Ms. Artemis Tapliaga is the Winner of the Guild of Creative Arts 2014 Scholarship. Artemis is graduating from Wall High School in June with a 3.65 GPA. She plans to attend Cornell University and major in fine arts with a focus on painting. In her essay submitted to the Guild she stated My artwork has explored a range of artistic subject matter from the thematic views on humanity to the daily bits of life. As an artist she has been recognized in various competitions. She has won best in show and first place at the Congressional Art Competition in Washington, DC. Ms. Amber Czesnolowicz is the winner of the James T. Gary 2014 Art Scholarship. Amber attends Red Bank Regional High School and will graduate in June with a 97.3 GPA. She has not yet decided whether she will attend Rhode Island School of Design, Pratt Institute, or Moore College of Art and Design. She plans to major in illustration. She has participated in several local and nationwide art competitions as well as various juried art shows and exhibits with great results. They include the Monmouth Festival of the Arts, Teen Arts for Peace Juried exhibition, Middletown Youth Art exhibit (third place) and Royal Langnickel National Art Competition (third place). She has stated that she plans to attend an art school to pursue illustration and eventually illustrate childrens books for future generations. Each young artist will receive $500 which will be presented on June 1, 2014 at our monthly exhibit reception. The Guild of Creative Art awards its annual $500 scholarship to a graduating high school senior, from Monmouth County who plans to major in the visual arts at an accredited college or art school in the Fall of 2014. Their major may be Painting, Sculpture, or Photography. The James T. Gary Foundation Scholarship In addition to the Guild scholarship, the James T. Gary Foundation will provide a $500 scholarship, through the Guild of Creative Art, with the intention of preserving the memory of internationally renowned sculptor, Jim Gary of Colts Neck, NJ. Jim Gary, an award winning artist, was well known for his metal sculptures built from recycled automobile parts. He has been featured in Ebony Magazine, Weekly Reader and National Geographic World, as well as in television shows and countless museums throughout the world. Gary is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition, which opened on April 12, 1990, at the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Much of Jim’s artwork is currently being exhibited in Florida at the Tallahassee Museum and is on long term loan. Locally, one of his dinosaur sculptures is on display at the Monmouth Museum on the Brookdale Campus in Lincroft, NJ. As the recipient of many commissions for art in public spaces, he designed the September 11th Memorial for the town of Colts Neck, NJ, which on display at their municipal building.
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 14:57:53 +0000
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