HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS AT ANNUAL DRAWING EXHIBITION
03/25/2010MANCHESTER, NH - Eighteen students were awarded scholarship money at the Annual High School Drawing Exhibition reception on Saturday March 20, 2010 at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. The High School Drawing Exhibition is on display through April 11, 2010 in the French Building Gallery, 148 Concord Street.
The Drawing Exhibition serves as a nationwide-juried competition for High School students. This year's show consists of 100 pieces from 59 high schools in 15 states and was juried by artist Jeffrey Ellse. Ellse is a Drawing and Painting professor at the Art Institute of Boston.
More than $10,000 in Institutional Scholarships were awarded, including tuition scholarships to the Institute's BFA Degree Program and Pre-College Summer Program.
Award winners listed alphabetically by award category.
President's Choice -$1500
Kaitlin Trisciani, Manchester Memorial High School, Manchester, NH
Dean's Choice - $1500
Jennifer Reichman, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY
Juror's Choice - $1500
Brian O'Leary, Casco Bay High School, Portland, ME
Departmental Award - $1000
Spencer Call, Merrimack High School, Merrimack, NH
Rachel Chiodo, Oyster River High School, Durham, NH
Howard Kyong, Tappen Zee High School, Orangeburg, NY
TylerAnn Mack, Hopkinton High School, Contoocook, NH
Dustin Panzino, West Port High School, Ocala, FL
Brys Scotland, Oakmont Regional High School, Ashburnham, MA
Elissa von Walter, Wade Hampton High School, Greenville, SC
Institutional Award $1000
Carissa Cook, West Port High School, Ocala, FL
Devin Donohue, Monadnock Regional High School, Swanzey, NH
Karen Kuhns, Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH
Pre-College Award - $500
Brittany Bailey, Manchester Central High School, Manchester, NH
Paige Driscoll, Exeter High School, Exeter, NH
Keith Pedro, Monadnock Regional High School, Swanzey , NH
Sarah Robinson, Mondadnock Regional High School, Swanzey, NH
Charlotte Whiteley, Exeter High School, Exeter, NH
Exhibitions hosted by the New Hampshire Institute of Art are free and open to the public. All Institute buildings are wheelchair accessible. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 12 Noon. For additional information, including directions to campus buildings, please visit www.nhia.edu or contact Andrew Lucas, Gallery Director, at (603) 836-2573 or alucas@nhia.edu.
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