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MT. PLEASANT ARTISTS GUILD
MPAG's Scholarship Fund
The Mount Pleasant Artists Guild is pleased to announce a $9,000 scholarship award to be granted to a qualified high school senior living East of the Cooper. Applicants will be seeking an undergraduate degree in an art-related field beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Applications will be available at area high schools, on the Guild website, or by contacting the Guild Scholarship Chair. Art teachers will be informed about the scholarship, and announcements may be placed in area newspapers.
Further details regarding the 2022 MPAG Scholarship can be found on the Application Form below
The completed written application must be postmarked and mailed no later than February 26, 2022 for consideration.
MPAG Scholarship Application
2020 MPAG Scholarship Recipients
Here are the Scholarship Winners for 2020. COVID-19 prevented the Guild from celebrating each of these talented artist at our April Meeting. We wish them luck in their future academic and artistic endeavors. Each winner will receive $3,000
Winner: Megan Wooters
High School: Wando High
College Plans: College of Charleston, Studio Art
Winner: Regan Jones
High School: Wando High
College Plans: USC, Media Arts
Winner: Shelby Rhodes
High School: Wando High
College Plans: College of Charleston, Marketing and Studio Art
2019 MPAG Scholarship Recipients
Katherine Palmer will study art and psychology or art and business. She has been accepted to a number of colleges, including the honors programs at the University of South Carolina and Clemson University. She will attend University of South Carolina Honors College.
Daniel Jacobs, who will attend the College of Charleston, plans to major in studio art and use concept art to create unique settings and characters in the game development process.
Camille Richmond
2018 MPAG Scholarship Recipients
Camille Richmond and Erin Turner!
Camille will graduate from Charleston County School of the Arts and will attend the University of South Carolina.
Erin will graduate from Wando High School and will also attend the University of South Carolina.
Congratulations ladies on an excellent achievement!!
Erin Turner
2017 MPAG Scholarship Recipient
Fred Horton, 2017 recipient of the MPAG scholarship award, presented by Tracy Gansrow, scholarship chairperson, and Mark Horton, local artist and Fred's dad.
Fred will be attending the Rhode Island School of Design in the Fall.
Congratulations, Fred!!