Category Archives: Awards and Grants

Collins Library Book Collecting Contest 2025 Winners

Congratulations to Oscar Altman and Mia Steiner, winners of the 2025 Book Collecting Contest! Collins Choice Award & First Place Collection Oscar Altman“Ancient Texts and Modern Commentaries” The Collins Choice Award recognizes a student whose collection illustrates the hallmarks of … Continue reading

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Collins Library Senior Art Award 2025

Each year, a Library panel previews the senior art show, thoughtfully debates the entries, and selects a winning artwork. The Collins Library Senior Art Award celebrates the artist with a $250 prize and invites them to display their work prominently … Continue reading

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13th Annual Puget Sound Book Artists Exhibit Awards

The Puget Sound Book Artists exhibit team has chosen five award winners for its 13th annual 2024 members’ exhibit. The awards were in the following five categories: Thematic Excellence; Most Innovative Book Structure; First-Time Entry; Most Original Writing; and Overall … Continue reading

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Cas Almond, 2023 Library Senior Art Award Winner

For over a decade, the Collins Memorial Library has sponsored an award for an outstanding graduating Art major. Each year a Library panel convenes to preview the senior show and after much discussion selects the winning artwork. The artist is … Continue reading

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Cas Almond, 2023 Library Senior Art Award Winner

For over a decade, the Collins Memorial Library has sponsored an award for an outstanding graduating Art major. Each year a Library panel convenes to preview the senior show and after much discussion selects the winning artwork. The artist is … Continue reading

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Featured Student Work – Patrick Selner 2021

Each year the Collins Memorial Library sponsors an award for a graduating Art major.  The monetary award is $250 and the honor of displaying their art work in a prominent spot in the library for a term of one year.  … Continue reading

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Ada Hoch-Schneider Wins Library Art Award 2019

Each year the Collins Memorial Library sponsors an award for a graduating Art major.  The monetary award is $250 and the honor of displaying their art work in a prominent spot in the library for a term of one year.  … Continue reading

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Featured Student Work – Bridget Myers 2020

Each year the Collins Memorial Library sponsors an award for a graduating Art major.  The monetary award is $250 and the honor of displaying their art work in a prominent spot in the library for a term of one year.  … Continue reading

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Featured Student Work – Lyndsey Nichols 2009

Lyndsey Nichols (Photo on left) is the current recipient of the annual Library Art Award for her work “Nestlings,” which will be on display in the library for one year. A Washington native, Lyndsey grew up in Olympia. She became … Continue reading

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Featured Student Work – Willa Bartholomay 2022

For over a decade, the Collins Memorial Library has sponsored an award for an outstanding graduating Art major. Each year a Library panel convenes to preview the senior show and after much discussion selects the winning artwork. The artist is … Continue reading

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