Friends of Ames Strings

    FOAS has many exciting opportunities for youth strings players in 2024!

Registration is open for our Sumer Strings Workshop
July 8-19, 2024
Visit our Summer Strings Workshop page




Do you know a high school senior planning to study music after graduation?

Applications are now being accepted for The Mary Kay Polashek Student Scholarship

Mary Kay Polashek scholarship application 

Scholarship deadline is April 20, 2024



Donate to the Mary Kay Polashek Scholarship Fund via the donate page.

All donations specifically designated for this purpose are restricted and will only be used for this scholarship.

What we do and who we are as FOAS

All information about our annual summer strings workshop

What we do with donations and ways you can donate

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FOAS is supported in part through local option tax funds provided by the City of Ames through the Commission on the Arts.