Friends of the Woodstock Art Gallery Legacy Scholarship

Each year, the Woodstock Art Gallery awards a graduating high school student from Oxford County $1,000 towards post-secondary education in the arts.

The Visual Arts Scholarship was established in 1990 as a project of the Friends of the Woodstock Art Gallery. A reserve fund was created following the retirement of the Friends in 2018, a the award was renamed the Friends of the Woodstock Legacy Scholarship.

The scholarship is open to graduating high school students from Oxford County who have received proof of acceptance and confirmation to attend an accredited post-secondary institution in the field of visual, fine or media arts including, but not limited to:

  • Graphic design
  • Film
  • Photography
  • Electronic media
  • Computer-generated arts
  • Painting
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture
  • Fibre arts

Students must submit an online application that includes:

  • List of extra-curricular activities, interests and volunteer work (e.g. sports, clubs, community projects etc.)
  • Letter of acceptance from post-secondary institution
  • Letter of recommendation from a community member, excluding family or friends (e.g. art teacher, employer, professional connection, coach, etc.)
  • One page artist statement about your process and interest in pursuing studies in the arts
  • Applicant headshot
  • A maximum of 10 digital images and/or new media files of your artwork. Files must be no larger than 5MB each. Images may be submitted as .jpg, .jpeg, or .png files. New media works must be submitted in .gif format. Files must be labelled: "Student's Last Name_Title of Work" (e.g. Smith_My Artwork)
  • For web-based new media artworks, a link may be provided to view the artwork.

Applications for the 2026 scholarship are now closed. Please check back for information about the 2027 scholarship in January.