2026 High School Scholarship Recipients
Fostering the Talent of Local High School Seniors
Fostering learning and connection is a key pillar of the Peninsula Art League, and we remain committed to supporting local high school students as they begin their artistic journeys. As the primary source of fundraising for our High School Scholarships, the Summer Art Festival allows us to invest directly in the next generation. This year, we once again collaborated with local educators, expanding our qualifying categories to better align with high school curricula.
We are delighted to be awarding thousands of dollars across nine students, representing all four local high schools, as they pursue further studies in fields such as art, film, music, architecture, and the digital arts.
Click below to learn more about each artist!
Angelina Brambila
Ashtyn Riensche
Aspen Rainford
Bonnie Dalby
Gwendoline Via
Henry Glore
Jessika Palagyi
Mercedes Brodosky
Zero (Sabrina) Yates
2025 Student Scholarship Winners
One of Peninsula Art League’s biggest yearly outreach programs is awarding college scholarships to graduating high school seniors who plan on majoring in and pursuing a career path in one of the many facets of art. In addition to demonstrating skills in creating their artwork, the selected students must demonstrate good overall grades while actively participating as a volunteer in their school and community.
Annabelle Maben
Emma Metters
Jeremy Gay
Josianah Cockayne
PAL Member Scholarships
Volunteers hours amount to scholarship dollars
From the beginning, the Peninsula Art League has supported learning for all of the organization’s members. As a result, PAL Scholarships are available to those who have been a PAL member in good standing for one year or more at the time of application and who have been actively volunteering for PAL during that time.
How do you qualify for a PAL Member Scholarship?
To qualify a member must be current on their PAL dues and have volunteered for the PAL Board, PAL committees, or at one or more of the many PAL events. The PAL Board recently approved a revision of the scholarship benefits that allows PAL members to qualify for scholarships at a variety of engagement levels for their volunteer service:
- If you volunteer between 4-9 hours over the calendar year, you are eligible for a $40 scholarship.
- Those that volunteer between 10-19 hours over the calendar year are eligible for a $100 scholarship.
- For those who volunteer 20+ hours over the calendar year are eligible for a $200 scholarship.
- Members keep track of their own volunteer hours and notate their volunteer hours in their application.
- Members can reapply for Member Scholarships every year, as long as they have fulfilled one of those tier levels for volunteering during the previous 12 months.
- Scholarships are no longer carried over to subsequent years (i.e., if unused in a particular year, the hours do not accumulate).
What Volunteer Opportunities are available to PAL Members?
There are a variety of opportunities throughout the year:
- Help with Marketing, Scholarship, Member Shows, Summer Art Festival, National Fine Art Show, PenMet Art in the Park Shows.
- Offer to set-up for Monthly Meetings, Programs, and Workshops.
- Work a few hours in PAL Booths at: Summer Art Festival, Open Studio Tour, Chalk the Harbor and other events.
When can the application be submitted?
Scholarship applications can be submitted up to 6 months after the workshop has been taken. However, if a member needs the scholarship award to pay before the workshop, then the application must be received in a timely manner prior to the event.
What can the scholarship be used for?
The scholarship can only be used for art workshops and the materials related to the workshop. The workshop does not need to be a PAL-sponsored workshop, it can be one of your choosing.
Where is the application?
Visit the PAL Member Scholarship Application form or launch it from the link in the left column of the PAL Resources page.
** Please note, you must be logged in as a member to the website to see the application. The login link is in the upper right corner of all the PAL website pages!
