Awards & Scholarships
Allied Arts Association believes strongly in the value of art education. Because of this value, we annually offer the following scholarships and awards to artists and art students:
Master of Fine Arts Scholarship
Master of Fine Arts $4,000 Scholarship Competition and Exhibition
Eligibility
Competition is open to all students enrolled in a visual arts MFA program and in residence at a university in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho. Students must have completed at least one term and have at least one term remaining in their program.
Columbia Basin College
Allied Arts Association contributes $2,500 annually to CBC Foundation for a scholarship going to a local art student.
Eligibility
Student must be enrolled in the CBC Arts Programs. Art students submit CBC Foundation scholarship application with documentation of their artwork.
Scholarship recipients are evaluated on the following criteria: skill level, creativity, commitment (reflected in work and grades), GPA, letters of recommendation, and financial need. Art faculty (all holding advanced art degrees), with an invited local artist to serve as third juror, will select the scholarship recipient.
Please contact the CBC Foundation or the CBC Scholarship Department for more information.
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Annual Art Awards
Szulinski Award
An annual, $500 award for excellence in a three-dimensional medium. It is given out every January to a Gallery Artist.
About the Award:
Bette Szulinski was a long-time board member of Allied Arts. Bette herself was a craft artist creating many beautiful fabric treasures. Before her death, Bette and her family set up the award to recognize artists who have distinguished themselves with excellence of craftsmanship in a three-dimensional medium. Criteria established for the award are; originality, fine craftsmanship, and continuity.
Condotta Award
An annual, $250 award for excellence in a two-dimensional medium.
It is given out every February to a Gallery Artist.
About the Award:
This award was established in 2006 by Leola Condotta in memory of her husband Denny, a prominent member of the Hanford community. Denny (1926-2004) and Leola were longtime supporters and leaders of arts and civic groups in the Tri-Cities.
Annual Juried Show Awards
Funded by the Allied Arts Association
given by the Year’s Juror
Best in Show ($600)
Gold Award ($400)
Silver Award ($300)
Merit Award ($100)
People’s Choice Award ($100) - voted on by the public who attend
Funded by Allied Arts Association’s Memorial Awards & Donations
Leland L. & D. Eleanor Burger Memorial Award
$500 given annually
Kathy Dempsey Memorial Award
$100 given annually
Eastern Washington Watercolor Society Award
$200 given annually
Nancy Messner Memorial Award
$250 given annually
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Funded by Private Donations
Director’s Award
An annual $100 award funded by donations from the Allied Arts Association Board of Directors.
Mid-Columbia Watercolor Society Award
An annual $100 award funded the Mid-Columbia Watercolor Society for outstanding work by a watercolor artist.