By Tom Hodgkin
The Battell Arts Foundation plans to award two $500 scholarships to students under the age of 18, who are enrolled in K-12, residents of Norfolk or Colebrook, and in need of financial assistance in order to continue their studies.
These scholarships may be used to fund education or experience in any of the performing, literary or visual arts. It will pay for tuition, fees or event costs in the upcoming academic year.
Candidates must submit a letter of application together with a letter of recommendation from an interested teacher, artistic mentor or non-family member no later than August 31, 2010. Applications should be submitted to the Scholarship Committee, Battell Arts Foundation, P.O. Box 661, Norfolk, CT 06058. Specific guidelines and more information are available from Tom Hodgkin, 542-1222 or thodgkin@earthlink.net.