We had the pleasure of surprising Gray Irene Crews at her graduation party to award her with a $1,500 Fine Arts Scholarship for 2023. This scholarship, first presented in 2008, is jointly sponsored this year by the Arts Council and the Arts & Heritage Center of North Augusta. Gray is a recent graduate of the SC Governor's School for Arts & Humanities. She has been accepted at the College of Charleston where she plans to pursue a double major in Theatre and Marine Biology. Congratulations to Gray and to Trista Brown and Daryam Galan, who received their art scholarships earlier this month.

With the support of the North Augusta community and surrounding area, we have been able to award $30,500 to thirty-three students since 2008. Thank you for your support of the arts!