2025 ARTS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ANNOUNCED!

The Worcester County Arts Council is pleased to award 2025 Arts Scholarships totaling $10,000 to six deserving Worcester County students who will be majoring in the arts in college.

Congratulations to:

SAVANNAH CHISHOLM - VISUAL ARTS/GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION - UMES

AIDEN CLAYTON - MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS - TOWSON UNIVERSITY

GENEVIEVE EGGERS - VISUAL ARTS - STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL

TERESA GUO - VISUAL ARTS/GRAPHIC DESIGN - POCOMOKE HIGH SCHOOL

TIRZAH HILL - MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS - STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL

JA'MARI SAVAGE - VISUAL ARTS - SNOW HILL HIGH SCHOOL

The Worcester County Arts Council's scholarship program is designed to identify, recognize, and encourage talented students who demonstrate excellence in Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Creative Writing, and Culinary Arts.

In the last ten years, the Worcester County Arts Council has awarded close to $100.000 through this program to qualified Worcester County students.

Scholarship awards are made possible by a donation from John Sisson's family and contributions by many patrons of the Arts Council.

If you wish to sponsor a scholarship award in honor/memory of someone, Executive Director, Anna Mullis at anna@worcestercountyartscouncil.org


2025 - Arts Scholarship Awardees

Left to Right: Tirzah Hill (Music Performing & Songwriting); Teresa Guo (Visual Arts Graphic Design); Genevieve Eggers (Visual Arts-Painting/Drawing); Savannah Chisholm (Visual Arts-Graphic Illustration) Not Pictured: Aiden Clayton (Music-Performing Arts) and Ja’Mari Savage (Visual Arts-Graphic Design)

Arts Scholarship Awardees with John Sisson, scholarship sponsor for 10 years. The painting is by Janet R. S. Paper, John’s sister, who as a talented artist and art enthusiast.