{"id":75018,"date":"2024-09-23T13:44:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=75018"},"modified":"2024-09-23T13:45:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:45:13","slug":"rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"

Wendy Whitson, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

The River Arts District Artists (RADA) has announced The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund, a new scholarship program designed to support and empower local artists. This initiative offers three distinct scholarships with a total of eight awards this year:<\/p>\n

Artist Retention Grant<\/a><\/strong>
\nProvides $3,600 in rent assistance, a full RADA membership for 2025, a guide ad, and 20 hours of volunteer support to help members retain their art spaces.<\/p>\n

Continuing Artist Membership Award<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Covers the 2025 membership fees and includes a $100 stipend to support members facing financial hardships.<\/p>\n

New Artist Member Award<\/a><\/strong>
\nOffers a full membership for 2025, half of the 2026 membership fee, a $100 stipend, and mentorship opportunities to emerging artists from diverse backgrounds.<\/p>\n

The Scholarship program and application launched on September 15, and the deadline is November 1. Winners will be announced November 22.<\/p>\n

The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund embodies RADA’s commitment to supporting artists, celebrating diverse voices, and preserving the unique artistic spirit of the River Arts District. Artists are invited to apply and become part of this historic initiative, and community members are invited to support the effort by volunteering.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit RiverArtsDistrict.com\/scholarships\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The River Arts District Artists (RADA) has announced The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund, a new scholarship program designed to support and empower local artists. This initiative offers three distinct scholarships with a total of eight awards this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":75020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news-and-updates"],"yoast_head":"\nRAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships - The Laurel of Asheville<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The River Arts District Artists (RADA) has announced The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund, a new scholarship program designed to support and empower local artists. This initiative offers three distinct scholarships with a total of eight awards this year.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships - The Laurel of Asheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The River Arts District Artists (RADA) has announced The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund, a new scholarship program designed to support and empower local artists. This initiative offers three distinct scholarships with a total of eight awards this year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Laurel of Asheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelaurelofasheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-23T17:44:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-23T17:45:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wendy-e1727113476302.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1096\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"687\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Amy Pryor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AshevilleLaurel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AshevilleLaurel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Amy Pryor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Amy Pryor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00\"},\"headline\":\"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-23T17:44:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-23T17:45:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":200,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/wendy-e1727113476302.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Latest News & Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/\",\"name\":\"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships - The Laurel of Asheville\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/wendy-e1727113476302.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-23T17:44:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-23T17:45:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00\"},\"description\":\"The River Arts District Artists (RADA) has announced The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund, a new scholarship program designed to support and empower local artists. This initiative offers three distinct scholarships with a total of eight awards this year.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/wendy-e1727113476302.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/wendy-e1727113476302.png\",\"width\":1096,\"height\":687},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/latest-news-and-updates\\\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Laurel of Asheville\",\"description\":\"The Arts and Culture of Communities Across the Mountains\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00\",\"name\":\"Amy Pryor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Amy Pryor\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships - The Laurel of Asheville","description":"The River Arts District Artists (RADA) has announced The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund, a new scholarship program designed to support and empower local artists. This initiative offers three distinct scholarships with a total of eight awards this year.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships - The Laurel of Asheville","og_description":"The River Arts District Artists (RADA) has announced The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund, a new scholarship program designed to support and empower local artists. This initiative offers three distinct scholarships with a total of eight awards this year.","og_url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/","og_site_name":"The Laurel of Asheville","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelaurelofasheville","article_published_time":"2024-09-23T17:44:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-09-23T17:45:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1096,"height":687,"url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wendy-e1727113476302.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Amy Pryor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AshevilleLaurel","twitter_site":"@AshevilleLaurel","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Amy Pryor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/"},"author":{"name":"Amy Pryor","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#\/schema\/person\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00"},"headline":"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships","datePublished":"2024-09-23T17:44:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-23T17:45:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/"},"wordCount":200,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wendy-e1727113476302.png","articleSection":["Latest News & Updates"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/","name":"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships - The Laurel of Asheville","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wendy-e1727113476302.png","datePublished":"2024-09-23T17:44:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-23T17:45:13+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#\/schema\/person\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00"},"description":"The River Arts District Artists (RADA) has announced The Wendy Whitson Artist Fund, a new scholarship program designed to support and empower local artists. This initiative offers three distinct scholarships with a total of eight awards this year.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wendy-e1727113476302.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wendy-e1727113476302.png","width":1096,"height":687},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/latest-news-and-updates\/rad-artists-launch-wendy-whitson-artist-fund-with-scholarship-opportunities\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"RAD Artists Launch Wendy Whitson Artist Fund with Scholarships"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/","name":"The Laurel of Asheville","description":"The Arts and Culture of Communities Across the Mountains","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#\/schema\/person\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00","name":"Amy Pryor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Amy Pryor"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75018"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75022,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75018\/revisions\/75022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}