Scholarships 2024
ART ASSOCIATION NAPA VALLEY AWARDS ANNUAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS 2024
The Art Association Napa Valley’s (AANV) Annual Student Scholarships were awarded in person to
seven students on June 24, 2024 during the monthly General Meeting at the AANV Art Center on
Berhens Street. With family and friends in attendance, the students presented their artwork and talked
about their art mediums, inspirations, and future plans. Each student was awarded $1,000.
Through its 76-year history, AANV has awarded over $134,000 in scholarship funds to local students.
The 2024 AANV Student Scholarships of $1,000 each were awarded to:
Taylor Webster, Napa High School
Claire Rock, Vintage High School
America De La Torre, New Tech High School
Alice Mohrfield, American Canyon High School
Katharina (Poppy) Novak, St Helena High School
Thalia Alfaro, Calistoga Jr/Sr High School
Erik Martinez Alcala, Napa Valley College
The Art Association Napa Valley (AANV) is a private, nonprofit arts organization dedicated to improving
the quality of life for the Napa Valley by supporting arts and culture throughout the county. AANV
provides funding, advocacy, marketing, educations, and exhibition opportunities for local artists and a
large portion of member dues, art sold, and revenues from classes contributes to the AANV Annual
Scholarship Fund.
About the Scholarship Process: The recipient for the Art Association Napa Valley scholarship is
available for one art student per public school and is typically given to six high school students and one
Napa Valley College student. The recipient must have been a student in the art’s department,
recommended by the Art Department Chairperson, and expresses an interest in continuing in the field of art or a related endeavor. The awarded funds are requested to be used towards tuition, fees and or books.
Scholarship winners with AANV Board members
Photo L-R:
L-R: Clarie Rock, Katharina Novack, Board President Janis Adams, Erik Martinez Alcala, Board VP
Katherine Zimmer, Thalia Alfaro, America De La Torre, Board Member and Scholarship Program
Manager Greg Wright, and Taylor Webster.
Alice Mohrfield from American Canyon HS receiving her scholarship from Jeanne Dillon, Board Member and Art Gallery Napa Valley Manager.
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The Art Association Napa Valley has been continuously operating an active organization of local artists for the past 76 years, with a current membership of over 200 artists.
AANV is a private, nonprofit arts organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for the Napa Valley by supporting arts and culture throughout the county. We provide funding, advocacy, marketing and exhibition opportunities for local artists. A portion of the member dues and a percentage of art sold contributes annually to the AANV Scholarship Fund, which benefits our local public high schools and college students who wish to pursue artistic careers.
This past year the AANV awarded $7,000 to six high school and one college student.
Criteria for the AANV Scholarship for 2025
The recipient for the Art Association Napa Valley, one scholarship per school;
1) Have been a student in the art’s department, recommended by the Art Department Chairperson and will be continuing in the field of art at an accredited higher educational institution.
2) The high school/community college selection committee will choose the recipient from the input from the Art Department Chairperson.
3) The awarded funds will be used towards tuition, fees and or books.
4) The AANV Scholarship check will be awarded on June 23rd, 2025 at 1PM, at the Art Association Napa Valley June General Meeting. 1520 Behrens Street, Napa, CA 94559
The student can present a sample of their work and give a brief presentation at this meeting to receive their check.
If you are a public high school senior or a community college art student, please contact your art department chair and your scholarship chair for the application to fill out for consideration by your high school or jr. college art department.
Greg Wright, AANV Scholarship Chair
Art Gallery Napa Gallery, located at 1307 First Street is a juried co-operative gallery. Art Gallery Napa Valley presently shows work from 54 artists. It is open daily 10-6, seven days a week. Please click on the Art Gallery Napa Valley for list of artists, their work and upcoming events.
AANV also sponsors the Open Studios Napa Valley. Please click on the Open Studios Napa Valley link for dates and information on events.
