The Bierk Art Fund Bursary program was developed and administered by EC3 to support young artists in the community. Annually, they provide bursaries of $1,000 each to two graduating high school students in the City or County of Peterborough.
Austin Bowie is graduating from the Visual Arts Program at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, and will study visual arts at NSCAD (Nova Scotia School of Art and Design) in the fall.
“I want to pursue a career in the arts and continue studying arts because it is my passion and what makes me happy,” said Bowie. “I not only love creating art, but also enjoy being able to speak and teach others the things I have discovered, whether it be from my own practice or researching other artists / movements / techniques and more.”