2024 ian hassett memorial art awards
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This award is open to graduating high school seniors at most high schools in the Santa Maria Valley (Righetti, Santa Maria, Pioneer, Delta & Orcutt Academy) as well as those who are homeschooled or attending a Charter high school. ​
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This year we will be presenting 1 Art Award in the amount of $2,000.
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Deadline to apply: May 1, 2024.
Application Process: To help make this process as easy as possible, you can apply via our Google form (click the APPLY NOW button below) or download the Application here and email to info@ianmhassett.com. If you have additional questions about this art award, please contact us at info@ianmhassett.com
To date, the Foundation has given out $26,750 to emerging artists in our community.
2024 Ian hassett memorial art award
We are pleased to announce the winner for the 2024 Ian M. Hassett Memorial Art Award is....
Kaydee Shope from Righetti High School
Kaydee impressed our judges with her realism, use of color and goal of returning to Righetti as an art teacher. She took on some complicated portraits using multiple subjects. The judges were impressed by her "beautiful skin textures", "Good use of light on hair", "Nice pen and ink work", lots of double and triple plus portraits". . She plans to continue her education at Allan Hancock College, obtaining a degree in teaching and art and give back to her community by teaching art, hopefully at Righetti High School. Kaydee will also be our featured artist at the 2024 Orcutt Arts Chalk Festival on Saturday, September 28th.
You can enjoy Kaydee's portfolio below.
NOTE: ALL ARTWORK DISPLAYED IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF THE INDIVIDUAL ARTIST AND ALL COPYRIGHT LAWS APPLY. IT IS ILLEGAL TO COPY OR REPRODUCE ANY ARTWORK WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE INDIVIDUAL ARTIST.
the story behind the art awards
Just a few months before Ian's death, he expressed an interest in learning how to use a computer system that would allow him to create graphic art. Our friends and family heard about Ian's 'wish' and a fundraiser was born. A Santa Maria style BBQ along with several bake sales were organized by friends and the response was overwhelming! Over $10,000 was raised and we were able to purchase the Cintiq drawing system Ian was hoping for. His condition worsened rapidly but he was able to use his Cintiq in the last weeks/days of his life. We talked to Ian just a few days before he died about the idea of establishing an art scholarship at his high school with the left over money from his fundraiser. He got this huge grin and asked us to call it the Ian Hassett Memorial Art Award