Visual Arts offers two categories of merit-based scholarships
for Studio Art, Art Marketing, and Art Education degree
majors. Scholarships are awarded based on artistic and
academic achievement, as well as the student’s involvement
in the Visual Arts, the university, and the community.
To be eligible, students must have a minimum of 60 credit
hours, and a 3.0 or better grade point average (GPA).
Application sheets are posted at the beginning of Spring
semester.
Gloria Shott Fine Arts Scholarship
Up to 3 one-year awards.
Bob Owens Art Scholarship
A one-year award.
Visual Arts Awards
Visual Arts offers two merit-based awards to art students
each Spring semester.
Hal B. Rhodes III Outstanding Artist of the
Year Award
Presented each year to the Senior who best exemplifies the
campus leadership, departmental commitment, scholarly
and artistic achievement, and professional dedication
asked of Art Area majors. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.
Bob Owens Award
Presented each year to the most outstanding student. This
award, which includes a monetary prize, was established
in 2007 by Gwen Owens.
Hal B. Rhodes III Juried Student Exhibition Prizes
Several prizes are awarded each Spring to participants in
the Hal B. Rhodes III Juried Student Exhibition. The recipients
are honored at the reception, and a monetary award is
granted to each.
Hal B. Rhodes III Art Student Exhibition
Awards: Best
In Show, First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize, and Honorable
Mention. Awards made by the guest juror to the top five
works in the exhibition.
Visual Arts Department Head Award
Award chosen by Pam Sachant, Coordinator of Visual Arts.
President’s Choice Award
Award chosen by David Potter, President of NGCSU. The
work chosen is displayed for one year in the president’s
office in Price Memorial Hall, and then enters the university’s
permanent collection.
Social Justice Award
Award for the work demonstrating the greatest awareness
of the need for tolerance, fairness, and equality in our
global society.
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