2025 Nassau County High School Scholarship

by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 6, 2025 | Children Classes, Events, Homepage, Opportunities, Scholarships for High School Students, Teen Classes (Grades 7-12)

2025 Nassau County High School Scholarship

Generously sponsored by the Kazickas Family Foundation

THE ART GUILD is pleased to sponsor scholarships for graduating seniors who attend high school in Nassau County. Scholarships will be awarded to students who will pursue the visual arts following their high school graduation, and who have demonstrated their commitment to any of the visual arts. This includes, but is not limited to: drawing, painting, sculpture, fashion design, set design, photography and architecture. If you are in theater/set design, you must have had a major part in the design and creation of the described sets/props etc. Award recipients will be selected by The Art Guild. All decisions are final.

DEADLINE: April 7th, 2025

AWARDS CEREMONY: Members Showcase June 6th, 2025

Please note requirements listed below:

Students who apply MUST be graduating seniors and attend high school in Nassau County.
Students must be pursuing the visual arts following their high school graduation.
We welcome drawing, painting, sculpture, fashion design, set design, and photography. If you are in theater/set design, you must have had a major part in the design and creation of the described sets/props etc.
You must submit a jpg of each of the five artworks in your portfolio and describe your creative process.
Application must be submitted online or postmarked by April 7th to be considered.

2023 Kazickas Family Foundation Art Scholarship

by Grace Lucarelli | Jun 12, 2022 | Scholarships for High School Students

Kazickas Family Foundation Art Scholarships

for High School Seniors in Nassau County

2023 Kazickas Family Foundation Scholarship Winners

The Art Guild is pleased to offer three Kazickas Family Foundation $1,000 Art Scholarships for graduating seniors who attend high school in Nassau County and will pursue the visual arts following their high school graduation. The scholarships were funded by a generous donation by Marceil and John Kazickas of The Kazickas Family Foundation. Applicants have demonstrated their commitment to any of the visual arts, including but is not limited to: drawing, painting, sculpture, fashion design, set design, photography and architecture.

2023 Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the 2023 recipients. Our scholarship judge, Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, reviewed all the applications and artwork and selected the three recipients. Marceil Kazickas of the Kazickas Family Foundation presented the scholarships to:

Natalie Hayes – East Rockaway High School
Julie Nabet – Locust Valley High School
Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School

Great Neck South High School

Georgia Na

Overgrown

Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School Acrylic paint, oil paint, air dry clay, collage, wood on canvas 20 x 6

Figure Drawing

Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School marker on paper 18 x 24

Mind Space

Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School graphite on paper 18 x 24

Again and Again

Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School clay, glaze, mod podge 4 x 8.5

Soul(Seoul) Walker

Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School acrylic paint and pen on paper 5 x 5

Locust Valley High School

Julie Nabet

Croon & Cradle

Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Soft pastel, Watercolor, Colored pencil, Embroidery, Unstretched canvas, Ribbon 35 x 20

Disjointed

Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Colored pencil, Gouache, Dried flower, String 16 x 5

Dormant 2023-01-05 4.47.20 PM

Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Ceramic clay 6 x 7

Open Me Carelessly

Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Colored pencil, Watercolor, Unstretched canvas, Lace 12 x 7.5

The Husband Stitch

Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Muslin fabric, Air dry clay, Yarn, Soft pastels, Wire, Ribbon, Lace, Fabric 11 x 4

East Rockaway High School

Natalie Hayes

Hideout

Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Mixed Media 15 x 20

I Just Need Sleep

Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Mixed Media 17 x 12

No Way Out

Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Painting 15 x 20

An Endless Chore

Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Mixed Media 30 x 24

Take Me Way Back When._

Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Mixed Media 12 x 20

2022 Recipients

Congratulations to the 2022 recipients. Our scholarship judge, Dawn Lee, reviewed all the applications and artwork and selected the three recipients. Dawn Lee and Marceil Kazickas were present to award the scholarships to:

Nahla Beltran – Bethpage High School
Anjali Gauld – Manhasset High School
Yiqi Tan – Great Neck South High School