Grants and Scholarships for The Advancement of the Arts
The Fantasy Fountain Fund , Inc. was incorporated in 1984 in the State of New York as a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation. The focus and aim of the Fantasy Fountain Fund is to educate students in the fine arts, focusing particularly on the art of sculpting.
The president and board members sponsor educational programming and spends most of its annual budget to award art scholarships to emerging younger artists. We work with schools and institutions to realize the emerging artists’ specific goals. Students and emerging artists seeking scholarships are invited to contact their schools or institution at the address or email below. Applications are competitive and juried. The awards are sent to the school or institution to register the scholarship recipient.
The Fantasy Fountain Fund scholarships awarded
November 2024-February 2025
The Art Students League of New York scholarships to three students to study full-time for three months at $4,200
The New York Academy’s four meritorious students’ models are cast in bronze at The Modern Art Foundry for $8,000
The Art Students League of New York Seeds program enables public school students ages eight and up the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of creating art, $6,750
The National Sculpture Society’s “Best of Exhibit” competition to four sculptors for $1,000 each in scholarships at the annual figurative modeling competition, $4,000
Donation of $5,000 to the Cathedral School of the Cathedral St. John the Divine in art supplies to the emerging younger artists
Three $2,500 cash awards are awarded to professional artists through The Rockland Community Foundation, NY, $7,500
Six sculpture students studying at Bridgewater State University, MA are awarded bronze casting of their models by Zack Gabbard Bronze Foundry, $3,000
Two meritorious students from Lyme Academy, Lyme, CT are sponsored with $5,000 in scholarships to attend a workshop at Brookgreen Gardens, SC
Proposals from organizations should be addressed to Greg Wyatt, at the address (or email) listed at the bottom of the page.