Incoming+Freshmen+Art+Scholarship

====** Each year a one-time scholarship award is made to one or more students who show promise in the area of art and who is interested in pursuing art as a career. The amount is a $1,000 scholarship award. The amount of the scholarship award is credited toward the freshman year tuition only. **==== ====** There is specific criteria that helps identify the recipient. They are asked to submit a portfolio of their own work, along with some support materials such as an essay and a letter of recommendation. If you have a student who might be interested in taking on this challenege, please let her know about this opportunity. The information for participating in this competition is below. **====

** The Kathleen Kelley ’91 Memorial Scholarship **
The Kathleen Kelley ’91 Memorial Scholarship has been established by Kathleen’s family. Kathleen’s interests were in the area of art. Therefore, a $1,000 non-renewable scholarship will be awarded to an incoming MND freshman who has a strong interest in pursuing an art career. Name: Address: Phone: Name of Parents/Guardian: Address (if different from above): 1. Cumulative grade point average in the art subject area: 2. Please submit the following:  · Three pieces of actual artwork.  a. One must be a pencil drawing of a still life.  b. The other two can be any other 2-D pieces, such as colored pencil or oil pastel drawings, paintings, and prints will also be accepted. No photography.  · Be enrolled in an art class for the freshman year at MND.  · A letter of recommendation from a teacher of your choice.  a. Letter should speak of student’s positive characteristics and interest in art.  · A one page essay typed, double-spaced, illustrating how art is an important part of your life. Work should be submitted to the MND Advancement Office in a portfolio by ** Wednesday, ** ** March 31, 2011  ** for consideration. All work should be identified with the name of the applicant, home phone number and name of grade school. The portfolio may be picked up after ** Friday, May 27, 2011 **. The recipient of the scholarship will be notified by ** Friday, May 27, 2011 **. For more information, please see or call Sparkle Worley, Director of Advancement at      821-3044, ext. 105.