Since I was 12 years old, I have known that I would like to pursue art as a career.  Over the past decade, that passion has developed into a serious pursuit of becoming a full time artist.  I am currently going into my final year of intensive art training.    

Since financial support is difficult for me to achieve, I have been fortunate to begin my atelier training with the scholarship from the ARA.  However, I need to obtain further financial support in order to successfully accomplish my long-term educational goals.  The first of these goals is to complete the remaining year of art training at the Academy of Realist Art (2021-2022 school year).  Then, after I complete this program, I hope to work as a gallery artist and teach as an instructor.  

In developing my goals, I have had many artists support me in my training. Over the past few years, I have gotten such amazing mentorship from the extremely talented instructors at my school, helping me become a more proficient artist.  I hope to one day be able to help others along their journey as I have been helped.  

My long-term educational goal is to complete my atelier training at the ARA in Boston, display my work in galleries, make a sustainable career as an artist and, finally, pass on my knowledge of art by working and teaching other upcoming artists.  If I were to receive this art scholarship, it would alleviate a lot of financial strain for this upcoming school year for me.  Thank you for this consideration.