AAG Scholarship Co-chairs Tristyn Bustamante and Gayla Bonnell have created a basket of goodies to be raffled in order to support the student scholarships. Tickets are available for $5 each, 3 for $12 and 5 for $20. Help us to meet our goal of raising $2,000 for scholarships. This would ensure that AAG remain a major supporter of Arizona’s art students. Be a part of the reason art students can pay for supplies! Items include tickets to the Phoenix Art Museum and the Museum of Northern Arizona, a piece of art by Tristyn Bustamante, a lovely bottle of wine and a handmade leather sketchbook by Tess Mosko Scherer.
Tickets will be sold through the November meeting and the winner will be announced at that time. If you can’t make it to a meeting but you still want to donate, please contact Tristyn Bustamante: tbustama@asu.edu or call 480-818-2379 or Tess Mosko Scherer Treasurer@ArizonaArtistsGuild.net.
Previous winners have stated how much the scholarship helped them and how it built their confidence. Because of the scholarship ceramic artist Kelly O’Briant received in 2013 she was able to pay her tuition. This allowed her to focus on paying for much needed materials for work made during a pivotal point in her studies, rather than payments toward tuition. Now, due to her supported progress, she has completed her MFA and has a solo show in Huston TX. AAG was part of the reason she could succeed! Let’s keep this pattern going for emerging artist like Kelly!