In two ceremonies the 2024 recipients of the Carl Doty arts scholarships were awarded to this year’s recipients.

Joshua Jongyoon Park

Student at Shelburne Regional High School.

Joshua became interested in art at a very early age and by the age of 13 was sharing his work on Instagram (bagjongyoon144). 

He has used a variety of art media, including graphite, acrylic, oil, and watercolour and enjoys challenging himself to a high degree of detail.

He is a member of the Shelburne County Arts Council, has been commissioned on three different works of art, has exhibited at two local art venues in Yarmouth and Shelburne and was honoured to be considered for the Nova Scotia Minister’s Awards for Creative Excellence in the Arts. 

He is currently a BDES (Hons) Graphic Design student at OCAD University registered full-time for the fall of 2024.

“Art will be my path in life and I’m looking forward to post secondary education in the Arts.” Joshua

Mia (Gyoung min) Koo

Student at Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School

Since childhood, Mia had a passion for art. At first, she focused solely on fine art but

 for the past three years has ventured into graphic design and has been exploring 

   new visual experiences and honing her skills through typography, posters, 

   printmaking and motion graphics.

  Currently she is experimenting with various art genres such as sculpture, 3D art,

  acrylic and oil painting. 

  She is currently registered at The Sheridan College Institute of Technology and

  Advanced Learning and will commence the Honours Bachelor of Craft and Design

  program in September.

“I am excited to continue my journey of art exploration and growth as I pursue my

  passion for both traditional art and graphic design.”   Mia

See full application on Scholarship Page of this website.

The scholarship, valued at $1500, is to offset the costs of tuition/training of a student who is in his or her final year in high school, community college or home schooling in Yarmouth, Digby or Shelburne, who intends to study art/design in a recognized program (or setting) of higher learning. Students who are enrolled in their first or second year of our listed professional areasmay also apply.

The completed application form (attached) including artwork, personal essay and sealed reference letter from an art teacher/instructor must be received at the Art Gallery by May 1,2019 .

The  YARMOUTH ART SOCIETY had its monthly meeting in the Community Room where, in addition to the meeting, the group could enjoy the current  exhibit.  In appreciation for the bond between local visual artists and the AGNS, the Art Society voted to become Corporate Members for three years and give an additional donation to the AGNS.

Darcie Doucette, Kathryn and Nancy Doty

The winner of The Carl Doty Art Scholarship 2017 is Kathryn Chisholm of Digby Regional High School. Her visual art teacher is Darcie Doucette.

Kathryn is going to St. Thomas University to study Fine Arts, History and Languages.

The Regular and AGM meetings of the Friends of AGNS Yarmouth Branch Society were held on March 16th at noon at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on Main Street, Yarmouth.