Each year, Helen Bumpus Gallery awards a $500 scholarship to a graduating Duxbury senior to encourage continued study in the visual arts. While enrollment in a college degree program is not necessary, the study must be part of a recognized/certified course. Applicants are not required to attend the local high school, but they must be residents of Duxbury.
Scholarship applications are available from the Duxbury High School Guidance Department or by downloading the form HERE.
All applicants are asked to write a brief description of their art training, interests and future plans. Images of three current pieces of artwork also are required; links to a personal website or Instagram page are welcome.
Completed forms should be delivered to DHS Guidance, attached in an email to
The Helen Bumpus Gallery’s Board of Directors reviews each scholarship application. Selection of the awardee is based on information and images provided by the student. Comments received from the candidate’s teachers also are considered.
The Helen Bumpus Gallery Annual Scholarship is presented during the annual Duxbury High School Senior Awards Night.
Helen Bumpus Gallery 2024 Scholarship Award
For as long as I can remember, people have called me a creative soul. Ever since I was very young, I have had a great interest in art and creating -- I enjoyed trying new things and especially loved painting. Christmas was always filled with new art supplies, including canvases, clay, beads, sewing machines, and fabric. I took sewing and baking classes, painted pictures for people on their birthdays, and loved to decorate cakes.
At Duxbury High School, art class was the favorite part of my day -- I would go to the art room during free periods, and sometimes lunches if I had a deadline. During Intro, Advanced, and AP art classes, I tried different things that helped me grow as an artist – I know creating art is something I will always love doing.
My Advanced Placement Art concentration was about noticing little things and >inding beauty in day-to-day life. Every day isn't just about the big stuff -- it's made up of connections, feelings, people, places, nature. My goal is to portray how I see the world, and the beauty in it.
Scholarship Winners
- 2024 Sianna Richards
- 2023 Charlotte Tobin
- 2022 Charlotte White
- 2021 Jillian Magee
- 2016 Brynne Blackington
- 2015 Riley Hoff
- 2014 Caroline O'Connor
- 2013 Katherine Allen
- 2012 Gerry Stillman
- 2011 Karli Tobias and Abigail Ellis
- 2010 Maggie Cornelius
- 2009 Laura Nelson
- 2008 Alexandra Nee
- 2007 Kelly Pelham
- 2006 Bethany Maddock
Note: No scholarships awarded 2017 thru 2020.
