The Catskill Chronicle

NARROWSBURG, NY (July 5, 2011) – Delaware Valley Arts Alliance is pleased to announce four scholarships for high school seniors pursuing higher education in the arts.

Two Bodenstein Music Scholarship awards – in memory of Dr. Barry and Jane Bodenstein, two admired community leaders from Jeffersonville, NY – were awarded to seniors at Sullivan West Central School District.

Vocalist and bassoonist Jacqueline Ellmauer of Youngsville received the Bodenstein Music Advancement Scholarship of $500. Also a dancer, Ellmauer plans to attend SUNY Fredonia as a music education major.

Vocalist Catherine Peters of Callicoon has been awarded the Bodenstein Music Achievement Prize of $300. She will also attend SUNY Fredonia, where she plans to pursue a major in musical theatre. While this prize is usually $100, the jurors recommended an increase to reflect Peters’ talent and accomplishments.

The Stanley Segal Scholarship for visual arts, established by Sheldon Soffer in memory of Stanley J. Segal, is intended to assist high school seniors in Sullivan County, NY and Wayne County, PA who wish to pursue advanced studies in the visual arts. Photographer Nicholas Mehedin of Glen Spey received the $500 Segal Scholarship. He will attend SUNY New Paltz to major in photography. Mehedin’s "Swing, Swing" (2010) is at right.

The D&H Scholarship – funded by the D&H Photography Society when they disbanded –is open to Sullivan County, NY high school students who wish to pursue photographic study beyond high school. The $500 scholarship has been awarded to Morgaine Flanigan of Eldred. She plans to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and pursue a degree in photography. Flanigan’s photo “Nina” is at left.

Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization, founded in 1976 by a group of citizens and arts professionals who were committed to developing, nurturing, presenting and promoting the arts and artists. DVAA’s mission is to build collaborations that advance the arts in Sullivan County and the Upper Delaware Valley; to encourage and support cultural programs relevant to all citizens; and to provide services to individual artists, arts organizations, and the area’s arts industry. For more about this and other Arts Alliance programs, visit ArtsAllianceSite.org.