Thanks to a scholarship honoring Tony Swider,
Frann Paige who teaches art at
Clemmons Elementary School, will be studying at the
Penland School of Crafts this summer.
During his 40 years with
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Swider served as both an art teacher and
as an arts administrator. Arts supporters and educators established The Tony
Swider Art Education Scholarship Fund to promote artistic growth.
In late January, Brad Oliver, the school
system’s Director of Arts
Education & Summer Enrichment Programs, and Penny Freeland, the school
system’s lead teacher for visual arts, dropped by Clemmons with Jonathan Halsey and Anne Garvey of The Winston-Salem Foundation to recognize Paige.
The Tony Swider scholarship is
overseen by the Winston-Salem Foundation. Each year, the foundation notifies
the school system’s arts educator of the amount available. Each scholarship is generally worth
$3,000 to $5,000. Those wanting
to receive the scholarship apply, and a committee of arts professionals and
educators recommend a recipient to the foundation.
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