Winston Art Scholarship & Harriet Lindner Newbill Art Award
Photo: "Candlelight", by Ava Liberace, 2024 DC Chapter Winston Art Scholarship finalist and 1st place at the National Competition, Age 19-22
In honor of Naomi Rabb Winston, NSAL established an annual scholarship fund for young visual artists age 16-22. Applicants must demonstrate exceptional talent and promise of future success.
The scholarship funds are for private study, special training or personal advancement in the applicants’ chosen art fields. The funds can be used for college tuition and required art supplies, but not for housing, travel or personal expenses. In most years, as many as eight to ten scholarships are awarded in varying amounts.
Photo: “Joseph”, by Ava Liberace, Winston Art Scholarship Finalist 2024, Age 19-22
The NSAL-DC Harriet Lindner Newbill Art Award
The Harriet Lindner Newbill Art Award is being introduced in 2026 to replace the Frank Wright Award whose funds have been fully distributed over the past five years. The Harriet Lindner Newbill Art Award is funded by a bequest from her Estate, which will be used for awards to deserving recipients in the fine arts field. Harriet Newbill was a long-time active member of NSAL and a Founder and Member of the Women's Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Applicants for the NSAL-DC Winston Art Scholarship will additionally be entered into the competition for the Harriet Lindner Newbill Art Award. The Frank Wright Art Award ran from 2021-2025 funded with donations from the friends and family of the late Frank Wright, who received a scholarship from NSAL in his youth, which enabled him to study art, initially at American University. He went on to study art further, to have a successful career as an artist, and was a Professor at George Washington University. He was also active in advising NSAL with art competitions.
Photo: "Candlelight", by Ava Liberace, 2024 DC Chapter Winston Art Scholarship finalist and 1st place at the National Competition, Age 19-22
The 2026 Naomi Rabb Winston Art Scholarship Application
The National Society of Arts and Letters invites artists to apply for the 2026 Naomi Rabb Winston Scholarship in Two-Dimensional Art. $16,000 in scholarships will be awarded by National NSAL, plus a further $9,000 in awards from the NSAL-DC Chapter. Applications are due to chapters by February 1, 2026. Please see the materials below for more information and to apply.
2026 Information for Naomi Rabb Winston Scholarship and Harriet Lindner Newbill Art Award in Two-Dimensional Art: A total of $25,000 in scholarships will be awarded by National NSAL and the NSAL-DC Chapter.
Three 2025 NSAL-DC Chapter Winston Art Scholarship Finalists Whose Applications were sent to the National Winston Art Competition
Age 19-22: Elizabeth Chen, Maryland Institute College of Art; also awarded 1st place at National competition
Age 19-22: Piero Roque, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
Age 16-18: Gemma Lee, Mount Hebron High School, MD; National Awardee at National competition
2025 Highly Commended Winston Art
Age 19-22: Kenyona Davenport, Community College of Baltimore City
Age 19-22: Seth Fields, Maryland Institute College of Art
Age 16-18: Heather Klein, Maryland Institute College of Art
Age 16-18: Arlo Leake, Weaver Academy for Visual & Performing Arts NC
Age 19-22: Ava Liberace, Wesleyan University, CT
Age 19-22: Julie McCleary, Maryland Institute College of Art
Age 16-18: Laura San Roman, Maryland Institute College of Art
2025 NSAL-DC Frank Wright Awards
Age 19-22 1st place: Davaney Overton, Maryland Institute College of Art
Age 19-22 2nd place: Mackenzie Brown, Parsons School of Design, NY
Age 16-18: Two 1st place winners: Leah Shenbaum, Duke Elington School for the Arts, Washington DC and Jada McAliley, Maryland Institute College of Art
2025 Highly Commended Frank Wright Art Awards
Age 19-22: Abena Apatu, Maryland Institute College of Art
Age 16-18: Nadia Bandy, Georgetown Day School, Washington DC
Age 19-22: Arianna Medina, Maryland Institute College of Art
2024 NSAL-DC Chapter Winston Art Scholarship Finalists Whose Applications were sent to the National Winston Art Competition
Age 19-22: Ava Liberace, Wesleyan University
Age 16-18: Taylor Banks, Duke Ellington School for the Arts
Age 16-18: Liana Kim, Woodson High School
2024 NSAL-DC Frank Wright Awards
Age 19-22: Tod Benson, University of Virginia
Age 16-18: Ana Gonzalez-Galvan, Duke Ellington School for the Arts
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Photo: "Self Sacrifice", oil by Martin Mbuguah, 2022 DC Chapter 2nd Place Winston Art Scholarship winner Age 19-22