{"id":280840,"date":"2026-05-22T13:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280840\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:50:11","slug":"coconut-grove-arts-festival-awards-75000-in-scholarships-to-miami-dade-student-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280840\/","title":{"rendered":"Coconut Grove Arts Festival awards $75,000 in scholarships to Miami-Dade student artists"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Coconut Grove Arts Festival has awarded $75,000 in scholarships to 15 graduating high school seniors from Miami-Dade County in recognition of their artistic talent and academic dedication.<\/p>\n

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The scholarships, valued at $5,000 each, were presented during a private ceremony hosted by Courtyard by Marriott Miami Coconut Grove on May 17.<\/p>\n

Organizers said the annual scholarship program remains one of the festival\u2019s key initiatives aimed at supporting the next generation of artists and strengthening South Florida\u2019s arts community.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have a responsibility not just to showcase great art, but to support the next generation of artists \u2014 that\u2019s where the true legacy of this Festival lives,\u201d said Pamela Mayer, chairwoman of the festival\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese scholarship recipients are a powerful reminder of why we do this work. Helping them pursue their artistic education is one of the most meaningful investments the Festival makes all year,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

According to festival organizers, the students\u2019 work explored themes including identity, memory, belonging and cultural influence through a wide range of artistic styles and mediums.<\/p>\n

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Camille Marchese, the festival\u2019s executive director, praised the students for the maturity and originality reflected in their work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat strikes you every year is how fully formed these young artists already are \u2014 the depth of vision, the technical skill, the stories they\u2019re driven to tell,\u201d Marchese said.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s scholarship recipients are:<\/p>\n

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Cybele Alfonso-Jouwayed, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nSashiah Brizuela, South Miami Senior High School
\nSaioa Drew, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nJohan Duran, New World School of the Arts
\nChrister Eugene, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nHannah Ferrer, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nAlexandra Guerra, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nSofia Hernandez, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nGiuliana Ladeira, Miami Lakes Educational Center
\nLucas Lafaurie, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nPolina Pozhydaieva, New World School of the Arts
\nValentina Rodriguez, Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer
\nAlexandra Rodriguez-Quevedo, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nZire Tanner, Design and Architecture Senior High
\nEmely Melendez Yanji, Miami Senior High School<\/p>\n

Festival officials said finalists were selected through a competitive review process evaluating student portfolios, artist statements and teacher recommendations.<\/p>\n

The scholarship applications were reviewed by founding members of the Fund for Design & Art Education, Marlen Kohn and Marilyn Traeger, alongside Ampara Bacallao, the program\u2019s first Isaiah Scholarship recipient and a graduate of a Miami-Dade County Public Schools visual arts magnet program.<\/p>\n

In addition to the scholarship initiative, the Coconut Grove Arts Festival said it continues to support young artists year-round through programs including its Emerging Artists mentorship initiative, visiting artist workshops in local schools, the Young Collectors Club and donations of art supplies to area schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Coconut Grove Arts Festival has awarded $75,000 in scholarships to 15 graduating high school seniors from Miami-Dade…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280841,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-280840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}