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Melinda Thao's Unity

2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. On January 21, 2013, CAAM hosted the DREAM@50 Art Award ceremony for the artists, their families and teachers. The artwork, created by students in Los Angeles area elementary, middle, and high schools, best exemplifies the values and vision articulated in Dr. King’s momentous speech. Judges of the submissions included artist, Mark Bradford; Vida Brown, CAAM’s Visual Arts Curator & Program Manager; LA Times Chief Art Critic, Christopher Knight; Steven D. Lavine, President, California Institute of the Arts; Gayle Garner Roski, Artist and Arts Advocate; and Franklin Sirmans, Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA.

CAAM congratulates each of the talented winners and their teachers which include:

  • GRAND PRIZE WINNER
    • Melinda Thao, 11th Grade - Pomona High School
    • Mark Gilstrap, teacher
  • ELEMENTARY
    • Winner
      • Ryan Nordberg, 4th Grade -
      • Heather Lowe, teacher
    • Runners Up
      • Lamonte Brrooks, 5th Grade, Lou Danzler Preparatory Elementary School
      • Amiekoleh Usafi, teacher
      • Jonathan Stephenson, 5th Grade, Aveson Charter School
      • Shay Sayani, teacher

  • MIDDLE
    • Winner
      • Verania Larzaro, 7th Grade, ICEF Vista Middle Charter Academy
      • Naomi Oken, teacher
    • Runners Up
      • Destiny Brown, 6th Grade, Aveson Global Leadership Academy
      • Tom Hyatt, teacher
      • Rachel Spaizman, 7th Grade, Sierra Madre Middle School
      • Patrice Yocum, teacher 

  • HIGH SCHOOL
    • Winner
      • Debbie Pinker, 11th Grade, Thomas Jefferson High School
      • Tamila Talebi, teacher
    • Runners Up
      • Jennie Chun, 12th Grade, Beverly Hills High School
      • Michael Federman, teacher
      • Jasmine Melendez, 11th Grade, Frederick Douglass Academy
      • Stephen Arnold, teacher 

Sampling of works displayed.


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