SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:

Society for Midwest Metalsmiths Awards
2011 Merit Scholarships

The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths (SMM) has awarded three $1,500 merit scholarships for the year 2011. A complimentary one-year membership to SMM for 2012 was also included with each student award to expose students to the metal guild and its support systems for practicing metalsmiths.

SMM sent out 52 application packets to colleges and universities in its 12 state Midwest Region – North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. 15 entries were submitted (an almost 30% response).

SMM is pleased to announce the 2011 recipients. Their work stood out among the high quality body of images that were submitted.

Shayna Egan	Lindsay Fisher	Ysabel White

Shayna Egan, University of Illinois, Urbana, Urbana, Illinois
Lindsay Fisher, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
Ysabel White, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan

About The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths (SMM)

SMM a not for profit organization established to promote, develop, educate and encourage individuals who are interested in metalsmithing and jewelry. The organization provides a newsletter, workshops, lectures, an online chat group, a free online members gallery, juried exhibitions and a friendly exchange of ideas for its members. Membership is open to all, without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin.

Go to http://www.midwest-metalsmiths.org/ to learn more about us.

SMM has also provided scholarships to two teens selected from the under-served within our community to attend metal related workshops at Craft Alliance located in University City Missouri. Funds have been allocated to two additional teens to attend Craft Alliance workshops before the end of our fiscal year. The remainder of the above mentioned funds will be gifted to the Metals Programs of our two host Universities in the form of much needed tools and equipment for metals students in-house use.

In addition to the above mentioned funds, with every workshop we present, we give scholarships to two students from the University that is allowing us the use of their facility to host the workshop, a minimum of 12 per year have the opportunity to attend our workshops at no cost other than a kit fee for the workshop attended.

Much of the funding for these gifts and scholarships are generated by members, members families and friends making their Amazon.com purchases by accessing the Amazon.com web site through the small ad at the bottom of www.midwest-metalsmiths.org. Amazon is very generous to not-for-profits by giving back a small percentage of each purchase to SMM at no additional cost to the purchaser. Purchases make at Schnucks markets also help our schalorship fund. Pick up an E-Script Community Card At your local Schnucks Market. We wish to thank all of our membership and friends for their support and we at SMM plan to continue promoting the fine art of metalsmithing in every way possible in the coming years.