EXETER — The Seacoast Artist Association has awarded ten 2025 art scholarships to high school seniors continuing with their art studies at either a two or four year college or university. For the last 37 years, the scholarship committee has worked with local public high school teachers and guidance counselors who choose a talented senior from each school. Each student needs to show strong artist work. This is a competitive scholarship, but the winner is chosen by the High School’s Scholarship team, not Seacoast Artist Association. Applicants need to present a completed application, an artist statement including reason for wanting to study visual art, a portfolio of work, letter of recommendation and proof of acceptance in a two- or four-year visual arts program. This year the Seacoast Artist Association is providing scholarships to 10 students.
The 2025 SAA Scholarship Award Winners and their future concentration of studies are as follows:
Jillian Black, Portsmouth High School, Intended Major – MFA, Maine College of Art and Design
Annalise Courcy “Rin,” Sanborn Regional High School, Intended Major – Film Making – Champaign College
Samantha Gravener, Exeter High School, Intended Major – Fine Arts – Great Bay Community College
Lillie Hamilton, Somersworth High School, Intended Major – Graphic Design – Suffolk University
Brennan Nalen, Spaulding High School, Intended Major – Game Art – Southern New Hampshire University
Alex Lomerson, Winnacunnet High School, Intended Major – Interactive Design 2-D Art Track – Clark University
Elena Pavlik, Oyster River High School, Intended Major – Architecture – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Mia Weglarz, Oyster River High School, Intended Major – Architecture – Roger Williams University
Maria Wheeler, Epping High School, Intended Major – Architecture – Wentworth Institute of Technology
Jason Williams, Newmarket High School, Intended Major – Art/ Psychology – Great Bay Community College
The students will be honored at a reception at the Exeter Town Hall on May 9, from 4-6 p.m., where their art will be on display with art of the Seacoast Artist Members.
