Youth Arts Grants and Scholarships

Photo by Seeley Swan Pathfinder

Are you a student interested in the arts?

Want to hone your art, dance, drama, or musical skills?
Alpine Artisans wants to help. We offer Youth Arts Grants and the annual Senior Scholarship.
Please read more about each program below by clicking on either
Youth Arts Grants or Senior Scholarships.

Our 2023 - 2024 Youth Arts Grants recipients

Pearl Ployhar - piano lessons
Cora Stone - writing workshop
Hattie Batchelder - writing workshop
Virginia Arroyo - drawing lessons
Bella Flammond - dance lessons
Jalen Kauffman - piano lessons
Mela Bradley - instrument for guitar lessons
Nora Stevenson - guitar lessons
Wesley Stevenson - Flathead Music Camp
Angel Bruton - Flathead Music Camp
Grayson Dawkins - Flathead Music Camp

Congratulations to all of the Youth Grant participants.

Youth Arts Grants

All public and home-schooled students K-12, living in the Blackfoot or Seeley-Swan Valleys, are eligible to apply for Youth Arts Grants. The funds support expenses for instruction in arts such as visual art, graphic design, drama, dance, creative writing, film or music. Expenses may include tuition for private lessons, camps, supplies, instruments or workshops.

The Youth Grant Resources Suggestions page has a listing of opportunities that might support your interest. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to view the document.

Please click on the JotForm “Online” application below to apply. You may need an adult to help you.
If you need a paper form, please contact a Scholarship Committee member listed at the bottom of the page.

Youth Arts Grant JotForm Online Application

If you can not finish the application when filling it out, click the "Save" button. You will receive an email with a link to the form. When you're ready to get back to filling out the application, click on the link at the bottom of the email.

Senior Scholarship

The Senior Scholarship was created to support tuition or fees for post-secondary education. Eligibility includes high school students in their senior year attending Seeley-Swan High School, Lincoln High School or a home-school program residing in the Blackfoot or Seeley Swan Valley. Scholarship awards range between $500-$1000. While pursuit of an art degree is most applicable, other degree paths will be considered. If your degree path does not include an art specific degree, please be prepared to explain how the arts will enhance your educational pursuit and how you plan to stay engaged in artistic endeavors.

The 2024 Senior Scholarship application will open in March 2024. A completed application with all accompanying documents is due no later than May 10, 2024.

Please click on the JotForm below to apply. If you need a paper form, please contact a Scholarship Committee member at the bottom of the page.

Senior Scholarship - JotForm Online Application

If you can not finish the application in one sitting, be sure you’ve entered your email address, then click the "Save" button at the bottom. You will receive an email with a link to continue later.

Congratulations to our 2023 Senior Scholarship recipient,
Jessica Zarske, from Lincoln, MT.

Jessica plans to attend Montana State University Northern in Havre, MT to become a land surveyor. Her studies will require her to understand calculus, geographic information systems, and cartography.

Her greatest inspiration in her life was her Aunt Becky, who she remembers every time she creates a piece of artwork. She plans to keep her love of art alive by joining the Art Club at MSU-Northern. In the future, she hopes to sell her artwork in addition to her professional goals of being a land-surveyor. We hope your artistic eye will continue to be inspired through your work in nature.