The Edna Bost Barringer Young Artist Competition has been established by Arts Culture Catawba to provide the funds and procedures for recognizing outstanding young artists and aiding in their professional development.
Donor Name: Arts Culture Catawba
State: North Carolina
County: Catawba County (NC)
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 03/19/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Created by the family of Edna Bost Barringer in her memory, this scholarship is awarded by Arts Culture Catawba to area youth under the age of 21. The competition is alternated each year between visual/literary artists and performing artists. This year will be performing arts. Judges from the North Carolina School of the Arts select the winner(s). The total amount awarded each year is $1,000. This amount may be given to an individual or broken into two awards of $500 each. This award goes to students planning to pursue a career in the arts.
Competition Description
- Each year Arts Culture Catawba conducts a Young Artist Competition to select outstanding young artists from Catawba County. In order to encourage participation from all arts disciplines, the competition will alternate annually between artists in the performing arts and artists in the visual and literary arts. This year’s competition will be for Performing Arts. In most cases, even-numbered years will be Performing Arts and odd-numbered years will be Visual and Literary Arts.
- A panel of judges from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts will make their recommendation for approval by the Arts Culture Catawba Board of Directors. Judges will seek to select a Young Artist Competition Winner, and First and Second Alternates. In the event that the judges feel that no individual merits receiving the award, no award will be given. In the event of a tie, the scholarship will be shared.
- Judges will reside outside of Catawba County, NC.
- Young Artist Competition Winners will receive a cash award from Arts Culture Catawba for further study in their arts discipline.
- Beyond the artistic quality of the audition / submitted work, the entire application will be considered in the selection process, including artistic background and how you would use the award.
- All qualified applicants are entitled to equal opportunity in the Young Artist Competition.
- The timetable for receiving applications, auditions (performing arts applicants only) and announcement of the competition winners will be determined annually.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be a resident of Catawba County, North Carolina, and must be age 21 or younger.
For more information, visit Arts Culture Catawba.
