Wellington Art Society Awards Annual Scholarships
Quartet of aspiring art students honored with college aid
The Wellington Art Society awarded its annual scholarships to four promising young artists at its annual meeting May 12 at the Wellington Community Center.
WAS president Adrianne Hetherington presented a total of $3,250 in scholarship awards with assistance from the Society’s scholarship committee chair Judi Bludworth. The four winners were selected by the committee based on a variety of criteria, including the students’ artist statement, academic achievements, creativity, subject matter and the technical skills exhibited in the artwork submitted.
Scholarships were awarded to the following local students:
Melissa Laina Rockwerk ($1,000)
Melissa will be graduating from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts and will be attending the Cleveland Institute of Art-Cleveland, Ohio, majoring in Biomedical Illustration.
Emily Stanton ($1,000)
Emily will be graduating from Royal Palm Beach Community High School and will be attending the University of Florida, majoring in photography and photojournalism.
Johnson Simon ($750)
Johnson will be graduating from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts and will be attending Western Michigan University, majoring in the Fine Arts.
Marissa Ullman ($500)
Marissa will be graduating from Suncoast Community High School and will be attending Ringling College of Art and Design, majoring in Computer Animation.
The Society’s scholarship fund is supported by a portion of the proceeds from various WAS functions and events throughout the year, in accordance with the organization’s educational mission. The annual scholarship awards are designed to assist and encourage young artists looking to pursue a degree—and a career—in the field of art.
Founded in 1981, The Wellington Art Society is open to artists of all mediums and patrons of the arts, providing both local and regional artists the platform to share their work, learn more about their craft and serve the community through their art.
A 501(c)(3) charitable organization, its mission is to educate and encourage originality and productivity among its members and area youth through programs designed to further the advancement of cultural endeavors in the western communities.
For more information, visit their website, www.wellingtonartsociety.org.
Representatives from The Wellington Art Society present checks to two of the 2010 scholarship award winners. Pictured are, from left, Judi Bludworth, WAS Scholarship Chair, Marissa Ullman from Suncoast Community High School, Melissa Laina Rockwerk from Dreyfoos School of the Arts, and WAS President Adrianne Hetherington. Not pictured are scholarship recipients Emily Stanton from Royal Palm Beach High School and Johnson Simon, also from Dreyfoos.