Mason Arts Awardee

Ashley Minner Jones

Assistant Curator

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Ashley Minner Jones is a community-based visual artist from Baltimore, Maryland, and an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. She earned her MFA in community arts from Maryland Institute College of Art and her PhD in American studies from the University of Maryland, College Park. In addition to maintaining her artistic practice, she works as assistant curator for history and culture at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

Victoria N. Salmon Outstanding Graduate Student Award

The recipient of the Victoria N. Salmon Outstanding Graduate Student Award is a currently enrolled CVPA graduate student who demonstrates thoughtful and artistic reflection while creating highquality research in the arts. The student’s original research in one component of the arts will enhance an understanding of the arts in general.

Katerina Forrest, MAT

Angela Terry, MFA, Graphic Design Concentration

Alice L. Watts Memorial Scholarship

The recipient of the Alice L. Watts Memorial Scholarship is an outstanding undergraduate CVPA major who is committed to building community within the college and the university.

Makayla Hopkins, BFA Art and Visual Technology

Alex Kowalski, BM student