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Published 2:59 PST, Fri January 8, 2021
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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If you’re an emerging Indigenous visual artist aged 17 to 29, the YVR Art Foundation welcomes you to apply for a $5,000 art scholarship.
The annual scholarships for visual artists in BC and the Yukon are provided to work with a mentor artist or attend a school of art.
To be eligible, you must:
• Be of BC or Yukon First Nations ancestry
• Reside in BC or the Yukon
• Create visual art that reflects BC or Yukon First Nations culture
• Have the goal of becoming a professional artist
• Have been accepted to study/work with an artist mentor or attend a school of art
An Emerging Artist Scholarship can be awarded to an individual a maximum of two times.
The foundation also has a Mid-Career Artist Scholarship Program. Again, $5,000 art scholarships are awarded annually to visual artists but for ages 30-plus to work with a master artist, attend a school of art, or work on a special project of cultural significance to the artist's community.
To be eligible you must:
• Be of BC or Yukon First Nations ancestry
• Reside in BC or Yukon
• Create visual art that reflects BC or Yukon First Nations culture
• Wish to further their visual art career and/or extend their work into a new scale or area
• Have completed art training including but not limited to formal education in visual arts, worked with an artist mentor or a combination of similar experience
• Have achieved local and/or provincial recognition through public presentation of their artwork
* Be able to submit a portfolio of artwork that demonstrates the artist’s commitment to their practice
• Be accepted to study/work with a master artist, attend a school of art or work on a special project that is of cultural significance to the artist’s community
Mid-Career Artist Scholarship can be awarded to an individual one time only.
For more information or to apply, click.