Youth Arts Grants and Scholarships

Photo by Seeley Swan Pathfinder

Are you a student interested in the arts?

Want to hone your art, dance, drama, or musical skills?
Alpine Artisans wants to help. We offer Youth Arts Grants and the annual Senior Scholarship.
Please read more about each program below by clicking on either
Youth Arts Grants or Senior Scholarships.

Our 2024 Youth Arts Grants recipients

Sera Benton - guitar lessons
Anna Duello - piano lessons
Bella Flammond - dance lessons
Kendall Genson - film making camp
Nora Stevenson - guitar lessons
Wesley Stevenson - Flathead Music Camp

Congratulations to all of the
Youth Grant recipients.

Youth Arts Grants

All public and home-schooled students K-12, living in the Blackfoot or Seeley-Swan Valleys, are eligible to apply for Youth Arts Grants. The funds support expenses for instruction in arts such as visual art, graphic design, drama, dance, creative writing, film or music. Expenses may include tuition for private lessons, camps, supplies, instruments or workshops.

The Youth Grant Resources Suggestions page has a listing of opportunities that might support your interest. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to view the document.

Please click on the JotForm “Online” application below to apply. You may need an adult to help you.
If you need a paper form, please contact a Scholarship Committee member listed at the bottom of the page.

Youth Arts Grant JotForm Online Application

If you can not finish the application when filling it out, click the "Save" button. You will receive an email with a link to the form. When you're ready to get back to filling out the application, click on the link at the bottom of the email.

Senior Scholarship

The Senior Scholarship was created to support tuition or fees for post-secondary education. Eligibility includes high school students in their senior year attending Seeley-Swan High School, Lincoln High School or a home-school program residing in the Blackfoot or Seeley Swan Valley. Scholarship awards range between $500-$1000. While pursuit of an art degree is most applicable, other degree paths will be considered. If your degree path does not include an art specific degree, please be prepared to explain how the arts will enhance your educational pursuit and how you plan to stay engaged in artistic endeavors.

Three Senior Scholarships were awarded to 2024 SSHS graduates. Congratulations to Cheyenne Gifford, Cadence Mauldin, and Hattie Batchelder.

The next scholarship application deadline will be Friday, April 18th, 2025.

Congratulations to our 2024 Senior Scholarship recipients.

(pictured L-R) Cadence Mauldin, Cheyenne Gifford, Hattie Batchelder and Scholarship Committee member, Sheila Devins.

Cheyenne Gifford ($1,000) – Area of interest is Fine Arts. Cheyenne will be attending Chemekata Community College in Salem, OR. Cheyenne is multi-talented in many ways with one of them being her exceptional graphic skills. Cheyenne also contributes to the local arts community and the community at-large.

Hattie Batchelder ($750) – Area of interest is Documentary Filmmaking. Hattie will be attending the University of Montana in Missoula, MT. Writing and storytelling are Hattie’s passion, and she will continue those talents through filmmaking and podcast production.

Cadence Mauldin ($750) – Area of interest is Music Production. Cadence will be attending the Los Angeles Recording Studio in Hollywood, CA. Music has been a part of Cadence’s life since 4th grade, and he wants to impact others through music just as he himself has been impacted.