Annual Scholarship

The Bedford Arts and Crafts Society awards an annual scholarship to a graduating high school senior through the proceeds from its Bedford Day crafts booth and Regional Art Show. The recipient is a graduating high school student who will go on to major in an art-related field. The award is presented at the Citizens Scholarship Foundation (CSF) of Bedford Awards Night each year in May. The selection of the BACS scholarship recipient is made in conjunction with the high school’s Art Department chair, independent of the CSF selection process.

BACS Scholarship Update

BACS Scholarship Update

This year’s CSF of Bedford Dollars for Scholars’ 58th annual scholarship awards presentation took place on May 30. 111 graduating Bedford seniors shared in $173,045 of scholarships. In addition, local organizations, including BACS, presented their own scholarship...

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2022 Scholarship Recipient Elise Harfield

2022 Scholarship Recipient Elise Harfield

Elise Harfield (right in photo) was selected to receive the 2022 BACS scholarship.  A graduate of Bedford High School, Elise plans to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She hopes to do an internship in technological design. Elise and Maureen...

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2021 Scholarship Recipient: YiChen Li 

2021 Scholarship Recipient: YiChen Li 

YiChen Li was selected to receive the 2021 BACS scholarship.  A graduate of Bedford High School, YiChen is attending Rhode Island School of Design. YiChen paints in oil and does darkroom photography. (Left) Maureen Reyling, BACS Scholarship chair, presents YiChen with...

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2019 Scholarship Recipient: Max Hon-Anderson

2019 Scholarship Recipient: Max Hon-Anderson

Max Hon-Anderson was the recipient of the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society’s art scholarship for 2019. Max graduated from Bedford High School. His art interests are drawing and digital animation. He is attending Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, to major in...

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2018 Scholarship Recipient: Sophia Wilson

2018 Scholarship Recipient: Sophia Wilson

The 2018 recipient of the annual Bedford Arts and Crafts Society (BACS) scholarship was Bedford High School graduate Sophia Wilson. (Left) Louise Banner of BACS presented the scholarship at the Citizens Scholarship Foundation awards ceremony in May. Sophia is...

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2017 Scholarship Recipient: Kelsie Patterson

2017 Scholarship Recipient: Kelsie Patterson

Kelsie Patterson was the proud recipient of the 2017 college scholarship from the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society. Kelsie studied art at Bedford High School, where she focused on drawing and painting with acrylics. She is attending Salem State University, where she is...

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2016 Scholarship Recipient: Kendall Hiltz

2016 Scholarship Recipient: Kendall Hiltz

The 2016 recipient of the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society scholarship is Bedford High School graduate Kendall Hiltz. Kendall is attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she plans to major in animation. (Left) Kendall Hiltz, second from left, with BACS...

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