By Daily Press staff
Two local students recently had the spotlight shined on them for their visual talents.
The Music Center of Los Angeles County this month announced the winning high school artists in the 2005 Spotlight Awards Visual Arts program. In the two-dimensional design category, the runner-up is Erica Everage, 17, of Santa Monica. In the photography category, the winner is Zach Susskind, 19, of Santa Monica.
The awards celebration took place at the Bobby Greenfield Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica where the artwork of all 30 semi-finalists was exhibited. Winners received $6,000; runners-up, $3,000; and the honorable mentions received $250 each. The top students will receive their trophies during the Spotlight Awards finals show at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on April 16.
More than 320 high school students from across Southern California submitted original artwork for this year’s Spotlight Awards Visual Arts competitions. As part of the educational program, semi-finalists met and shared their work with renowned artists.
The Spotlight program is a support project of the Fraternity of Friends — a volunteer membership organization of businessmen and entertainment professionals who support the Music Center. Surgical separation of Guatemalan twins topic of talk
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 28, 2005. Read the original PDF.