Two Ursuline College Chatham grads have been chosen as 2025 recipients of Chatham-Kents Arts Council scholarships.
Ryan Tetreault and Tara J. Wilson will each receive $1,500 Emerging Youth Artist scholarships.
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.
Tetreault 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.
Wilson 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.
She 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,” said Laurie Langford, chair of the CK Arts Council board of directors, in a media release. “Practical encouragement like this is 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 council through funds granted by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and Hydro One.
