Ariane Mates, Ellesse Sorbonne & Laura Clarke at the 2005 Sterling Scholar Awards Ceremony

Over the past 30 years, VAI's students have received scholarships from several institutions of higher education and won numerous awards. Students have had a wide variety of interests in art and non-art related fields of study ranging from fashion to physics, painting to pre-med.

 

Awards Received

2008

1st place State Sterling Scholar, 1 State Sterling Scholar Runner-up, Salt Lake City Weekly Arty Award "Best Early-immersion Art Program."

2007

1st place at the Bountiful Davis Art Center High School Art Exhibit, 3rd Place at the Borderline Gallery Tri-High School Competition.

2006

Three State Sterling Scholar Finalists, 3rd Place 2nd Congressional District Award, Two International Baccalaureate Awards, City Weekly in its April issue "Best of Utah 2006" awarded Visual Art Institute as the "Best Art Start in Utah."

2005

1st place State Sterling Scholar, 2 State Sterling Scholar Runners-up, Outstanding High School Student-of-the-Year, Springville Museum of Art Director's Award, 2 Master's Awards, Jordan School District Outstanding Student Award and Scholarship, 4 International Baccalaureate Awards

2004

State Sterling Scholar Finalist, The Patron's Choice Award at the Springville Museum All-State High School Exhibition.

2003

1st place State Sterling Scholar, 1st Place 2nd Congressional District Award, International Baccalaureate Award

2002

State Sterling Scholar Finalist, Springville Museum All-State High School Exhibition Masters Award, Award of Excellence and Purchase Award, Granite School District Purchase Award

2001

State Sterling Scholar Runner-up, 4 Sterling Scholar Finalists, 5 International Baccalaureates

2000

Springville Museum All-State High School Exhibition Award of Merit, Granite School District Art Show Rosenblatt Award, Salt Lake Community College Utah High School Art Expo Award of Merit