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RICHARD & ELAINE WILLIAMS LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS to all our Legacy applicants for 2023. We had an amazing submission of both visual and performing artists. Reading the letters of recommendation and praise from teachers and peers really shows how much impact the arts have in our lives. Thank you to the generous and wonderful donors who helped sponsor this years event and thank you to all who participated in the curation and judging of the talent.
Below are the winners for 2023! Congratulations again to all!
2023 VISUAL ARTS WINNERS
First Place - $2,000
Lydia Wharton
Chapman University
Second Place - $1,000
Nell Aceves
Currently at Westlake High School
CSUN - Fall 2023
Third Place - $750
Rachel Goldstein
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fourth Place - $500
Christopher Spinelli
Santa Monica College
2023 PERFORMING ARTS WINNERS
First Place - $2,000
Skyler Lee
Violin
Newbury Park High School / Colburn School
Amherst College in Fall 23'
Second Place - $1,000
William Chen
Piano
Westlake High School / Colburn School
UCLA - Fall 2023
Third Place - $750
Mina Jung
Piano
University of Southern California
Fourth Place - $500
Grace Wilkerson
Vocal
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Congrats to the 2022 and past Legacy Scholarship Winners
2022 VISUAL ARTS WINNERS
First Place - $2,000
Lydia Wharton
Chapman University
Second Place - $1,000
Christopher Spinelli
Currently at Thousand Oaks High School
Santa Monica Community College - Fall 2022
Third Place - $750
Alicia Cortes-Martinez
Currently at Oak Park High School
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games, and Animation - Fall 2022
Fourth Place - $500
Rachel Goldstein
Currently at Newbury Park High School
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Fall 2022
2022 PERFORMING ARTS WINNERS
First Place - $2,000
Kylie Kwak
Vocal
California Lutheran University
Second Place - $1,000
Celeste Goldes
Dance
Oak Park High School
New York University - Fall 2022
Third Place - $750
Jake Wimmer
Piano
Agoura High School
USC - Fall 2022
Fourth Place - $750
Adam Zilberman
Saxaphone
Westlake High School
UCLA - Fall 2022
2021 VISUAL ARTS WINNERS
First Place - $2,000
Fiona Bonn
Azuza Pacific University
"Confronting the Captain"
Second Place - $1,000
Lydia Wharton
Chapman University
"Butterfly Effect"
Third Place - $750
Alyssa Neumann
Loyola Marymount University
"Taijibo"
Fourth Place - $500
Hannah Sun
Smith College
2021 PERFORMING ARTS WINNERS
First Place - $2,000
Abigail Mohr
New York University
Solo Flute Performance
Second Place - $1,000
Abigail Thompson
Ithaca College
Vocal Performance
Third Place - $750
Nathaniel Mark
Cal Lutheran University
Vocal Performance
Fourth Place - $750
Vibiana Cardenas
Stanford University
Viola Performance
See Past Legacy Scholarship Winners below
2020 VISUAL ARTS WINNERS
First Place - $2,000
Fiona Bonn
Azuza Pacific University
Entering Junior
Icy Sunrise
Second Place - $1,000
Wilhemina Schwind
California State University,
Northridge
Entering Sophmore
Mismatched Soles
Third Place - $750
Isabela Vella
Agoura High School
Entering Freshman at Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Solipsism
Fourth Place - $500
Olivia Dapeer
Westlake High School
Entering Freshman at ArtCenter College of Design
Environment Render City
See Past Legacy Scholarship Winners below
2020 PERFORMING ARTS WINNERS
First Place - $2000
Rebecca Beerstein
University of California
Los Angeles
Entering Sophmore
Violin
Second Place - $1000
Esther Kim
Westlake High School
Entering Freshman at Occidental College
Cello
Third Place - $750
Abigail Mohr
Agoura High School
Entering Freshman at New York University
Flute
Fourth Place - $500
Annija Teteris
Oaks Christian High School
Entering Freshman at Manhattan School of Music
Voice
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