Yukon School of Visual Art announces new entrance scholarships

DAWSON CITY – The Yukon School of Visual Art (SOVA) has two new reasons why young artists across North America should consider the only art school north of 60 for their foundation year. The School has announced two new entrance scholarships of $1,000 each – one for full-time students applying from within Yukon, and another for full-time students applying from anywhere else in North America.

“Our location, our faculty of practicing artists, our small class size, our connections with local First Nations culture, together provide an attractive and compelling package for prospective students. The introduction of these entrance scholarships enables us to more directly compete with bigger schools across Canada and the US, all of whom offer financial incentives to promising applicants,” said Dr. Curtis Collins, SOVA chair and program director.

The scholarships will be offered for the first time in 2014, with a March 31 deadline for applications. Prospective students will need to answer an essay question and submit a portfolio of 10 images. The successful students must maintain a B average during the year-long program to receive the full amount of the scholarship.

Collins is heading out on the road to promote SOVA and the new scholarships. In the coming weeks he will be visiting high schools and participating in portfolio days in Vancouver, Toronto, and Los Angeles.

“We are looking to expand our outreach and ensure that those students thinking about heading to art school are aware of SOVA. I’m pitching them a fantastic northern and Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in cultural  experience which, along with the calibre of visiting professional artists they will have access to, creates an incredible learning environment and life experience for young artists,” said Collins.

“Plus, after SOVA they can transfer into the second year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, OCAD University in Toronto, NSCAD University in Halifax, and ACAD in Calgary.”

For more information about the entrance scholarships please contact SOVA at 867.993.6390 or info@yukonsova.ca.

Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA)
SOVA is a undergraduate recognized art school accredited through Yukon College. Students who successfully complete its Foundation Year Program receive a visual arts certificate from Yukon College and may block transfer this certificate into a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at any of the four Canadian art colleges and institutions partnered with Yukon College.

The Foundation Year Program is offered in partnership with the Dawson City Arts Society, Yukon College and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in through a cooperation agreement signed in 2005. A governance council comprising these partners oversees SOVA. For more information about SOVA, visit www.yukonsova.ca.