31st Annual Visual Arts Scholarship

About the Scholarship

Arizona Artists Guild (AAG) is pleased to announce the 31st annual call for applicants for the AAG Visual Arts Scholarships. Thanks to generous donors, AAG has awarded over $300,000 in scholarships since 1993, supporting full-time fine art students from Arizona's universities and community colleges.

Scholarships are awarded each spring based on the quality of a cohesive body of work, clear documentation, and a well-written personal statement. AAG is proud to partner with leading arts organizations: the Arizona Watercolor Association, Scottsdale Artist League, and the Arizona Clay Association, plus many esteemed private donors to fund these awards.

The scholarship funds are directly deposited into the student's college bursar account.

Awards

A total of $11,000 will be awarded across the following scholarships:

• AAG Ruth Magadini Scholarship: $1,000. All media considered.
• AAG Erin O'Dell Scholarship: $1,000. All media considered.
• AAG Curran-Bleakney Scholarship: $1,200. All media considered.
• AAG Scholarship: Up to $1,600. All media considered.
• AAG / AWA Del Decil Scholarship: $1,000. All watermedia considered.
• AAG / AWA Robert Oliver Scholarship: $1,000. All watermedia considered.
• AAG / AWA Members Scholarship: $1,000. All watermedia considered.
• AAG / SAL Nancy L. Maloney Fiber Arts Scholarship: $1,200. All fiber media considered.
• AAG / Scottsdale Artist League Scholarship: $1,000. All media considered.
• AAG / Arizona Clay Association Scholarship: $1,000. All ceramic media considered.

Applicants to the AAG Scholarship Program are automatically considered for all applicable award categories. You do not need to specify which scholarship you are applying for.

Online Exhibition

Award recipients will have all submitted works of art and up to 3 additional recent works included in an online Gallery exhibition.

Membership

All applicants will receive membership in the Arizona Art Alliance and Arizona Artists Guild. Recipients of the participating arts organizations' scholarships, Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA), Scottsdale Artists League (SAL), and Arizona Clay Association (AZ Clay), will receive a complimentary one-year membership.

This provides awardees with valuable opportunities for networking, mentoring, leadership development, juried exhibitions, workshops, and other professional activities. Recipients can connect with more than 4000 local artists while gaining firsthand experience participating in an established arts organization.

Meet the Jurors and Scholarship Committee

The AAG Scholarship Committee is chaired by Tess Mosko Scherer and Sheri Ashton.

Jurors are: Heidi Dauphin, Dyanne Locati, Cyndie Peterson, Mary Beth Burgeson, Laura Cohen-Hogan, Ann Osgood, and David L. Bradley.

Submissions are reviewed by a jury under the AAG Scholarship Committee, chaired by Tess Mosko Scherer and Sheri Ashton. Jurors look for cohesive, quality work across submitted pieces, a complete application, and a clear, well-written personal statement that gives context to the artwork. Applicants are automatically considered for all applicable scholarship categories rather than applying to a single one.