Applications Being Accepted For Local Merit Art Scholarships

The Greater St. Louis Art Association (GSLAA) invites St. Louis area high school seniors to apply for its annual Artistic Merit Scholarship. The organization has increased its scholarships to $1,500, up from $1,000 in years past, which are awarded to two or more students who are planning to pursue a post high school arts education.

Students interested in the Artistic Merit Scholarship can submit an application and six images of recent work by the March 15 deadline. Applications and additional information may be found at www.GSLAA.org.

Finalists are selected by the GSLAA’s board of directors, and will have the opportunity to exhibit pieces of their art at the 2012 Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park at the Greensfelder Recreation Center in Queeny Park, 550 Weidman Rd, Ballwin, Mo., March 30 through April 1. Scholarship winners will be announced at the Art Fair.

More than 80 high school seniors in the St. Louis community have benefited from the GSLAA scholarships over the past 25 years – exceeding $50,000 in awards. The number of recipients and the scholarship value varies from year to year.

Funding for the Artistic Merit Scholarship Fund comes from the $5 admission and the artists’ booth fees at the Art Fair at Queeny Park. Additional donations for the scholarship fund are welcomed at the admission gate and accepted throughout the year.

GSLAA has been hosting art fairs at Queeny Park for more than 35 years. The fall and spring art fairs are two of the most reputable, longest-running juried art fairs in the bi-state region and present a rare opportunity for the public to see and purchase original works of fine art and fine craft directly from the artists who create them.

Visit www.gslaa.org or call 314-889-0433 for more information about the scholarship and the GSLAA. Visit www.ArtFairAtQueenyPark.com or contact co-chairs Vic Barr, 314-997-1181, or Lee Richards, 636-584-5414, for more information about the Art Fair at Queeny Park. The Art Fair at Queeny Park can also be found on Facebook.

Information was provided by the Greater St. Louis Art Association