Marco Island Foundation for the Arts 2021 Scholarship Winners

The Marco Island Foundation for the Arts (MIFA) provides scholarships each spring for local students who will be majoring in an area of the arts, such as music, theatre, dance, art, or literature. Students are eligible to receive up to four scholarships while they attend college to pursuit their dreams. This year MIFA is awarding a scholarship to four outstanding students.

Logan Fisher, a music major at the University of North Carolina, will be returning for his senior year. This is the fourth scholarship he has received from MIFA. Logan is a most promising musician and was invited to participate in the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina in July. He hopes to go on to pursue a graduate degree after graduating next spring.

Brianna Monroe is a journalism and communication major at the University of Florida. Besides concentrating on literature, Brianna also loves photography. This is her fourth scholarship from MIFA and is hoping to graduate in December 2021.

Luz Perez just finished her sophomore year at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Luz is a very hardworking student, majoring in music. She has also started taking dance classes, which she really enjoys. This will be her third scholarship from MIFA.

Grace Fields is a recent graduate of Marco Island Academy where she excelled in so many areas, including academics, theatre, and leadership. Grace plans to attend the Hartt School at the University of Hartford in Connecticut where she will major in dance, specifically ballet pedagogy. Grace has been studying ballet at the Naples Dance Conservatory for the past five years and has been teaching ballet to children locally.

We wish all our scholarship recipients the best as they continue to pursuit their dreams. For more information about the scholarships available from the Marco Island Foundation for the Arts, visit us at www.marcoislandfoundation.org. MIFA has been bringing a variety of events to Marco Island since 2003 including the Left Bank Art Show held at the Esplanade, the Brushes and Paint and Beyond Art Show held at the Marco Island Historical Museum, and the Winter Film Series.

Our all-volunteer non-profit organization needs volunteers in order to continue its programs for our community. Please consider working on our board to make an important contribution to the arts. Call 239-389-0280 for more information.