Bursaries worth $5,000 each are up for grabs for five Vernon students attending arts programs at the post-secondary level this fall.
The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre (VDPAC) is offering the bursaries up to graduating students from Vernon, Coldstream or Electoral Areas B or C who are entering into, or returning to full-time students at a university, college or technical school majoring in an accredited performing arts or performing arts management program.
This year's bursary deadline is midnight on Friday, May 16.
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Recipients of the performing arts bursaries in 2024 were: Zachary Friesen, Vernon (first year, degree CIF 2-year, Music Composition at the London Academy of Contemporary Music, Surrey, England); Madison Irwin, Vernon (fourth year, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance, University of Victoria); and Nai香蕉视频直播檃 Fellingham, Coldstream (first year, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, University of Victoria).
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