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Past Artist of the Year contestants: Where are they now?
As we celebrate the tenth year of honoring high school arts students through the Artist of the Year program, we wanted to reach out to our past honorees to find out what they are doing now and how the...
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Artist of the Year 2023 for media arts: Zachary Cramer
Zachary Cramer envisions himself as a photojournalist in the future. The thing is, he already is at the age of 17. He shoots sports for his school teams at Fountain Valley High School. Meet other...
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Artist of the Year 2023 for fine arts: Alexandra Hernandez
It wouldn’t be surprising to see the ceramic sculptures of Alexandra Hernandez displayed someday in a fine art gallery. “She’s fricking awesome, no question,” said Kelley Moglika, an adjunct professor...
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Artist of the Year 2023 for vocal music: Adrianna Tapia
Imagine never having the opportunity to be part of a school musical because the grade schools you attended had no drama or choir instruction. But, in the last half of eighth grade, there is a teacher...
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Artist of the Year 2023 for instrumental music: Lucie Kim
Piano, politics, philanthropy and sinking a putt. Lucie Kim is passionate about all the above. She’s won more than 30 national and international piano competitions. She’s served as a member of Rep....
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Artist of the Year 2023 for theater: Selma Elbalalesy
The minute she walked through the doors of the recital hall, Selma Elbalalesy took command of the room. “Hi, guys!” she called out with a sweeping wave of her hand. Big entrance for a 17-year-old about...
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Artist of the Year 2023 for film and TV: Magdalena Aparicio
Magdalena Aparicio changed her mind several times about what she wanted to be when she grew up. Elementary school: author. Middle school: painter. High school: photographer. Meet other Artists of the...
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Artist of the Year 2023 for dance: Jonah Smith
Jonah Smith did something none of the other student dancers tried in their live presentations for Artist of the Year. He performed without music. Like all 15 semifinalists, he had five minutes to show...
View ArticleOrange County Artist of the Year winners announced
For a 10th year, Artist of the Year shines a spotlight on high school students in Orange County. The program was conceived in 2014 as part of the Orange County Register’s Varsity Arts initiative to...
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Artist of the Year winners take a bow
Seven Orange County high school students were honored Wednesday evening, May 10, on the Chapman University campus as Artists of the Year for 2023. The winners in the artistic disciplines of dance, film...
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