The Wellington Art Society will present art scholarships to two deserving young artists at the society’s meeting on Wednesday, May 11. The meeting and presentation will take place at the Wellington Community Center, located at 12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.
The meeting will open with a meet and greet at 5:30 p.m., followed by the member spotlight and a brief meeting. The meeting will conclude with the presentation of scholarships to two talented high school seniors. The public is invited to attend. COVID-19 protocols will be observed. For more information, contact Laura Jaffe at presidentofwas@gmail.com.
The students who will be receiving scholarships this year are Ashley Forkey of Saint Andrew’s School and Sofia Vega of Boca Raton High School.
The scholarships will be presented by Wellington Art Society Scholarship Chair Liza Karsai. Each student will have the opportunity to share insight about their work and plans for the future.
The Wellington Art Society has been supporting the advancement of the arts in the Palm Beach County community since 1981 with the intent to encourage young artists to pursue careers in the fine arts, provide programming that expands art in public places, and make art accessible within the community.
The scholarship program was established in 2001 to provide scholarships to talented young artists for art-related college and university expenses and tuition costs.
Over the past 21 years, the Wellington Art Society has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to some of the brightest and most creative students within the community. Past recipients have gone on to become educators, illustrators, authors, curators, artistic directors, professional artists and art advocates.
To support the scholarship program, the Wellington Art Society relies solely upon money raised from donations, membership dues, monthly raffles, artist exhibitions, annual art shows and commissions. To donate, visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org.
