Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art

Kathy Metts

Kathryn B. Metts was a resident of Georgetown, SC, who grew up in Burlington, NC, and came to be one of the best known artists of the South Carolina lowcountry. She passed away in 2006 at the age of fifty-nine from cancer. Metts paintings, usually rendered in pastel and watercolor, are always distinguishable by their whimsical nature, loose, moving brushstrokes, and vivid color.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Metts’ earned a degree in art. She was devoted to promoting the Arts in Georgetown and the Waccamaw Neck; often donating her time and her art to further promote the arts among the community. Her paintings had become widely collected before her untimely death.

In 2010, the Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art created a scholarship in memory of Metts. The Kathryn Bryan Metts Scholarship for the Visual Arts will be awarded to a student from either Georgetown County, SC, or Alamance County, NC, beginning in 2012. To kick off the creation of the Scholarship, the family of Kathy Metts gave permission for a very limited edition of 150 giclee prints to be made of a painting from their collection, “The Red Fish Inn”. These prints sell for $200 each. All monies from the donations and from the sale of the prints go to the Scholarship.

The Red Fish Inn by Kathy Metts

2012 Scholarship

One scholarship of $1,000 ($500 per semester) for one academic year is available for upper-level (junior, senior or graduate) students specializing in painting and drawing at a post-secondary institution.

The applicant must be a native or present resident of Georgetown County, SC or Alamance County, NC.

Application Requirements

1. The applicant must fully complete and return the Scholarship Application form.
2. The Application must include a biography or resume that explains your background in painting and drawing. This can be in the form of a Word (.doc) or PDF (.pdf) document or in a separate enclosure. This is a merit-based scholarship designed for a student with a primary interest in painting and drawing.
3. Include two letters of recommendation. (These can be mailed separately.)
4. Include a CD with six to twelve images of original work by the applicant. It is strongly suggested that at least five different original pieces are included in the images. Images on the CD should be in JPEG (.jpg) format with a resolution of at least 180 dpi. PLEASE, NO POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS.
5. Include a list stating the title, medium, dimensions and dates of the works shown in the images on the CD. This can be in the form of a Word (.doc) or PDF (.pdf) document.
6. Include a short essay of 250 words or less responding to this question: Why have you chosen Art as your field of study?

Deadline & Mailing Information

The deadline for submissions is 5:00 PM, Friday, June 15, 2012. Please note, we do not accept deliveries on weekends or national holidays.

Mail to:

Kathryn Bryan Metts Scholarship

PIFMA

P.O. Box 1975

Pawleys Island, SC 29585

843-626-8911

Fed Ex, UPS or Courier:

Kathryn Bryan Metts Scholarship

c/o Strand Media Group

3955 Hwy. 17 Bypass, Suite D

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

843-626-8911

General Information

All scholarship monies are awarded directly to the educational institution the student is planning to attend. The educational institution the student attends must be a regionally accredited, post-secondary, U.S. institution. Scholarship applications are reviewed by the PIFMA Scholarship committee, which is comprised of professional artists, art dealers and other members chosen by the PIFMA Board of Directors. Students will be notified of the results in the beginning of August.

Internal Revenue Service regulations may require that non-profit organizations receive and retain evidence that scholarship monies are used for their given purpose. Therefore, the Kathryn Bryan Metts Scholarship may require proof that course work was completed successfully. If requested, this information must be sent to the Kathryn Bryan Metts Scholarship office at the end of each semester, and may be in the form of a grade report, a progress report from a professor or administrator, or any other verifiable indication that the individual is using the given scholarship funds toward his or her artistic education.

This scholarship is for one academic year only. You must reapply for any future years and receipt once does not guarantee that the recipient will receive the scholarship in any future years.