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Words by Stacey Bowers / Photography by Collin
- Mar 12, 2018
- 1 min
2018 Fashion Design Scholarship Winners
Young costume and fashion designers from across Arkansas gathered to compete in Thea Foundation's annual Fashion Design Scholarship Competition Saturday, March 10, showing off creative designs fabricated from 75% recycled materials. We're excited to announce this year's winners. Allen Hillard, a senior at eStem High School, won 1st place and a $4,000 scholarship, and Dominic Rose, of McClellan High School, took 2nd place and a $2,500 scholarship. Congratulations to everyone w

Words by Stacey Bowers / Photography by Alex Kent
- Mar 5, 2018
- 1 min
2018 Visual Arts Scholarship Competition Winners
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

Words by Stacey Bowers / Photography by Katie
- Nov 14, 2017
- 3 min
Laying a Foundation: Local Architect Supported Career with Art
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,
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