Meet This Year’s Shoreline’s Top Talent: Scholarships in the Arts Awardees

In 1982 Shoreline Arts Alliance established its scholarship awards to encourage and recognize high school juniors and seniors from the Shoreline region who are outstanding in their art discipline.  This program, the only one of its kind in Connecticut, recognizes the six art disciplines of Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Theatre and Visual Arts.  We are continually amazed at the passion and commitment of those who apply and commend all of this year’s applicants for their diligence in submitting the application and preparing for performance auditions or portfolio reviews.

Professionals in each of the six categories judge and select the winners and special recognition awardees.  The winners receive a $1,000 cash award and both the winners and special recognition students are paired with a mentor in the respective art disciplines who meets with the students and provides insight and guidance regarding the business of the arts.  Shoreline Arts Alliance congratulates this year’s awardees:

Creative Writing: 
Winner:                        Carmen Borca-Carillo, Senior-Westbrook H.S.
Special Recognition:    Ana Blanchet, Junior-Guilford H.S.

Dance:  
Winner:                        Rose Iannaccone (East Haven), Senior-Sacred Heart Academy
                                                & Dance Unlimited
Special Recognition:   Katarina Konstantino (Ivoryton), Senior-Valley Regional H.S 
                                                & The Dance Connection                           

Instrumental Music:    
Winner:                        Colton Kinney (Deep River), Senior-Valley Regional H.S.
                                                 Trombone
Special Recognition:    Andrea Boskovic, Junior-Guilford H.S. - Violin

Vocal Music:              
Winner:                        Sonny Capaccio, Senior-Guilford H.S.
Special Recognition:    Jane Reel (Madison), Senior-Daniel Hand High School

Theatre:                                
Winner:                        Marissa Smoker, Senior-Branford H.S.
Special Recognition:   Julia Solecki, Senior-Middletown H.S. & Greater Hartford
                                                  Academy of the Arts

Visual Arts: 
Winner:                        Carly Martin, Senior-Middletown H.S,
Special Recognition:   Christian Connor (East Haddam), Senior-New London H.S. 
               
A special showcase and awards presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26th at 7:30pm, in the performance space at Evergreen Woods Senior Living Community, 88 Notch Hill Road, North Branford, CT. This event is free and open to the public. Each of the award winners will perform/present a piece from his/her repertoire/portfolio. Awards and mentorships will be presented at the end of the Showcase and a reception with these talented students and their families will follow the awards.

Shoreline Arts Alliance wishes to thank the sponsors  of the 2016 Scholarship program. They are:

                                    

Kathleen Bidney-Singewald and Dean SingewaldAndrea and Sam Bradford
Celebration Development

David Goodkind

Guilford Art League

Sue and John Hennessey

James Hoffman and Pamela Smith

Frederick Johnson

Sonia and Kenneth Kaminsky

Peggy and John Kebabian

Sheila and Keith Kinscherf

Maura and Bill Leone

Lipper International

Ellen and Michael Maguire

Bonnie and Andy McKirdy

Joan and Fillmore McPherson

Lisa Miksis and Brian Richardson

Grant D. Mulligan Foundation

National Roofing Company, Inc.

Elisabetta Nicotra and Nick Sarad

Arlys and Mark Raymond

Lisa and Stephen Sarfaty

Nancy and Paul Sullivan

Ginny Vancil

Remy and Darlene Zimmerman

Shoreline Arts Alliance’s Top Talent: Scholarships in the Arts serves the towns of Branford, Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Hampton, East Haven, East Haddam, East Lyme, Essex, Guilford, Haddam, Ivoryton, Killingworth, Lyme, Madison, Middlefield, Middletown, Moodus, North Branford, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Salem, and Westbrook.  To apply students must have primary residence in one of the 26 towns and be in 11th or 12th grade.  Students whose primary residence is in one of the above towns and who are home schooled, attend private day schools or boarding schools are eligible to apply.  We will be scheduling the 2017 auditions in the Fall of 2016 and applications will be available before the end of this school year. Applications for the 2017 Shoreline’s Top Talent may be downloaded at www.shorelinearts.org in June. For additional questions or for more information please contact Donita@ShorelineArts.org or call the office at 203-453-3890.