.

Savannah College of Art and Design
Erin Banks, Director of Scholarships
342 Bull St., P.O. Box 2072
Savannah, GA 31402-2072
(800) 869-7223 x 3119 Fax: (912) 525-5986
e-mail: scholarships@scad.edu

The Savannah College of Art and Design awards an Artistic
Honors Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to students
whose work has been accepted into the Ohio Governor's
Exhibition, and receive certificates indicating placement in the top 300 works.  Admission scholarships are awarded to degree-seeking students, are applied quarterly toward tuition, and may be renewed annually until completion of a degree
as long as the recipient is enrolled and maintains a cumulative gpa of at least 3.0.  Students that receive this award may be eligible for higher scholarship consideration upon portfolio submission.


School of Advertising Art
Jessica Graves, President & Director of Admissions
1725 East David Road
Kettering, OH 45440
(877) 300-9866 or (937) 294-5869
e-mail: jessica@saacollege.com
Two $10,000 tuition awards are available to state exhibitors.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Carolina Wheat, Assoc. Dir. of Undergrad Admissions
37 South Wabash
Chicago, IL 60603-3103
(800) 232-7242 or (312) 629-6100
e-mail: admiss@saic.edu

Up to three scholarships, ranging from $8,000 to $15,000, based on the quality of work presented at Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition.  Students must have applied and been admitted before February 15th, 2008 for consideration.


School of Visual Arts
Adam Rogers, Director of Admissions
209 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-3994
(800) 436-4204 or (212) 592-2100
e-mail: admissions@sva.edu
One scholarship in the amount of $10,000, renewable for up to three years, contingent upon maintaining a 3.0 grade point average and full-time enrollment.

University of Akron, Myers School of Art 
Susan P. McKiernan, Assistant Director
Myers School of Art, Folk Hall
Akron, OH 44325-7801
(330) 972-5959 Fax: (330) 972-5960
e-mail: susan27@uakron.edu
Up to $2,500, based upon portfolio. Renewable. Candidates must present a portfolio to the Myers School of Art on or before February 18, 2008.

The University of the Arts
Susan Gandy, Director of Admission
320 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(800) 616-2787 or (215) 717-6030 
Fax: (215) 717-6045
e-mail: admissions@uarts.edu

Four scholarships of $5,000 each, renewable for one year. 
Prior application and FAFSA by March 1st.  Additional scholarship monies may be available based on a combination of merit and need. 
Students must be accepted and enroll in The University of the Arts.


University of Dayton
Joel Whitaker, Art Department Chair
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1690
(937) 229-3237 Fax: (937) 229-3943
email: admission@udayton.edu
Scholarships range from $2,500 to $6,000 per year.  Renewable in accordance to department guidelines. Must have applied and been accepted, as a visual arts major, by the University of Dayton. A portfolio review is required.

University of St. Francis, School of Creative Arts
Rick Cartwright, Dean
2701 Spring Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(260) 434-7591
Fax: (260) 434-7604
Talent Scholarships average $3,000 per year; however students can qualify for higher awards. Must have applied, been accepted and presented the required portfolio. A completed FAFSA is required by March 1st.

Virginia Marti College of Art and Design
Dennis Marti, Assistant Director
11724 Detroit Ave.
Lakewood, OH 44107
(800) 473-4350 or (216) 221-8584
Fax: (216) 221-2311
e-mail: qmarti@vmcad.edu

Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 per year
($500 per quarter for 8 quarters).  Interested applicants
must complete the following: acceptance into VMCAD
by May 1, 2008, submission of art portfolio (with perspective drawings), GPA of 2.8 or higher (maintained), essay directed to Mrs. Virginia Marti Veith as to why they desire
a career in the arts, two letters of recommendation, one letter
of recommendation from an employer.


Watkins College of Art and Design
Linda Schwab, Director of Admissions
2298 Rosa L. Parks (Metrocenter) Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 383-4848 Fax: (615) 383-4849
e-mail: lschwab@watkins.edu
Multiple merit based scholarships will be available for Ohio students who have work selected at the state level.

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