The Arts Council of Brazos Valley, through the generous support of local donors, awards multiple scholarships each year to deserving young artists in the Brazos Valley. Available scholarships are located on their website, acbv.org/scholarships.
The College Arts Scholarship is open to all graduating High School seniors in Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington counties who will attend an accredited college or university with a course of study in the arts, culture, or heritage fields. Individual scholarship awards range from $3,000 to $5,000.
Netta Jackson Simek served The Arts Council of the Brazos Valley's Board of Directors in many capacities; this included serving as President and orchestrated several of our signature fundraising events. In memory of Simek's dedication and lasting impact on the arts in the Brazos Valley, The Arts Council is honored to be the home of the Netta Jackson Simek Emerging Artist Scholarship.
James Young Bradfield IV (11/5/1950-2/22/2021) graduated from the University of Texas, Austin in 1973 and received his Doctor of Philosophy from Ohio State University in 1979. Following Post- Doctoral work in Canada, Jay began a career in research that led him to the Texas A&M Medical School. While Jay’s career focused on Biochemistry and Medical Research, he never lost his love for music and the fine arts. In memory of Jay Bradfield’s love and support of both visual and performing arts, the James Young Bradfield Fine Arts Scholarship will be awarded annually to a young man or woman planning to major in either the visual or performing arts.
Courtesy of Arts Council of the Brazos Valley
