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Artist Profile: Janice P. Smith

Janice P. Smith is a painter from Sierra Vista, Arizona. She received a Friends of Western Art scholarship to attend the Ray Roberts Portrait Workshop.

During the Workshop, Roberts did several demonstrations. Smith recalls, "The main teaching object was to capture what was in light and what was in shadow. Where you see two head studies, that denotes shorter time to work. The larger works indicate more time spent trying to capture a likeness and correct values."

Scholarships

Educational Assistance For Southern Arizonans (South of Gila River)

• Mentoring help and guidance by local artists and teachers for growing artists
• Individual scholarships for academic institutions, art workshops, etc.
• Financial assistance for individuals or groups

Call for information:
520-455-4699 or 520-299-1398
or download the PDF application*

*Please be advised there are three types of scholarships awarded by the FWA. Those for college or university students, those for an individual's attendance at specific workshops/events and those for organziations.  Please scroll to the end of the PDF to find the appropriate application.

Friends of Western Art and Tucson Pima Arts Council Western Art Scholarship

The Friends of Western Art and the Tucson Pima Arts Council are partnering to provide a Western Art scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to high school seniors as part of the Arts Council's spring Pima County Youth Arts Awards.

Each scholarship will be granted over a two-year period. The award is for studies in painting, drawing, and/or sculpture.  Students applying for the scholarship are required to follow the stated Youth Award guidelines available at TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org.

Interested students must submit an application along with two reference letters and ten visual representations of their work illustrating or depicting Western life, cultural practices and a sense of place reflective of the Southwest.  Suggested subject matter includes but is not limited to portraiture, landscape, ranch life, wildlife and domesticated animals, traditional cultural representations, and architectural themes. 

Applicants are also required to submit a written personal statement that reflects a commitment to Western Art.  Lastly, the selected student will submit photographs of artwork completed during the scholarship and a short written reflection focused on their learning as year-end feedback for the Friends of Western Art.

The inaugural winner of this scholarship is Marana High School senior Samuel Guiterrez-Solis. His grant award is for $2,000 and will be administered through Pima College over a two-year period. Samuel is shown here with our own Michael Murphy and Leia Maahs, Tucson Pima Arts Council Community Arts Development Coordinator.

If you are interested in applying, keep this timeframe in mind...

• February: Scholarship information disseminated.
• Early April: Scholarship application deadline.
• Late April: Tucson Pima Arts Council Grant Panel meets to choose  the recipients of the Pima County Youth Scholarship Awards and the Friends of Western Art Youth Arts Scholarship.
• Early May: Friends of Western Art Youth Arts Scholarship awarded at The Metropolitan Education Commission Crystal Apple Awards luncheon.

For more information, please contact Leia Maahs at 520-624-0595 ext. 19 or Imaahs@TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org.

Harley Brown Scholarship to Scottsdale Art School

Honoring Tucson artist Harley Brown the Friends of Western Art will present scholarships in his name to students from Southern Arizona to attend the Scottsdale Artist School.

These $1,000 scholarships are intended to cover tuition, hotel and other expenses.

For an application, please contact FWA at...

phone: 520-299-1398

or write to:

Friends of Western Art
P. O. Box 64730
Tucson, AZ 85728

or download the PDF application
*Please be advised there are three types of scholarships awarded by the FWA. Those for college or university students, those for an individual's attendance at specific workshops/events and those for organziations.  Please scroll to the end of the PDF to find the appropriate application.