ArtsaRound Awards Pre-Collegiate Scholarship Awarded

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(Circleville) – ArtsaRound, a local non-profit supporting the arts, announces Briar Furby, a sophomore at Teays Valley High School as the winner of the 2025 Pre-Collegiate Visual Art Scholarship for grades 8-11.

As the winner, Briar will have her tuition paid at several summer art workshops at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington and the Columbus College of Art and Design. She also received a $100 gift card for art supplies.

“The judges were very impressed with Briar’s portfolio. This young artist has a great future ahead, and her summer workshop choices for drawing figures will help strengthen her exceptional skills,” according to Dale Herron, co-chair of the ArtsaRound Scholarship Committee.

In her artist statement, Briar said, “I like to make the art that I make because it is a representation of who I am as a person and what matters most to me. In my art, I like to feature more personal subjects such as my sister, my dog or even our vintage car. I do this because it feels like a natural way for me to show appreciation and love towards those that I care about. I find joy in creating things that will share my view of the world with others.” Her art teacher is Jodi Hall.

Honorable mention awards went to Elizabeth Pohlman, a freshman at New Hope Christian Academy; Nathaniel Ames, a junior at New Hope Christian Academy; and Riley Fluhart, a sophomore at Logan Elm High School. Their art teachers are Harley Casey, NHCA, and Heath Bennett, LEHS. These students won $50 gift cards for art supplies.

ArtsaRound formed in 2001 and is dedicated to supporting art and artists in Pickaway County and the regional area. It operates the ArtsaRound Gallery On The Original Circle, 135 W. Main Street, Circleville, which is open on weekends. For additional information, email PickawayArtsaRound@gmail.com or visit artsaround.org