Founded in 1956, the Louisville Artisans Guild is Kentucky’s oldest guild dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in arts and crafts. Formerly known as, the Louisville Craftsmen Guild, the name was changed in 2003, to better reflect the purpose and membership. The scholarship recipient is awarded a one-time $2,000 award, a Louisville Artisans Guild membership, and a booth at our annual Holiday Showcase in November of their scholarship year. Applicants must apply by Mar 02, 2026.
To be eligible a student must have a minimum 2.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 from a Metro Louisville area high school from Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, and Bullitt Counties in Kentucky and Floyd, Clark, and Harrison counties in Indiana or a documented home-schooled student in your school district from one of these seven counties and must be pursuing a non-performing, visual art-related major in college. Applicants must submit jpegs of the five best pieces representing their portfolio for their application to be considered. Students will be scored blindly through an online review of their applications. The top 20% (or top 3 if less than 8 applicants) will be semi-finalists. Semi-finalists will be invited to present their work in person on March of 2026. To learn more about the scholarship selection process and scoring please visit the Louisville Artisan’s Guild Scholarship Brochure.
