Five students were awarded scholarships on Saturday, March 23, after three rounds of spoken word for our annual Slam Poetry Scholarship Competition held at Thea’s North Little Rock gallery space. As with every year, we’re inspired by the incredible confidence displayed by each participating student. Congratulations to this year’s winners: 1st Place - $4,000 (pictured above) Jamee McAdoo - Central High School 2nd Place - $3,500 (pictured above) Jasmine Willis - Alma High Schoo

Thea Foundation's annual Spoken Word Scholarship Competition was held Saturday, March 24, at Thea's North Little Rock gallery space, with students in attendance from as far away as Siloam Springs. Monticello and Wynne, Arkansas. After three elimination rounds during a traditional poetry slam, a first and second place winner were selected based on a live scoring process with four judges. We want to congratulate everyone who was brave and dedicated enough to attend our competit