Paul & Jan Bartel Scholarship
Every dollar helps our community’s CREATIVITY SOAR!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, 12 bright and determined students were awarded scholarships last fiscal year — more than ever before. Your support is changing lives, opening doors to opportunity, and helping these students carry their dreams forward.
Each and every donation fuels this meaningful fund, created to carry forward Paul’s powerful legacy and lifelong mission.
In memory of Paul & Jan Bartel, this scholarship aims to keep his vision alive.
In 1995, Paul Bartel purchased the vacated Masonic Lodge and founded the Wyoming Fine Arts Center (WFAC) to house the Cincinnati String Academy, inspired by the Suzuki Strings Program.
We aim to provide a vibrant community hub that enriches lives through the joy of learning, creating, and experiencing all forms of the arts, by and for all people of varied ages, races, abilities, and backgrounds.
Your generosity towards this Fund helps aide us in our goal. We thank you immensely.
His vision expanded into creating a true community arts center for music, dance, and visual arts. Paul personally financed the building’s renovation and was vital to the Center’s early survival and growth. For his contributions, he received the Governor’s Award for the Arts in 2000 and remained actively involved with the WFAC Board until his passing in 2019.
Applications will be opening soon!
Stay tuned for more information
Other Ways to Support Us!
Volunteer
We are always seeking passionate volunteers to donate their time and skills to advance the Center’s mission and ensure our sustainability.
Donate Materials
If you’re a business owner or an individual with materials or services to donate, such as art supplies, printing services, etc., we want to hear from you!
Take Classes
Your patronage of our creative programs directly supports the Center, improves grant opportunities, and helps us continue our mission.
Spread the Word
Share, share, share! Nothing is more effective than word-of-mouth, and every time you share our programs with others we expand our total reach.
Access to the creative arts brings measurable, meaningful improvement to individual and community well-being.