The Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is pleased to announce that the 18th Annual Young Artist of the Year award winners have been selected! The winners will be honored at a reception on Friday, May 4th at the Topeka Performing Arts Center.
This year TPAC received entries in six of the ten categories. Awards will be handed out for the winner of each of the categories. In addition, eight scholarships will be awarded; four scholarships for $250, three scholarships for $500 and one for $1,000.
The 2012 Young Artists of the Year award winners by category are:
Ballet/Lyrical/Modern - Alina Sun
Community Service - Lydia Gibson
Dramatic Theatre – Katie Schieferecke
Instrumental Music - Megan Lilley
Visual Arts - Alexis Banks
Vocal Music - Christina Foreman and Corbin Eakes
The Young Artist of the Year Awards program was founded in 1994, and is sponsored by T&T Management owned by Steve & Karen Tyler. The program was conceived to recognize Shawnee County high school juniors who excelled in fine arts and celebrate their contributions to the enrichment of their schools and their community, and to encourage students continued achievement in the arts.
Any Shawnee County high school junior can be nominated in one of ten awards categories: instrumental music, musical theater, vocal music, dramatic theater, ballet/classical/modern dance, tap/jazz/other dance, visual arts, technical theater, creative writing and community services in the arts.
We would like to thank the judges that reviewed the nominees and selected the winners:
Professor Patrick Suzeau, University of Kansas; Mr. Yeqiang Wang, Washburn University; Mr. Reginald Pittman, Kansas State University; Ms. Tracy Routsong, Washburn University; Mrs. Alex Reilly, MB Piland; John Strickler, Topeka Symphony Orchestra; Mr. Shannon Reilly, Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy; Ms. Dena Anson, Washburn University, Monette Mark, Washburn University; Derek Sharp, Supersonic Music; Cliff Manning, Manning Music; Susan Mai, Emporia State University; John Hunter, Washburn University; Jim Bartruff, Emporia State University; Nancy S. Epoch, Musical Director/Conductor, and Cindi Morrison, Mulvane Art Museum.
The Topeka Performing Arts Center is a non-profit organization that offers the best in live performance and arts education. Since 1991, TPAC has annually offered a full calendar of professional and community performing arts for all audiences, including touring concerts and Broadway shows, youth arts education programming, and support of community arts organizations.
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