Lebovitz Lively Arts Scholarship available to Mattoon High School students and graduates

(MATTOON, Illinois – January 28, 2022) The Lebovitz Lively Arts Scholarship is open for current seniors and graduates of Mattoon High School pursuing a degree related to visual or performing arts. The scholarship application is available online at www.enrichingourcommunity.org/Scholarships and the deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 11. To complete the application process, applicants must first complete the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation Common Scholarship Application and then complete the Lebovitz Lively Arts Scholarship application.

The Lebovitz Lively Arts Scholarship was created to provide college scholarships to one or more Mattoon graduates who major or will major in visual or performing arts. The scholarship was named in honor of Carl Lebovitz and James K. Lively, formerly of Mattoon. Lively worked as a freelance translator of many Slavic languages and was a patron of the arts during all of his adult life. He died in 1998. Lebovitz, also a language translator, was a founding member of the Mattoon Arts Council and a patron of the arts throughout his life. He participated in local theatrical productions over the years, and was the Journal Gazette/Times-Courier’s arts reviewer-at-large for 30 years. Lebovitz died in 2009. The Lebovitz Lively Arts Scholarship has reached its ninth year of awarding scholarships to applicants who are graduates of Mattoon High School and major in the visual or performing arts.

To apply, visit www.enrichingourcommunity.org/Scholarships and click on Southeastern Illinois Community Scholarships to begin the process. For more information, contact Kristen Bertrand, Program Officer, at 217.342.5413 or kristen@enrichingourcommunity.org.