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Bloomsburg University Department of Art & Art History Holding Portfolio Review
Bloomsburg, PA (03/15/2022) — The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Department of Art & Art History is hosting an art portfolio review, exhibition, and award reception for regional high school students on Saturday, April 30, and Monday, May 2, in the Arts and Administration Building.
All high school students are eligible to participate in the review and exhibition. High school juniors and seniors are eligible to win cash or tuition scholarship awards. Students interested in participating in the portfolio review need to pre-register by Thursday, April 28.
All review participants will be able to participate in an exhibition that will take place in the Atrium Gallery located on the ground floor of the Arts and Administration Building. The reception for the exhibition will take place Thursday, May 12, from 6 to 7 p.m., when awards will be announced.
The top prize is a BU Scholarship Award for $1,000. The first prize award is $300 cash; the second prize is $200 cash, and the third prize is $100 cash. The scholarship award is renewable for Art Majors at $1,000 for four years of study at Bloomsburg University, based on good academic standing and funding availability.
The new Arts & Administration Building has spacious state-of-the-art facilities in graphic design, photography, printmaking, sculpture, fabric design, drawing, and painting. Tours will be offered to all review participants.
The BU Department of Art & Art History first launched the H.S. Portfolio Review and Scholarship program in 2014. To learn more about the awards and scholarships or for review guidelines and to register, please email Dave Kube, dkube@bloomu.edu or call the Department of Art & Art History at (570) 389-4646.
To support the High School Art Competition financially, please visit TakeActionBU.org/art
Bloomsburg University is one of 14 universities in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. The university serves approximately 7,600 students, offering comprehensive programs of study in five distinct colleges: College of Education, Zeigler College of Business, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Technology, and new Honors College.
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