Allentown Art Festival Scholarship Program
2023 Scholarship Applications Are Now Closed
Buffalo Public Schools A Part Of The Festival
When visiting the Art Festival, stop by the special tent set up for students from the Buffalo Public Schools. The Buffalo Public Schools Art Education Department is also pleased to announce the sponsorship of five awards totaling $5,000 through the Allentown Art Festival. The awards have been granted to schools whose art teachers have developed and submitted exemplary and unique art lessons. Each teacher is awarded $1,000, which is used for art materials thatspecifically help in the successful implementation of each teacher’s proposed art lesson.
2022 Scholarship Winners
$2,000 Scholarships
Hailey Moore – Rochester Insitute of Technology
Maryel Pryce – Rochester Insitute of Technology
Rudy Soudant – SUNY Purchase
Adrienne Licata – SUNY Oswego
Moira Blood – Daemen College
Total Student 2022 Scholarships
$17,000
2022 Erie County NYSSSA Recipients
The Allentown Art Festival supports the New York State Summer School for the Arts with at least
$5,000 in scholarships for Erie County high school students. NYSSSA chooses 140 students from
across New York State for this outstanding program. Concentrated Visual Arts in several media
are taught by professional artists from across the state.
Allentown Art Festival also provides scholarships to students attending the New York State Summer School of the Arts.
The Allentown Art Festival Inc, in conjunction with The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has established a permanent, self-sustaining scholarship fund. Even if the Allentown Art Festival Inc ceases to exist, the Allentown Art Festival Scholarship Fund guarantees that scholarships will continue to be awarded.