Scholarships in the Arts
2022 Award Winners
Thank you to all the artists who applied to receive recognition and support to continue their work in the arts. Sharing your creative endeavors requires bravery on a good day, and we know that this year there were many additional challenges. Some of you might be performing artists who feed off the live audience to enhance their performance, and some are visual artists longing for more one-on one help from their teacher. But you all persevered, created great art, and found a way to share it with us. That is something to be proud of.
It is our hope that you will all feel honored to know that your work has been viewed and cherished by our team of highly qualified judges. Regardless of whether or not you were the recipient of an award this year, your hard work has paid off. Each and every one of you inspired the judges and gave us hope for an even brighter future, and we are proud to consider you a member of the Shoreline Arts Alliance Family. We are here for you for many years to come, and are honored to be able to support you along your journey. Please keep us up to date on all that you achieve in the future.
The 2022 award winners are as follows:
Instrumental Music
Liam Melvin, Guilford High School - First Place Winner
Natalie Bryan, Guilford High School - Second Place Winner
Jeffrey Dobbs Scholarship for Excellence in Painting
Tessa Page, East Lyme High School - First Place Winner
Visual Arts
Matthew Johnson, Old Saybrook High School - First Place Winner
Tenzin Sermo, East Lyme High School - Second Place Winner
June Aarsen, Daniel Hand High School - Director's Scholarship Award
Elle Myers, Lyme Old Lyme High School - Director's Scholarship Award
Alexander Lara, Haddam-Killingworth High School - Director's Scholarship Award
Theatre
Brooke DellaRocco, Valley Regional High School - First Place Winner
Vocal Music
Rosie Rossi, East Lyme High School - First Place Winner
Dance
Nicole Dolynuk, Daniel Hand High School - Director's Scholarship Award
Olivia Turtoro, Lyme Old Lyme High School - Director's Scholarship Award
Creative Writing
Leila Ruser, Guilford High School -First Place Winner
Libby Riggs, Haddam-Killingworth - Second Place Winner
Andrew Onubogu, Daniel Hand High School - Director's Scholarship Award
Director's Choice Scholarship Award
Noah Sonenstein, Daniel Hand High School - First Place Winner

I Couldn't Explain it if I Tried
by Tessa Page
Congratulations to all!