The Sidney Museum and Arts Association awards its Annual Art Scholarship of $500 to a high school student (including students being home schooled) from the South Kitsap area each year in May. Applications are available below on this page, at the Sidney Art Gallery, and at the South Kitsap High School. Applications are accepted from January through May. The submissions are reviewed by a committee. The decision and the award is made by mid-June. The scholarship money is sent directly to the college or art school chosen by the scholarship winner once confirmation of enrollment is received by the Sidney Museum and Arts Association. 

To apply, you must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and be a graduating senior from the South Kitsap area. You may submit work from any media, including photography, graphic arts, pottery, and/or sculpture for evaluation by the SMAA judges. Please provide the following:

A completed application must contain:

• Portfolio containing a minimum of three pieces of original work
• One letter of recommendations from an art teacher
• One letter of recommendations from a teacher in a different area of study
• One letter of recommendation from a local contact (not parent)
• An official high school transcript
• One page summary of long and short/term goals pertaining to education and continuance in the arts

You may fill out the form below and submit it electronically or you may download the form and submit it to the Sidney Art Gallery at PO Box 1399, Port Orchard, WA  98366, or drop it off at 202 Sidney Avenue, Port Orchard, WA.