Craft Center providing scholarships to New Milford young people   BROOKFIELD, CT - Students and recent graduates of New Milford High School have a unique opportunity to learn the skills and values for fine craftsmanship at the Brookfield Craft Center. Thanks to a special grant from the Ellen Knowles Harcourt Foundation of new Milford, tuition-free scholarship are available for the more than 200 craft classes and workshop offered by the Center. The Center is matching the Harcourt Foundation's support tp provide $10,000's worth of scholarship aid. The program provide approximately 40 scholarships. Individuals interested in pursuing these scholarships should contact the Center at 203-775-4526 for more information and an application form. The role that the arts can play in preparing young people for the challenges of the 21st Century workplace was addressed by Governor Rowland in a forum in 1995. The key message conveyed was that "the basic problem gripping American workers is a crisis in creativity". Learning to see with a critical eye, and to apply new ideas and relationships to problem solving are crucial to succeeding in today's highly competitive market. These are the abilities and sensibilities fostered by traditional fine craftsmanship. With this concept in mind, the Brookfield Craft Center and the Ellen Knowles Harcourt Foundation are working together to provide a multi-year program in which area young people can expand their creative and design skills and develop a level of craftsmanship by studying with the master craftsmen associated with the Center. Topics such as woodworking, metalsmithing, ceramics, jewelrymaking, furniture making, boat building, photography and paper & book arts are taught at the Center. Established in 1954, the Brookfield Craft Center is nationally recognized school dedicated to preserving and promoting the skills and values of the American craftsman. It is located on Route 25 near the intersection of Route 7, just a few miles north of Danbury.