Sandpiper Gallery offers art scholarships

Sandpiper Art Gallery and Gifts in Polson has opened the application period for its annual art scholarship program, which offers scholarships to deserving students from Lake and Sanders counties.

The gallery uses money collected from two art-in-the-park shows to fund these scholarships.

Scholarships are available to students accepted to or currently enrolled in college, specialized art schools, and vocational institutions. Applicants must be majoring in art forms such as painting, sculpture, fiber art, graphic art, photography and ceramics, or be pursuing professional careers in education, history of art, restoration, scientific/medical art illustration, art archeology, and museum curatorship.

Applications are available from local high schools, by email at Sandpiperartgallery306@gmail.com, or from the website: Sandpiperartgalleryandgifts.com. 

Students who have won an award in the past are eligible to reapply.

Applications, which are due by March 31, may be submitted via email to Scholarship Committee, Sandpiperartgallery306@gmail.com, or mailed or delivered to Sandpiper Art Gallery and Gifts, P.O. Box 1163, 306 Main St., Polson, MT 59860.

The non-profit gallery began over 50 years ago in Polson with a mission to encourage and promote appreciation and participation in the arts, and emphasizes making art available to people and promoting art as a career.

Visit the website or call 406-883-5956 for more information.