The 2026 Art Plus Gallery Scholarship is now open!
Application Deadline is May 8th, 2026
Application Deadline is May 8th, 2026
Congratulations to our talented 2025 recipient, Sawyer Antoni!
2026 Presentation ceremony will take place on July 10, 2025 during our 2nd Friday Reception
2026 Presentation ceremony will take place on July 10, 2025 during our 2nd Friday Reception
2026 Application now open
Each Spring, one Berks County senior who has been accepted into a college-level fine art, art education or commercial art curriculum will be awarded an Art Plus Gallery Art scholarship in the amount of $1000!
All scholarship money is to be applied to tuition, textbooks or other requisite course materials.
All scholarship money is to be applied to tuition, textbooks or other requisite course materials.
At the time of application, student applicants must be enrolled at the senior class level in a Berks County public, private, charter or home school, and display proven artistic ability in one or more of the following mediums: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, fine craft or fine art photography or digital art media.
Also note that:
Also note that:
- Incomplete applications will not be considered
- Applicants may be asked to interview with the Scholarship Awards Committee
- Family members and relatives of Art Plus Gallery’s members are not eligible
- The scholarship award of $1000 will be applied to college tuition, textbooks or other requisite course materials
- Applications must be received no later than May 8, 2026
- Winner will be chosen and notified of selection by May 18, 2025
Questions? email Anna Schweigert at [email protected] or Becky Carpenter at [email protected]
For Teachers and Students: Please download and print out the Scholarship Information sheet below for complete details.
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For Students: Before beginning your application below, please have the following things ready for upload:
Note: partially entered applications are not saved if the application is not completed at one time
Note: partially entered applications are not saved if the application is not completed at one time
- A jpeg or pdf of your current High School Report card indicating at least a 3.0 GPA during this year
- A jpeg or pdf of your college acceptance letter indicating your intended major to an accredited college or post-secondary school for the Fall of 2025 semester. Eligible students may be majoring in fine arts, art education or commercial arts.
- PDFs of two letters of recommendation, at least one of which should be from an art teacher.
- 10 jpegs of your artwork no larger than 2mgs each. All work must be original artwork created solely by applicant. Acceptable media for application: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, fine craft, fine art photography and digital art
- A 250-500 word essay in response to one or more of the essay questions.
