Carnegie Art Cornerstones endows $50,000 scholarship for Art students
By Kim Lamb GregoryAn Oxnard non-profit organization designed to support and encourage aspiring young artists has endowed 华体会 with a $50,000 scholarship fund for students majoring in Studio Art or Art History.
Carnegie Art Cornerstones evolved out of the Carnegie Art Museum, which closed in summer of 2019 because of Oxnard city budget cuts. As a non-profit, Cornerstones will continue to promote art and art appreciation but will now do so through college scholarships.
Program Chair and Professor of Art Liz King teaches a Web design course.
鈥淚 think this is really going to help students, especially coming out of a pandemic,鈥� said 华体会 Program Chair and Professor of Art, Liz King, M.F.A. 鈥淲e鈥檝e always had such an amazing relationship with the Carnegie Art Museum. Some of our faculty have had shows there, our students have been interns 鈥� it鈥檚 a treasured, vital relationship.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 important we support the young creatives in the area. If we can give them a platform to tell their story and be successful, they can serve as an example to others,鈥� said Carnegie Art Cornerstones Vice President Brian Paumier.
The two 华体会 Art students chosen each year to receive $750 scholarships will meet several criteria, such as carrying at least 15 units, making at least a 3.0 grade point average and demonstrate a willingness to mentor other young artists.
鈥淚 think our students would make wonderful mentors for high school students or anybody considering going to school to further their education,鈥� King said. 鈥淥ur students can relate to area high school students. They share the same background, so our college students can interface with high school students and show 鈥榯his is possible.鈥欌��
Paumier believes it鈥檚 important to champion these young artists to help them believe they can do even bigger and better things.
鈥淲e show them how to put work on the walls and how to price the pieces,鈥� Paumier said, 鈥渁nd maybe someday they get the confidence to apply to an art school in New York or Los Angeles.鈥�
But perhaps even more important is what these young artists bring to the rest of us, pointed out Professor of Art History Irina D. Costache, Ph.D.
鈥淵oung artists bring new voices, views and ideas that reflect today鈥檚 culture and society,鈥� she said. 鈥淎nd their creations enrich us all.鈥�
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