PCAC Young Artist Individual
Achievement Awards Overview

	Are you a creative writer, visual artist, musician, or a member of the performing arts?
	Do you live in — or go to school in — Pleasanton?
	Are you between the ages of 14 and 20?
	Can you use an award valued at $500 to pursue your art?

If so, we invite you to apply for the PCAC Young Artist Individual Achievement Awards!

These awards are PCAC's way of recognizing the wonderful talent and efforts of youth and young adults in Pleasanton and helping them to pursue their talents. Perhaps YOU are one of the young artists who deserve to get this kind of support and recognition for your art during this year.

Four awards ($2,000 in total value) will
be presented in the following categories:

	Creative Writing
	Visual Arts (Phyllis Wentworth Award)
	Music (Renee Smith Award)
	Drama/Dance/Film

For more information (including an application form and references form), please visit our Young Artist Awards Application Info page.

Awards Banquet

We present our Young Artist Awards and the Arts Supporter of the Year Award at an awards banquet to which the public is invited. This year's winners were honored on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at the Crowne Plaza Pleasanton hotel, 11950 Dublin Canyon Road, Pleasanton, CA.

2007 Award Recipients

Creative Writing: Alicia Brown, Short Story
Visual Arts: Kendra Knudsen, Drawing
Visual Arts Honorable Mention: Julia Johnson, Ceramic Work
Music: Max Loh, Piano
Music Honorable Mention:John Palowitch, Alto Saxophone
Drama/Dance/Film: Sunny Suneet Tripathy, Film

Former Award Recipients

2006 Award Recipients

Creative Writing: Elizabeth Tanonis, Poetry
Visual Arts: Chungkyo Chris Lee, Drawing
Music: Seungdo Samuel Lee, Violin
Music Honorable Mention: Brian Szeto, Piano
Drama/Dance/Film: Caitlin O'Leary, Acting

2005 Award Recipients

Creative Writing: Lauren Johnson, Short Story
Visual Arts: Patrick Boehner, Drawing
Music: Haesu Janice Lee, Piano
Music 2nd place: Kristen Vellinger, Vocal (Because of a donated prize in the music category by an anonymous donor this year, we also awarded a $300 prize for a runner-up in the music category.)
Drama/Dance/Film: Kristen Gomez, Dance

2004 Award Recipients

Creative Writing: Rachel Onojafe, Poetry
Visual Arts: Weiwei Wen, Watercolor
Music: Pat Carroll, Saxophone
Drama/Dance/Film: Noah Lagin, Film

2003 Award Recipients

Creative Writing: Joyce Lee, Short Story
Visual Arts: Michael Fusco, Artwork
Music: Nicholas DePinna, Composition and Performance
Drama/Dance/Film: Punal Bhavsar, Traditional South Indian Dance

2002 Award Recipients

Creative Writing: Elaine Fok, Poetry
Visual Arts: Audra Marie Dewitt, Photography
Music: Meenah Paik, Violin Performance
Drama/Dance/Film: Priya Shankar, Dance

How to Apply for the
Young Artist Individual Achievement Awards

Refer to the Young Artist Individual Achievement Awards Application Information page for information on how to apply for the awards.

To download the application form, see the Young Artist Individual Achievement Awards Application Form page.

To download the reference form, see the Young Artist Individual Achievement Awards Reference Form page.

For additional information, please call Rebecca Bruner at 925-577-8802 or Keith Kang at 925-417-2221.

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