OAEF/OAEA Scholarship 


OAEA is a proud sponsor of the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.  The Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition (OGYAE) is a program of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education and is in partnership with the Ohio Governor’s Office, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, and the Ohio Arts Council.  The OGYAE offers students from across Ohio the opportunity to step into competition, raise their art abilities and gain confidence to reach personal goals.

​The Ohio Art Education Foundation sponsors a scholarship chosen from the top 300 winners of the Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. OAEA member teachers may submit an application for this scholarship program on behalf of their student(s). A $700 scholarship will go to the winner’s chosen college, and their art teacher will receive a $300 grant to enrich their high school art program.​

Application Deadline: April 1st

Scholarship Application link HERE!
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Criteria:
  • Must be accepted into the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.
  • Be a Senior in high school.
  • Declared art education or fine arts major in college.
  • Been accepted into a college program for this fall.
  • Your art teacher must be an OAEA member.
Riley Cline is the 2025 OAEF/OAEA Excellence in Education Scholarship award winner. Riley attended Ashland High School. Her painting is 24” x 30”. Riley will receive a $700 scholarship to attend Ashland University. Her teacher Cameron Dedrick (NC) won a $300 classroom grant.
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For more information about the Governor’s Exhibit visit their website http://www.govart.org/