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Scholarships in Arts Offered by the Huntington Arts Council

Graduating High School Seniors in studying visual art or dance can apply for these scholarships

The Huntington Arts Council is proud to announce two scholarships in arts - the Joan Alberti Memorial Fine Art Scholarship 2016 and the Sandi Bloomberg Scholarship for Dance 2016.

Graduating High School Senior Applicants should read descriptions and download scholarship applications with all instructions.

The following are the offerings for 2016 High School Seniors in visual arts and dance:

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Joan Alberti Memorial Fine Art Scholarship 2016
The Joan Alberti Memorial Fine Art Scholarship, established by Victoria (Alberti) Carlin, is a competitive scholarship opportunity for Suffolk County High School Graduating Seniors who are considering furthering their education in Fine Arts. TWO scholarships of $600 each will be awarded in 2016 to TWO Suffolk County High School Graduating Seniors who show exceptional promise in fine art. Based on the evaluation of submitted CD’s, portfolios and essays, the Scholarship Committee will select TWO award winners. Download application here.

Sandi Bloomberg Scholarship for Dance 2016
The Sandi Bloomberg Scholarship for Dance is a competitive scholarship for Suffolk & Nassau High School graduating seniors who are considering furthering their education in dance. Please note that graduating high school seniors does not need to be enrolling in a degree/matriculated program for dance at college level to be eligible.
One award of $1,000 will be given in 2016 to a male or female student. Download application here.

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The Huntington Arts Council is the coordinating agency for these privately offered scholarships. Students who have questions regarding these scholarships should contact artsined@huntingtonarts.org or call 631.271.8423 X14

Photos:

top - 2015 Joan Alberti Memorial-Scholarship Winner Veronica Lee

bottom - 2015 Sandi Bloomberg Dance Scholarship Recipient Olivia Lopez

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