The Women’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington, DC (WCADC) is excited to offer scholarships to promote and recognize artistic excellence among BIPOC female-identifying students from the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area.
Scholarship Details
- One award - up to $5,000 in value
- Top three applicants will participate in an art exhibition (location TBD)
- Eligible expenses: tuition, campus housing, and instructional materials
Eligibility Criteria
- Must identify as BIPOC and female
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must currently be a high school senior enrolled in a public school in DC, MD, or VA for the past two years or a college freshman or sophomore originally from the DMV area
- Must be enrolled or plan to enroll as a Visual Arts major at a two- or four-year college or university
- Must not be a member of WCADC or a family member of a WCA member
- Must not have previously received the WCADC scholarship
Application Process
- Submit your application online by April 30th at 11:59 PM
- Prepare and upload the following:
- Original artwork created in the last three years (2D or 3D, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, etc.)
- Process folio
- Reflection statement
- Optional: Request a WCADC mentor to assist with your portfolio review and application
Selection Criteria
- Applications will be reviewed by a panel of at least three professional judges
- Original artwork counts for 50% of the total score
- Process folios and written statements count for the remaining 50%
- Only original, individual work is eligible (no collaborations or reproductions)
- Judges' decisions are final
An entry is defined as an original artwork that must be a completed, rendered visual composition originated by the applicant. Art can be two or three-dimensional work such as drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, collage, photography, and sculpture. All artwork must be original and not be copied from master artworks or comic art.
