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RICHARD & ELAINE  WILLIAMS
LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP

WINNERS

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Christina Alvarez, Sarah Ziff, Lilly Thompson, Rocky Friedman, Mika Silander, Luciano Soriano, Emmalyn Tsai (Photo Courtesy of Kristine Clark

CONGRATULATIONS to all our Legacy applicants for 2024. 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 2024!  Congratulations again to all!

2024 VISUAL ARTS WINNERS

First Place - $2,500

Emmalyn Tsai

Oak Park High  School

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Second Place - $1,500

Rocky Friedman

Calabasas High School

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Third Place - $1,250

Gabriella Mortillaro

Oak Park High School

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Fourth Place - $1,000

Sarah Ziff

Pamona College

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2024 PERFORMING ARTS WINNERS

First Place - $2,500

Mika Silander

Vocal Performance

Newbury Park High School 

Second Place - $1,500

Michelle Bi

Piano Performance

Oak Park High School

Joanna Ezrin Piano Studio

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Third Place - $1,250

Luciano Soriano

Jazz Trombone

Westlake High School

Coburn School of Music

Fourth Place - $1,000

Lilly Thompson

Ballet Performance

Westlake High School

California Dance Theater

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2023 VISUAL ARTS WINNERS

First Place - $2,000
Lydia Wharton
Chapman University
 

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Second Place - $1,000
Nell Aceves
Currently at Westlake High School

CSUN - Fall 2023

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Third Place - $750
Rachel Goldstein
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Fourth Place - $500
Christopher Spinelli
Santa Monica College

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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
 

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Second Place - $1,000
Christopher Spinelli
Currently at Thousand Oaks High School

Santa Monica Community College - Fall 2022

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Third Place - $750
Alicia Cortes-Martinez
Currently at Oak Park High School

Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games, and Animation - Fall 2022

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Fourth Place - $500
Rachel Goldstein
Currently at Newbury Park High School

School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Fall 2022

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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

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Azuza Pacific University

"Confronting the Captain"

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Second Place - $1,000

Lydia Wharton

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Chapman University

"Butterfly Effect"

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Third Place - $750

Alyssa Neumann

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Loyola Marymount University

"Taijibo"

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Fourth Place - $500

Hannah Sun

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Smith College

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2021 PERFORMING ARTS WINNERS

First Place - $2,000

Abigail Mohr

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New York University

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Solo Flute Performance

Second Place - $1,000

Abigail Thompson

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Ithaca College

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Vocal Performance

Third Place - $750
Nathaniel Mark

Cal Lutheran University
Vocal Performance

Fourth Place - $750

Vibiana Cardenas

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Stanford University

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Viola Performance

See Past Legacy Scholarship Winners below

2020 VISUAL ARTS WINNERS

First Place - $2,000

Fiona Bonn

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Azuza Pacific University

Entering Junior

Icy Sunrise

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Second Place - $1,000

Wilhemina Schwind

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California State University,

Northridge

Entering Sophmore

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Mismatched Soles

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Third Place - $750

Isabela Vella

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Agoura High School

Entering Freshman at Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

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Solipsism

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Fourth Place - $500

Olivia Dapeer

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Westlake High School

Entering Freshman at ArtCenter College of Design

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Environment Render City

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See Past Legacy Scholarship Winners below

2020 PERFORMING ARTS WINNERS

First Place - $2000

Rebecca Beerstein

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University of California

Los Angeles

Entering Sophmore

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Violin

Second Place - $1000

Esther Kim

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Westlake High School

Entering Freshman at Occidental College

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Cello

Third Place - $750

Abigail Mohr

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Agoura High School

Entering Freshman at New York University

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Flute

Fourth Place - $500

Annija Teteris

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Oaks Christian High School

Entering Freshman at Manhattan School of Music

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Voice

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