Thea Foundation is awarding 36 scholarships in 2020. Thea’s annual scholarships remain a unique opportunity for Arkansas seniors (available to homeschooled students as well) as test scores, GPA, nor intent to major in the arts is considered during the competition process. There are six different competitions to enter: visual arts, performing arts, slam poetry, creative writing, fashion design, and film—now in partnership with the Arkansas Cinema Society. Many students will be

Thea Foundation's annual Fashion Design Scholarship Competition was held on Saturday, March 30. Students from across the state arrived to showcase their designs and discuss their application of this year's theme: "Grandiose and Oversaturated." We're excited to announce this year's winners: 1st Place, $4,000 scholarship Jennifer Mendoza (dress pictured above and below) Hall High School 2nd Place, $3,500 scholarship Allison Stickler Harrisburg High School Congratulations to eve

Earlier this week, we announced the winners of the 2019 visual arts scholarship competition. This year’s theme was “Grandiose and oversaturated.” During the judging process, each student’s interpretation of the theme was heavily considered. As a way to continue to highlight the talent of this year’s winners, we’ve included each of the ten winning pieces with the artist statements paired accordingly below. Providing scholarships to students across the state is an honor for the

More than 200 high school seniors from across the state of Arkansas entered Thea Foundation’s 2018 visual arts scholarship competition, and, with such all-around beautiful work, the judging was tough! We are happy to announce this year’s scholarship winners: 1st place $4,000 Meredith Muller (pictured above) Mount Saint Mary Academy 2nd place $3,500 Rachel Struthers Little Rock Central High School 3rd place $3,000 Hanna Wells Little Rock Central High School 4th place $2,500 Cl

As a teen, Caleb Tyson knew exactly what career he wanted. When he graduated from Jacksonville High School in 2009, he planned to go to college and study to be an architect. “Knowing that I wanted to be an architect and knowing the financial baggage that comes with that, I knew it was going to be difficult to pay for it all,” he says. “I knew that I was going to have to take it one year at a time, and that’s what I did… Since I was paying for most of my college out of pocket,

In 2017, we saw close to 300 entries into our Visual Arts Scholarship Competition, with works coming from all across the state. Our team of judges carefully deliberated, and selecting 10 winners was quite the challenge! We'd like to say thank you to everyone who entered this year's competition; thank you to the teachers who pushed their students to enter and drove their work from faraway towns; thank you to our judges, one of whom came all the way from New England; thank you

As of Monday, August 15, 2016, Thea’s annual scholarship competition are open for registration, which will close the Monday before each competition in the spring of 2017. Thea Foundation’s scholarship program, which awards 30 scholarships each year ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 to Arkansas high school seniors, partners with 27 colleges and universities in Arkansas and across the nation, who match or exceed Thea’s scholarships, translating to more than $2 million in scholarshi

Returning to the Capital Hotel, this year’s Governor’s Culinary Challenge, set for Monday, October 19, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. promises a feast of entertainment, including gourmet bites from 8 of Arkansas’s most touted chefs, signature cocktails from the innovative genius of 3 local mixologists, and the lively jazz of Dr. Danny Fletcher and company. Presented by Malvern National Bank and chaired by Peter Brave of Brave New Restaurant, this year’s event features a lineup of chefs