Our First Annual Student Scholarship Winner

Shared on April 3, 2011

Women Sharing Art, Inc. is pleased to announce the winner of the First Annual Student Scholarship.

Fundraising events by Women Sharing Art members has made possible this monetary award to Alicia Blumenthal from Bellport High School.

Over twenty submissions were made for this scholarship with the high school student artists showing their breadth and strongest pieces in additional to their submissions to the BAFFA (Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts) Juried Exhibit on Sunday, April 3, 2011. Ten high schools participated and the exhibit of all the talented and innovative artists continues through next weekend at the BAFFA Art Gallery (see www.baffa.org).

Alicia hopes to attend the College of Charleston or Roger Williams University in the Fall of 2011 where she plans to major in art and where she is also being recruited to be a member of the sailing team in each school.

Pictured is Alicia Blumenthal, Bellport HS, Women Sharing Art Student Art Scholarship winner

Alicia Blumenthal, Bellport HS, Women Sharing Art Student Art Scholarship winner with members, Eileen Palmer, Victoria Beckert, Sue Miller & Alina Rossi

Alicia Blumenthal, Bellport HS, Women Sharing Art Student Art Scholarship winner with Suzette Fandale, Art Department Chairperson & teacher, Lisa Conk, South Country School District