2025 South County Art Reception:
5-6:30 pm, Thursday, February 6, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
NEW THIS YEAR! 2025 Mid-County Art Reception:
5-6:30 pm, Thursday, February 13, California Nature Art Museum in Solvang
Each year, the Scholarship Foundation invites high school seniors to submit a portfolio of original art work for its Art Scholarship Competition. Prominent local artists judge the submissions, which can include painting, drawing, sketching, photography, design, furniture, and sculpture. Each winner receives a $3,000 scholarship; the best of show winner receives an additional $1,000 scholarship. The Foundation subsequently hosts a reception for selected student artists, where a representative work from each winning portfolio is exhibited.
We invite you to support young artists in our community! Click here to make a donation to our Art Patrons Scholarship Fund. If you would like to sponsor your own named Art Scholarship ($3,000), please contact Nicole Jones at [email protected].
Information on the Scholarship Foundation’s Art Scholarship Program, including application instructions, is available here.
Art Scholarships
Schall Family Best of Show Prize
Gail Berkus Memorial Art Award
Adam Bertolet Art Award
Joan Davidson Art Award
Deep Space Sparkle Art Award
Mercedes Eichholz Memorial Art Award
Lorna Hedges Art Award
Lawson Family Art Award
Audie Love Student Art Fund Art Award
McIntyre Art Award
Montecito Bank & Trust Art Award
Amber O’Neill Honorary Art Award
Katherine Jones Starr Endowed Art Award
Henry J. Van Schie Memorial Art Award
Wallis Foundation / Jack Baker Memorial Art Award
Frank M. Williamson Memorial Art Award
Art Patrons Award