Camano Arts Association

The Camano Arts Association scholarship program launched in 2002 in conjunction with the Mentorship Program at Stanwood High School. Scholarships are awarded annually to students who demonstrate both passion and skill for the visual arts. Many of the students who have received these scholarships have gone on to not only study visual arts but have subsequently found successful careers in the arts.

To date, the CAA has donated $15,000 to the scholarship program with plans to expand the program in 2012.

Some of the past recipients, their college of choice and their current arts careers include:

2002 MIKE BEAR
College: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Degree: BFA, Sequential Art
Grad Date: Graduated June 2006
Employer: Devils’ Due, Chicago, IL
Job Description: GI Joe comic book page designer and penciler
Employer: Rockstar New England, Boston, MA
Job Description: video games concept development artist

2002 DAVID SMITH
College: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Degree: BFA, Graphic Design
Grad Date: Spring, 2006
Employer: Tocquigny Interactive Marketing, Austin, TX
Job Description: Senior creative designer
Employer: Frog Design, Inc. Austin, TX
Job Description: Multi-discipline Designer

2003 GRANT NEWTON
College: Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Degree: BFA Communications Design with honors
Grad Date: May 2007
Employer: Steam Tonic Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Job Description: Creative Director
Photo Retouching and Illustration as well as Design for web and print.

2004 WYATT SMITH
College: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Degree: Masters of Architecture
Grad Date: May 2009
Employer: a Savannah architecture rm
Employer: Everett architecture rm, Everett, WA

2005 SPENCER SHULTZ
College: Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Degree: BA, Graphic Design
Grad Date: Spring 2010

2006 SEAN DAHLQUIST
did not attend college

2006 MADELINE O’BRIEN
College: Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA
Degree: BA, Professional Photography
Grad Date: 2009
Employer: freelance photographer

2007 KC CLEEK
College: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Degree: BFA, Illustration
Grad Date: Spring 2011

2008 NICK BEAR
College: Everett Community College
Degree: AA, Graphic Design
Grad Date: 2011

2008 LICETT AVILES
College: Art Institute of Seattle
Degree: BA, Graphic Design
Grad Date: 2011

2009 CAMERON BAILEY
College: Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Degree: BA, Painting and Illustration, archieval restoration
Grad Date: 2013

2009 KELSEY DINGMAN
College: Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
Degree: BA, Graphic Design
Grad Date: 2013

2010 JESSICA MALEY
College: University of California, Berkley
Degree: BA, Architecture
Grad Date: 2015