Future Choices 2001 included 115 works by 85 artists. Jurors Robert Giannotti, Judy Streeter and Val Kropiwnicki selected the work for the exhibition and chose the recipients for the 35 Awards and Honorable Mentions. Valley Regional High School and Daniel Hand High School received the school recognition award. The Scholarship Program is one of the most important ways in which the Shoreline Arts Alliance fulfills its commitment to the education and career development of aspiring artists. High school juniors and seniors who reside or attend school within the 22-town Shoreline region are eligible to apply.
Information is available through high school art departments.
Visual Arts - Jessica Bauer of Deep River, CT, Andrew McCaren of Killingworth, CT and Katina Zagurski of Essex, CT The Scholarship Showcase in 2001 was held at the Nathanael Greene Community Center in Guilford on April 30, at 7pm. This was the Shoreline Arts Alliance's opportunity to showcase the talents of the outstanding young artists of this region. Scholarships were awarded and the recipients each performed or exhibited their art. Open to all residents of Connecticut, this exhibition was the first juried photography show in the state and has developed a loyal following of outstanding photographers and photography lovers. This year's distinguished jurors were Miles Barth, founding curator of the Permanent Collection at the International Center for Photography in NYC, Richard S. Field, former curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at Yale University Art Gallery and Adriene B. Hughes, photographer and multi-media artist.