SIEMEN 2025 | Cultural Center

THE CECELIA SIEMEN SCHOLARSHIP in the VISUAL ARTS 2025

The Board of Trustees of the South Yarmouth Library Association (SYLA), in collaboration with the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the 2025 Cecelia Siemen Scholarship in the Visual Arts. Since 2002, SYLA has sponsored the Siemen Scholarship which was established in memory of Cecelia Siemen by her family to provide financial aid to a visual arts student enrolled in a college, university, or art institute.

For the 2025 cycle of this award, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, on behalf of SYLA, will be overseeing the application and evaluation process for this scholarship.

Students who meet the conditions of eligibility as stated below and who believe they show the most promise for development in one or more areas of the visual arts are encouraged to apply. Visual arts is understood to include, but is not limited to: painting, photography, animation, and multimedia works as well as sculpture, film, textiles, and graphic arts.

The $5,000 award is aimed at advancing the study and knowledge of someone who is likely to make future contributions in the visual arts field. There are no residency requirements. In addition, the recipient will have an opportunity for an opening reception and art show display at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod.

The award is to be used for the recipient’s qualified educational expenses such as tuition, fees, and course materials at an eligible college, university, or art institute.

The completed application is due June 1, 2025.

APPLICATION FORM

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

– Must be a student enrolled in good standing and majoring in a visual arts

curriculum at an accredited university, college, or art institute for at least two

semesters or one academic year.

– Must have successfully completed the required number of academic credit

hours in visual arts coursework such as painting, photography, animation,

and multimedia works as well as sculpture, film, textiles, and graphic arts.

– Applicant must submit three letters of recommendation including one from

a professional in the field of visual arts and one from a faculty member.

– Applicant must submit a resume to include awards/achievements in the

visual arts field as well as relevant work experience.

– Should submit a digital portfolio of images, photographs, or video for no more

than six samples of their work, accompanied by a document describing them.

– Must submit a statement outlining how the award of the Siemen Scholarship

relates to their future plans and goals in the field of visual arts.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

– Applications should be submitted to the Cultural Center via email to Christine Ernst, Director of Learning: ChristineE@cultural-center.org by June 1, 2025.

– Applications must include the following:

–Completed Scholarship Application Form

– Transcript of academic records

– Three (3) letters of recommendation

– Digital portfolio with descriptions

– Résumé

– Personal statement addressing current interests and future plans

– It is the applicant’s responsibility to ascertain that all required application

materials, including recommendations, are received by June 1, 2025.

– Questions and queries to Christine Ernst: ChristineE@cultural-center.org