2008 Deadline Approaches For Laila Twigg-Smith Art Scholarship

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2008 Deadline Approaches For Laila Twigg-Smith Art Scholarship
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Georgianna Decosta
Hawaii Community Foundation
(808) 566-5503

2008 DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR LAILA TWIGG-SMITH ART SCHOLARSHIP
Limited number of scholarships from Hawai'i Community Foundation's Laila Art Fund available for visual artists to attend two summer programs

HONOLULU--January 28 and February 4, 2008 are the deadlines for undergraduate students, graduate students and practicing artists to apply for scholarships that are available from the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund (LAF) of the Hawai'i Community Foundation (HCF). The scholarships are intended for artists to attend the 2008 summer programs at either the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, CO or the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA.

The following eligibility requirements are required for applicants:

Be a legal resident of the State of Hawai'i
Be a practicing artist, graduate or undergraduate art student
Be accepted by the school for admission to its visual arts program
Not have received a previous LAF art scholarship to attend the same school

Preference will be given to scholarship applicants with financial need. Individuals may apply for only one scholarship per calendar year. Additional supplementary materials may be required by each school as part of the application process.

Scholarship seekers must apply directly to either the Anderson Ranch Arts Center Glass School. Applications will not be accepted at the Hawai'i Community
Scholarship contacts for each school are:

Anderson Ranch Arts Center - Susan Casebeer
scasebeer@andersonranch.org Ph. (970) 923-3181 ext. 216
See session schedules and descriptions at www.andersonranch.
Deadline: January 28, 2008
Pilchuck Glass School -- Tricia Watson
registrar@pilchuck.com Ph. (360) 445-3111 ext. 29
See session schedules and descriptions at www.pilchuck.com
Deadline: February 4, 2008

Each school will select the recipients and notify HCF of the awards. HCF will selection process. For more information about the LAF, applicants may go online www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org or contact Georgianna Decosta at (808) Established in 1916, the Hawai'i Community Foundation is a statewide, charitable grantmaking institution endowed with contributions from many donors. The steward of more than 400 donor funds, including more than 100 scholarship charitable funds to Hawai'i's nonprofit organizations through a variety of programs.

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