Established as a tribute to honor the legacy of Chatham artist and educator Linda S. Collura. Collura was a vital member of the artistic and educational landscape of our community—maintaining a local studio where her work concentrated on vibrant landscapes, botanicals, creatures, and abstracts; participating in local arts organizations; and working as a visual arts teacher, in Wake, Chatham and, most recently, Lee County Public Schools. Collura and her students were among the artists who created the Haw River Mural in downtown Pittsboro in 2008.
This fund will support the annual NHSAEF Visual Arts Scholarship Award to deserving students pursuing higher education. Contributions to the fund can be made here. Since its inception in 2007, NHSAEF has presented more than $100,000 in scholarships and grants that have increased student exposure to the arts.
Purchase a Seat of Honor in Northwood's B.J. Lee Auditorium. Your engraved tag will be affixed to a seat of your choice. Honor someone who has made a difference in your life, your child, or alumni, or purchase in memory of a loved one. You may include first and last name, date of graduation or occasion.
Encore Category $100.
Front Row Show Stoppers $500+
Contact
Leslie Burwell, NHS Arts Ed. Dept Chair
In your email, provide the following information
your name, email, phone,
contribution amount, &
Information for your Seat of Honor.
Limit 3 lines, 30 characters per line
A Few Ways Your Gifts Benefit NorthwoodArts
$50
Buys wireless microphone batteries
$100
Buys sheet music for choral students or
Tunes the grand piano
$200
Buys stage makeup
$250
Funds a field trip to a local arts performance
$500
Funds a Carlin Summer Camp Scholarship
$1000
Funds an Annual College Scholarship
NHS Arts Education Foundation
PO Box 894
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Make checks payable to NHSAEF.
NHSAEF is a 501(c)3 organization.
All donations are tax deductible
to the fullest extent of the law.
Link your Harris Teeter VIC card
to NHS programs you want to support
Northwood Band—#4749
NHS Dance Ensemble—#5178
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NHSAEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization. Gifts support student scholarships and teacher grants for Northwood arts education.
NHSAEF is a proud member of ArtsNC, the statewide advocacy organization for the arts and arts education.