The Chatham-Kent Arts Council is excited to announce this year’s recipients of the CK Emerging Youth Artist Scholarship.
The Scholarship was established in 2024 to support two graduating or recently graduated high school students from Chatham-Kent enrolled in their first year of post-secondary studies in the arts and culture field.
The 2025 scholarship award is $1,500.
The 2025 recipients are Ryan Tetreault and Tara J. Wilson.
Ryan Tetreault is a recent graduate of Ursuline College – The Pines – in Chatham. He will be studying in Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program. He has performed in shows through Brio Academy and Theatre Kent. His training encompasses multiple dance disciplines, vocal music, music theory, stage combat, improvisational theatre, and acting for stage and screen. Ryan is passionate about the creative process and the unifying power of storytelling in theatre and the arts.
Tara J. Wilson is also a graduate of Ursuline College in Chatham. She will be pursuing an Honours Bachelor of Arts in English in creative writing at the University of Ottawa with the goal of becoming a writer. Tara is an accomplished writer of short and flash fiction with a love of language and imagery. Her work demonstrates a strong sense of place and creative love for language. She transitioned from visual arts to storytelling upon realizing it “was not the scenes which I loved to paint, but the vivid narratives behind them.”.
“The Chatham-Kent Arts Council is delighted to support these outstanding young arts practitioners as they embark on their artistic journeys,” says Laurie Langford, Chair of the CK Arts Council Board of Directors, in a media release.
“Practical encouragement like this invaluable at this career stage and we wish our recipients much success in their academic and artistic journeys.”
The recipients were selected through a community-based committee process.
Scholarships are provided by the Chatham-Kent Arts Council through funds granted by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and Hydro One.
For more information, please visit ckartscouncil.ca.
