The Arts Council of the Eastern Shore (ACES) is a non-profit, volunteer organization
dedicated to the cultural enrichment of the people of Accomack and Northampton Counties,
Eastern Shore of Virginia.
ACES Gives 6 Scholarships to Arts Students
Back row: Scholarship committee chair
Jim Goldstein, third from left, flanked by scholarship winners--Haley Johnson, Luz
Diaz, Erica Marshall, Van Lewin, Layla English. Absent scholarship winner: Kody
Muhic.
Front row: Scholarship committee members--Rosemary Gibbons, Dawn Goldstein,
Randy Stewart.
The Arts Council of the Eastern Shore (ACES) presented scholarships
to six students who have chosen to study an arts-related field in college. The winners
and their families, the ACES Board of Directors and the Scholarship Committee honored
the recipients at Ker Place in Onancock with a lovely reception on Sunday, June 12.
The students brought examples of their art or drawing or music which demonstrated
the impressive talent these students have. The ACES' scholarships are designed to
encourage local talented youth to pursue careers in the arts.
- Haley Johnson,
from Arcadia High School, plans to attend Living Arts, a college near Raleigh, NC.
She is interested in photography, drawing, and painting.
- Luz Diaz, from Nandua
High School, plans to attend the Eastern Shore Community College. She loves singing,
playing musical instruments, and writing poems and songs.
- Erica Marshall, from Nandua
High School, plans to attend the Eastern Shore Community College and then the University
of Virginia in order to study art history. She is interested in drawing, photography,
and ceramics. She would like some day to work in a museum.
- Van Lewin, a Broadwater
Academy graduate, plans to study music education at Christopher Newport University.
He enjoys all kinds of music--folk, classical, and rock. He plays a 12-string guitar
now, after starting his musical career as a violinist. He has taught guitar lessons
at ESO.
- Layla English, a Northampton graduate, plans a double major in journalism
and art at Virginia Commonwealth University. She prefers drawing in pencil or ink.
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Kody Muhic, from Broadwater Academy, plays the drums and guitar. He will study music
performance at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington this fall.
The Americana Lovebirds, the Shore’s own unique acoustic duo, made a special guest
appearance at the ESO Art Center’s Summer Art Camp on Wednesday, July 27 at 10 a.m.
This performance was sponsored by the Arts Council of the Eastern Shore (ACES).
