Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship
The Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship Award
The 2023 Scholarship Program is OPEN for Applications!
To apply for the Performing Arts and Writing Arts Scholarship Programs - CLICK HERE.*
*note that the registration is handled on the North Georgia Community Foundation website platform. You will be able to pay your registration fee and submit your information on this website and the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville will receive it.
For questions about the programs, applications, and entry, email: kiwanisartsscholarship@gmail.com
Find out more about the requirements, entry forms, and deadlines for each of the scholarships:
Visual Arts
coming soon.
This scholarship awards several annual scholarships for students 9th-12th grade in writing, performing, and visual arts.$5,000 in scholarships are awarded from each category (total of $15,000 annually).
- 1st Place - $2,500
- 2nd Place - $1,500
- 3rd Place - $1,000
Kiwanis Performing Arts Showcase is held at the Annual Banquet at Chattahoochee Country Club on March 14, 2023. The winner continues on to represent the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville at the Georgia District Music Showcase
Kiwanis Visual Arts Showcase is held in partnership with the Quinlan Visual Arts Cetner's Youth Art Month in March. Winners continue on to represent the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville at the Georgia District Arts Showcase.
Kiwanis Writing Arts Competition is judged by university professors in the region.
The application process is in the Spring of each year. The scholarship fund is administered by the North Georgia Community Foundation.
