Bloomingdale Artists Association offers annual scholarship

The Bloomingdale Artists Association is offering one $1,000 scholarship to a qualified applicant pursuing a visual fine arts degree.

The scholarship is co-funded by the artists association and Masterpiece Framing of Bloomingdale.

Residents of DuPage County and the surrounding area are encouraged to apply. The applicant must be a senior in high school or 18 years or older. The scholarship award will be applied to 2024 college/art school tuition; the award recipient must participate in the 2024 BAA Member Exhibit.

The applicant must provide: name, address, phone number, email address and birth date; letter of reference from art teacher; and recent school transcript.

Submit a one-page essay which addresses “What inspires you to create art?” as well as up to three images of the applicant’s work. The images should be printed on, or attached to an 8.5- by 11-inch sheet. Please include the title and the medium of each art work.

The application packet should be mailed or delivered to: Bloomingdale Artists Association Scholarship Committee, c/o Masterpiece Framing, 109 S. Bloomingdale Road, Bloomingdale, IL 60108.

Applications received after the deadline date of April 15, 2024 will not be considered.

For questions or concerns, contact Roberta Cencig at (847) 848-3482 or robertacencig@yahoo.com or Lois Shaffer at (630) 924-1577 or litloie@aol.com.

The $1,000 scholarship is a one-time award; funds will be mailed directly to the school. The award recipient will provide the school name and mailing address.

The BAA Member Exhibit will be held May 25 to June 22 at the Bloomingdale Park District Museum. Selected works of award recipient will be included in the exhibit, and the winner is encouraged to attend the artists reception on June 2.