RICHARD & ELAINE WILLIAMS
LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
WINNERS
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
Second Place - $1,500
Rocky Friedman
Calabasas High School
Third Place - $1,250
Gabriella Mortillaro
Oak Park High School
Fourth Place - $1,000
Sarah Ziff
Pamona College
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
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
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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
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
Fourth Place - $500
Olivia Dapeer
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Westlake High School
Entering Freshman at ArtCenter College of Design
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