Congratulations to all the outstanding student printmakers who made an application to the Los Angeles Printmaking Society Foundation’s Student Printmaking Grants! Five students were chosen from seventeen applicants who applied for the yearly grants provided by the LAPS Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to accept donations and raise funds for the express purpose of providing scholarships and awards for aspiring printmaking students enrolled in a program of Printmaking study at a college or university.We are all very proud of the student award winners as well as all of the applicants who took the time to present their prints for jurying. We wish all of them every success in their future years of Printmaking and careers. Student awardees automatically become student members of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society with all of its privileges and opportunities.
Morgan Hyatt, Riverside City College, Sophomore, 1st Place $1,000 Barbara Frankel Award for Student Excellence in Printmaking,
Kat Barsukova, CA State University Long Beach, Junior, 1st Place $1,000 CA Arts & Cultural Relief Grant, partial
Ernesto Vazquez, CA State University Long Beach, Junior, 2nd Place $750
Elizabeth Benedict, CA State University Long Beach, Junior, 3rd Place $250
Jennifer Jeon, Mt. San Antonio College, Senior, 3rd Place $250