The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod (PPSCC) is pleased to announce that four talented young artists have been honored in the 2020 Scholarship Awards Program. Laura Brown of Monomoy Regional High School, Finora Reilly of Dennis-Yarmouth High School, Rowan Rountree-Hanscom of Sandwich High School, and Emily Williams of Sturgis Public Charter School, and will each receive a scholarship of $500 in the form of a gift certificate for the purchase of art supplies and a set of artist grade pastels. Due to current health and safety guidelines, an awards presentation and pop-up exhibit  co-sponsored by the Cape and Islands Art Educators Association at the Cape Cod Museum of Art has been cancelled.

All recipients of this award plan to study a visual arts related field at the postsecondary level. Applicants submitted five examples of artwork, a statement of art background, experience and future aspirations to pursue visual arts, and a recommendation from their schools. To learn more about them visit the PPSCC Scholarship Page