Each year the Guild is able to award scholarship grants to deserving Havasu School Seniors and College students who will be enrolling in accredited art classes. The Guild's Scholarship Committee considers applications from exceptionally talented and deserving area students. Scholarship applications may be turned in between January 1 through March 15th. This committee also awards grants for community visual arts projects as funds are available. Please contact the Scholarship Chairman for additional information. Please see the Contact Us page for the Scholarship Chairman's contact information. Applications can be found on the Forms page – see Scholarship Application or Community Art Grant application in PDF format.
2024 Scholarship Awards:
The objectives of the Art Guild are to encourage individual and community interest in the creative arts and crafts, and to develop the interests of members in their artistic endeavors.
This year, we are proud to announce the awards given to three talented young people.
Results of Scholarship interviews and Scholarship Award Recommendations were presented to the Board of Directors by Jan Klatt. The Board Approved results are as follows:
Kaitlyn Conklin:
Kaitlyn is a full-time student at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff. She is in the Lumberjack Scholarship Program. Her declared major is Interior Design. After graduation she would like to become an interior decorator. She is very high energy and very creative; her instructor describes her as “talented, disciplined, and hard-working”. She loves learning new skills and gaining knowledge about art design and art history.
This year at NAU, Kaitlyn completed classes in Italian Renaissance Art, Interior Design II, Interior Design Materials, and Interior Lighting. Next term Kaitlyn is enrolled in Studio II Project Design, Professional Procedures in Interior Design, 3D Rendering, and Buddhist Art.
Her past class projects included designing an Urgent Care Center and a restaurant. Through the course of her studies, she has taken a particular interest in lighting and lighting design.
Kaitlyn enjoys working with various media: watercolor, graphite, black and white charcoal, colored pencil, and colored pen. These skills have also assisted her working with materials and finishes that have significantly impressed her instructors and the firm where she interns at.
This year Kaitlyn has been a member of the campus Interior Design Club and volunteers at a thrift store.
Kaitlyn is currently working part time at The Lumberyard Restaurant and Bar. She is also working as an intern at an architecture firm in Flagstaff, where she is designing a rehab center. She has taken the initiative to deep dive into the 2D, 3D, AutoCAD and other electronic design software needed for success in her profession. From her presentation this year she has matured beyond her years.
Kaitlyn received an enthusiastic letter of recommendation from her Interior Design instructor as NAU, who believes that “Kaitlyn will become a valued asset to the art and design professions”.
Scholarship Committee Score 5.0 out of 5.0
Scholarship Award this year: $3,000.
Faith Davis:
Faith is completing her sophomore year at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in their Lumberjack Program. Her major is Fine Arts with an Art Education Degree, with emphasis on childhood development and multicultural education. Faith believes that NAU is preparing her to be a great teacher and better artist.
Faith has been “experimenting and putting much thought into making art with an impactful message.” The creative/innovative designs in her 3D class, a wire shoe, a cardboard fish helmet, a hanging food mobile and a plant cell made of clay demonstrates a wonderfully creative imagination when given a project. She has even created her first product, a book opener—it actually holds a book open for easy reading!
Faith has a history of working within the community while in high school and she continues to do the same at NAU. Faith visited Argentina this year and became interested in international art. She also assisted her Aunt in setting up her art gallery. She was an internship member of Pam’s Paint Posse, taught younger kids basic art skills, and helped paint murals for the McCulloch Community Mural project. She donated her art works at the HAPA Barstool Auction. She also donated art works for the Humane Society fundraisers.
Faith’s passion is Art, but this year she has identified Education as a strong calling as well. She has some innovative ideas for using art in education to reach and teach students of all ages. She is extremely well spoken, full of energy, and is a great communicator. She is very social and enjoys working with others, especially youth. Faith is creative and passionate and constantly challenges herself to try new ideas and accomplish her many goals. She has a feeling of gratitude for her ability to express herself with Art.
Faith received a glowing letter of recommendation from Pam Reinke. Pam stated that “Faith is an example of how an artist can contribute to her community in a creative way, thus making it a colorful and happier place for all.” During high school, Faith had been involved with the studio in various capacities, being Pam’s “right hand” for many community projects, developing art lessons for younger children, organizing art supplies, and demonstrating many leadership skills and excellent work ethics. Faith is excited for the new opportunities for her art skills to flourish while attending NAU.
Scholarship Committee Score 5.0 out of 5.0
Scholarship Award this year: $3,000.
Kelly Malouin
“Kelly is a senior at Lake Havasu High School. She was accepted in the Bachelor of Arts program at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas UNLV, with dual bachelor of Art and Technical Theater. Unfortunately, a change in the financial commitment to UNLV has caused her to attend MCC for her first two years with a transfer to either UNLV or UN Reno for her Bachelor of Arts program. Her scholarship will be paid to MCC upon her enrollment next Fall 2025.”
Kelly's art skills include painting with mediums of acrylic, watercolor, and gouache, ink, charcoal, colored pencil, and scratch art—white charcoal is her specialty. She is also skilled in digital programs such as Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrate. Many of her art skills tie into theater arts.
Kelly is currently stage manager and theater marketer at Lake Havasu High School Little Theater. In these positions she develops light and sound operations, theater posters, stage painting, scheduling, and event programs and handouts. She has been a part of 12 shows in total and the last 6 as Stage Manager.
Kelly has been awarded Excellence twice at the International Thespian Festival. She has knowledge of technical theater and design and plans to intern with Las Vegas shows to increase her knowledge of various medias in the theatrical environment.
Kelly has over 400 hours of community service, including “worthy advisor” for Rainbow Girls, Rotary Club highway clean-up, Civil Air Patrol and Air Force Boot Camp. She also volunteers as Art Lead at the Parks and Recreation Department, and works at Movies Havasu.
Kelly is excited about branching out and moving forward with her life, while including Art as part of her entire life.
Scholarship Committee Score 5.0 out of 5.0
Scholarship Award this year: $3,000
Congratulations to the Scholarship Award winners!