Matriculate in the Fine Arts

Our mission at Matriculate in the Fine Arts is to nurture and advance the vibrant tapestry of the fine arts by empowering aspiring and late blooming artists through grants and scholarships. We are dedicated to fostering creativity, innovation, and expression in all forms of artistic endeavors. By providing financial support and mentorship, we aim to remove barriers and enable talented individuals to pursue their artistic passions and realize their full potential. Through our commitment to fostering inclusivity and diversity, we strive to cultivate a community where every artist has the opportunity to thrive and make a meaningful contribution to the world of fine art.

 spawned in the River of Non-Profits during late winter of 2024, but its founder is not new to the world of giving back to society. MITFA Director and CEO York Van Nixon III first launched Arts In Motion (AIM) in 2015 to promote the fine arts in the 9,000 plus retirement community of Leisure World,  Maryland. 

 After moving there, he soon realized as many of his neighbors aged, their ability to visit outside venues was a growing challenge. The solution was simple: Bring everything to their gated Elysium replete with underused facilities.

Presently, AIM is awarding in June 2024 scholarship grants of $5,000 each to four high-school seniors who have been accepted into four-year programs leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA).

MITFA plans to launch our endowment program with funding the full costs of tuition, food, and housing for two or more students every year.

Additionally, MITFA will tap a growing and often overlooked resource - talented seniors who have put off careers in the arts to support their families and themselves for a guaranteed paycheck. Their blessing of talent never died; it languished while waiting for a spotlight to shine.

We believe one is never too old to be creative and produce world-class art. Late bloomers bask longer in the sun before they bloom. 

Join us as MITFA explores, perhaps, another facet of human potential. Dreams are not the sole purview of nascent minds.