IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Beth Higdon
May 21, 2008
321-455-7013
Beth@AstronautScholarship.org
Searching for Artists with the "Right Stuff"
Kennedy Space Center, FL — The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is commissioning artists to join in a unique opportunity to paint/decorate 8-foot fiberglass space shuttle statues which will be landing all over the county this fall for the Shuttles Orbiting the Space Coast program!
In partnership with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism, the program will showcase 100 shuttle statues at businesses and public venues in this community-wide effort while paying tribute to NASA's 50th Anniversary and its longest running manned vehicle — the Space Shuttle.
The ASF is searching for artists to be part of an elite group who will "fuel" the shuttles for launch into the community. Upon completion of a painted shuttle, the artist will receive a $1,000 honorarium. Artist applications are due by June 24, 2008 and are available at astronautscholarship.org/sosc/ or by calling 321-455-7012.
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, provides scholarships to college students who exhibit motivation, imagination, and exceptional performance in the science or engineering field of their major. The Foundation funds nineteen $10,000 scholarships annually and has awarded $2.5 million to 226 students nationwide. For more information, log on to www.AstronautScholarship.org or call 321-455-7012.