Scholarship Winners 2011

Gathering at the Rome Art and Community Center, the Rome Art Association recently honored young Artists of the Month from across the Rome City School District and presented scholarship awards to three graduating seniors who plan to continue their studies in the field of art. After these awards the scholarship winners presented their portfolios and talked about their art work and their dreams for the future.

Scholarlship Awards were presented to seniors as follows:

First Place:

       Helen Waterman

Planning to attend Pratt MWPAI

Second Place:

       Paul Trela

            Planning to attend Mohawk Valley Community College

Third Place:

       Dani Bertrand

            Planning to attend Pratt MWPAI

Their teachers at RFA are Megan Anderegg, Ann Duran, Sybil Preski, and Amy VanMeter.

The Rome Art Association Scholarship Chairperson is Susan Davidson.

 ( see photo attached to email )

The elementary Artists of the Month, listed by school, for 2010-2011 are:

Gansevoort - Teacher  / Cynthia Gurski

Sept.     Madison Gaffney   4

Oct.       Kelsie Allen           1

Nov       Ethan Arbes     3

Dec.      Justine G. Cammer   4

Jan.        Caden Giardino     K

Feb.      Richard Donaldson   K

March   Dominick Drake   4

April     Michael Garrett   2

May      Madison Gaffney   4

June     Brandon Vaughn  K

Bellamy  - Teachers  / Miranda Knapp, Mary Kernan, Cynthia Gurski

Sept.    Elana Calicchia  3

Oct.     Alexis Verro    1

Nov.    Christopher Blake    4

Dec.     Logan Haynes   K

Jan.     Logan Dorfman   2

Feb.       Syncere Roland    3

March   Iyezic  Hand    K

April     Paige Demarest  1

May      Nameer Lyke   2

June     Amanda Bird   4

Denti  - Teacher / Miranda Knapp

Sept.    Brooklyn Cosimeno    K

Oct.    Alexis  Boardman      3

Nov.    Charlize A. Rocco   2

Dec.    Jenna Lapine    1

Jan     Calla Reilly      4

Feb.    Kayleen Martelli   2

March   Chloe Dion     K

April    Danielle Lince    4

May     Maggie Closinski   1

June   Holly Sheffield    3

Ridge Mills  - Teacher / Mary Kernan

Sept.     Shayla McMath   3

Oct.       Bethany Beeman 1

Nov.     Thomas Falcone   4

Dec.     Sven Van Hoesel    2

Jan.      Bethany Beeman     1

Feb.     Caitlyn Hurst  4

March_Kelly Thayer  2

April   Alex Smith   4

May     Sarah Hahn   3

June    Carli Hartwig  1

Rome Art Association Artist of the Month Judges

Brenda Antonowicz

Pat Besl

Richard & Jean Vollmer

Marsha Petrie

Helen Waterman, 1st Place

Paul Trela, 2nd Place

Dani Bertrand, 3rd Place

Rome Art Association Senior Scholarship Winners '11:
L to R: Paul Trela, 2nd Place;
Dani Bertrand, 3rd Place;
Helen Waterman, 1st Place;
Patricia Besl, RAA Vice President

Rome Art Association Elementary
Artist of the Month of June, Bellamy School:
Amanda Bird (daughter of Gina Bird,
520 Mayberry Road, Rome) pictured with
Marsha Petrie, Chairman of the RAA
Elementary Artist of the Month Program.

Teacher Miranda Knapp with Denti Artists of the Month '10-'11

Teacher Cynthia Gursky with Bellamy Artists of the Month '10-'11

Ridge Mills Artists of the Month '10-'11

Cynthia Gursky with Gansevoort Artists of the Month '10-'11