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Scholarships

The department typically gives nearly $10,000 worth of scholarships and awards during the school year. A partial list of those scholarships and awards are listed below. The number of awards in each category vary from year to year 

Arts Bash Awards - $500

Awarded to students in the Department of Art & Design who demonstrate excellence in art.

Arts Bash B.F.A. Portfolio Award For Excellence - $250

Awarded to students participating in the BFA Portfolio Review, who demonstrate an excellence in art.

Dan Favor Memorial Unconventional Art Scholarship - $300

Open to an unconventional art student who approaches art in a unique or unconventional way, in the spirit of Dan Favor.

David L. Smith Award For Art Excellence - $100

Awarded to a UWSP student who has demonstrated excellence in art or design.

Department of Art & Design Leadership & Service Award - $250

Awarded to students in the Department of Art & Design who demonstrate leadership in the department, college, university and community.

Elizabeth Weber Rice Memorial Art Scholarship - $250

Awarded to an upper class student in the Department of Art & Design, in honor of Elizabeth Weber Rice

Festival of the Arts Scholarship - $500

Awarded to a continuing student with a concentration in studio art.

 James Pierson Memorial Photography Award - $200

Awarded to a fulltime undergraduate student in good standing, for excellence in photography.

James R. Hill Award For Excellence In Drawing - $100

Awarded to an art student in the Department of Art & Design who demonstrates excellence in drawing.

Nancy J. Sanford Memorial Art Award - $250

Awarded to a student in he Department of Art & Design who demonstrates excellence in painting

Okray Family Fund for the Visual Arts - $400

Awarded to a student for excellence in art.

Piotrowski Ceramics Awards - $350

Awarded for excellence in the field of ceramics

Sentry Insurance Scholarship - $1,000

Award given for art excellence