Congratulations to SAAG’s Art Scholarship winners for 2025

The award ceremony was held on April 16 from 3-5 pm at the Bernal Gallery at Pima Community College West.

A huge thanks to Patty Berdine for her excellent communication with PCC to make this happen.

Many thanks to our Scholarship Committee!

New Scholarship

This year, the Southern Arizona Arts Guild added a new scholarship to our high school program through the Pima JTED Foundation. '

Pima JTED is a public Career and Technical Education District which works with business and industry and 14 member public school districts to provide premier CTE programs to approximately 22,000 sophomore, junior, and senior level high school students each year. Their award-winning programs are proven to increase student success, significantly contribute to the local economy, and afford students the chance to jumpstart their careers and do what they love in high school! '

On April 22, 2025, SAAG awarded a $1000 scholarship to Nogales High School senior, Naomi Burgueno Lopez, who studied Fashion Design/Merchandising at JTED and fell in love with the sewing machine as soon as she understood how to use it! Naomi intends to study at the University of California San Diego.