DES MOINES, Iowa—Five talented Iowa high school students each received a prestigious Iowa Scholarship for the Arts from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The Iowa Scholarship for the Arts program supports Iowa high school students with proven artistic ability and who plan to pursue a major in the arts at an accredited Iowa college or university. Each scholarship winner will receive $4,000 for his or her college tuition and related expenses as a full-time undergraduate student in 2025-2026.  

The Iowa Scholarship for the Arts was established in 1986 when world-renowned opera singer and native Iowan Simon Estes held a benefit concert in conjunction with the state’s ‘Homecoming 1986’ celebration. The proceeds from that concert provided seed funding for the Iowa Scholarship for the Arts.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

• Anna Mussing from Gladbrook plans to pursue a double major in Marketing and Piano Performance at the University of Iowa.
• Andrew Wilson from Clive plans to pursue a major in Piano and Composition at the University of Iowa. 
• Luccas Hart from Boone plans to pursue a major in English and Creative Writing at the University of Iowa.
• Ava Goering from West Des Moines plans to pursue a major in Design at Iowa State University.
• Isabel Ceynar from Coralville plans to pursue a major in French Horn Performance at the University of Northern Iowa. 

For more information on arts and culture in Iowa, visit opportunityiowa.gov.

(contributed press release, IEDA)