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Don't let finances prevent you from exploring your artistic talents. We have scholarships available.

About the Open Door Scholarship Fund
Donate to the Fund
Apply for a Scholarship
Scholarship Procedures

Open Door Scholarship Fund

The Art Students League is dedicated to offering opportunities to promising artists through the Open Door Scholarship Fund. The Fund seeks to foster inclusiveness and access to visual arts education for adults, youth, and individuals living with disabilities by providing scholarships to individuals of all ages and abilities from the Denver metro area. This outreach program began in 1987 and serves youth and adult populations by promoting art activities for economically disadvantaged families who could not afford to pay for such programs.

Specific scholarships are funded by Art Students League supporters and members, both individuals and foundations, either through grants or special gifts. We are grateful for these important donations, which include gifts from:

Anschutz Foundation
Community Shares
ECA Foundation
First Bank
JFM Foundation
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Meininger Art Supply
Target
The Lillis Foundation
The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation
Weckbaugh Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Wolf Foundation
Xcel Energy Foundation

Contribute to Our Scholarship Fund

Your contribution to our scholarship fund provides access to all the League has to offer to low-income students of all ages and abilities. Donate now via GivingFirst.org or call 303-778-6990 ext. 104 to make a donation by phone. Thank you for giving the gift of art!

The League receives 100% of your gift donated online at GivingFirst.org.

Apply for a Scholarship

If you have any questions, please contact our Scholarship Coordinator, Clare Puskarczyk 303-778-6990 x106. All scholarship application reviews are based on:

1. Financial need
2. Interest in artistic development through our classes and programs 

Procedures for Adult and Youth Scholarship Applications

Step 1
Download a scholarship application:  ADULT  |  YOUTH (Ongoing classes Sept-May)  |  YOUTH SUMMER (Camps and Summer Teen Workshops)

Step 2
Submit your completed application to our Scholarship Coordinator, Clare Puskarczyk. The Scholarship Coordinator will contact you for an interview if funds are available. You will need to present proof of income, and select three possible choices of classes based on interest and availability. Usually, the first choice is awarded. 

Step 3
The Scholarship Coordinator will register you for class and send an award letter which includesa request for a thank you letter addressing the particular funder, to be submitted to the Art Students League of Denver.

Special Notes: Scholarship applications can be accepted at anytime, but are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. If there are no funds available, we will keep applications on file in the order they were received.

Only one scholarship will be awarded per applicant per year. However, if an instructor requests or recommends that the student’s scholarship be extended, we will review whether or not to extend the scholarship. 

If you have any questions, please contact our Scholarship Coordinator, Clare Puskarczyk, by email or phone at 303-778-6990 ext. 106.