2023 Nomination for Art Materials Scholarship

2023 Nomination for Art Materials Scholarship

Sponsored by OPM and Wet Paint Art Materials
Eligibility Requirements

Candidate must be a Minnesota high school senior who plans to pursue excellence in fine art painting and is interested in painting outdoors en plein air. Candidates are nominated by their high school art teacher or other painting instructor or arts mentor using this form. Preference may be given to economically disadvantaged students who have experienced individual or systemic bias as a barrier to accessing arts education and extracurricular enrichment opportunities.

Award Description

Up to three winners will receive 2023 membership in OPM, a $100 Wet Paint gift card from OPM, a $50 Wet Paint gift card donated by Wet Paint, and selected art supplies from Wet Paint.
Nominating teachers/instructors/mentors are invited to fill out and submit this form to nominate one student for the scholarship. The nominating individual must have the student's permission to fill out and submit this form.

Nominations will be open until the end of March, and winners will be contacted in early April.
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Nominating Individual's Name*

First NameLast Name
Nominating Individual's Email*
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Nominating Individual's Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
What is your relationship to the candidate?*
i.e. High School Art Teacher, Art Academy Instructor, Art Mentor, etc.
Candidate's Name*

First NameLast Name
Candidate's Email*
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Describe your involvement in the candidate's artistic development.*
Describe the candidate's artistic interests and achievement to date, including their interest in outdoor painting and painting from life.*
In consultation with the candidate, please provide any appropriate information about the candidate's economic hardship and/or systemic barriers to pursuing their interest in outdoor painting, such as lack of arts education opportunities, poverty, and/or bias. This information is optional but will help OPM evaluate whether it is meeting its goal to address disparities in access to art materials, experiences, education and instruction.
Please upload 1-3 photos of the candidate's original paintings:*

JPEG or JPG images only, no larger than 7.5 MB each
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION

Please help OPM to evaluate whether it is meeting its goal to increase equitable access to art materials, experiences, and instruction by providing the following information.
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