The Olive Brown Bursary
The Olive Brown bursary provides up to £1,000 per year, for up to three years, to assist the study of one performing arts student from Jersey (acting, dancing, music, technical skills in music and theatre, directing or designing) training at higher-education level every year for the life-span of the fund.
About Applying
To apply for the bursary, interested students must send their creative CV, portfolio, and covering letter, by email to emma@arts.je or by post to: ArtHouse Jersey, Greve de Lecq Barracks, St. Mary JE3 3AA.
Deadline Dates
The deadline for each year of consideration is June 30th (for consideration for students applying for funding in the school term starting in September onwards of that year, e.g. June 30th 2021, for studies commencing in September 2021).
Successful applicants will be contacted shortly after the deadline for an interview.
About Olive Brown
Olive Brown, originally from Salford in Lancashire, lived in the island from 1959 until her death in 1990, when she left assets in a private will trust to be applied for charitable purposes.
Olive and her husband John were known to be devout members of the Salvation Army throughout their lives and also to be very kindly disposed to young people, especially supportive of their creative aspirations.
The Executors of the will trust decided to forward a sum of money to ArtHouse Jersey in the knowledge that its resources and expertise are ideally suited to the fulfilment of her wishes, ensuring her generosity lives on. Graham Boxall, partner at Appleby, who represents Mrs. Brown’s estate, said “my impression is that she and her husband were, if I may say so, salt-of-the-earth and self-effacing people with modest expectations but very kindly values”.