Philander Smith College (PSC) has received a $895,000 grant from the Windgate Foundation to fund a new visual and performing arts program, as well as visual arts scholarships.
The new Visual and Performing Arts Program will provide classes in a variety of subjects, including applied digital media and graphic design, studio art, animation, photography and more. The college will also, through the grant, offer scholarship support to students in the new program.
Students who complete the new program will be eligible for a bachelor’s degree in visual and performing arts.
The grant will be paid over the course of three years, starting June 1, 2021.
“Because the arts help sustain the human spirit and are an essential cultural touchstone, we are deeply appreciative of this gift from the Windgate Foundation that will support our desire to nurture the creativity of our students. In turn, we believe that the College will be greater positioned to enrich the artistic community of our city, our state, and beyond,” PSC President Roderick L. Smothers, Sr., Ph.D. said in a statement.
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