BEF: D. Bradley Smith Art Purchase Award

		Brad Smith taught art at Brighton High School from 1951 through 1981. This award, made possible by the generous support of his family, honors Brad's contribution to art education in Brighton. A committee including the BHS art teachers selects two Brighton seniors annually who excel in two-dimensional and three-dimensional art. Presented at the Awards Assembly in May, this award enables Brighton High School to purchase a piece from each recipient for its permanent collection. The collection of work built through the D. Bradley Smith Art Purchase Award is currently on display in the conference room in the Technology Department office on the first floor of the high school (the former Teachers Center conference room). The award winners thus far are listed below. 2007 Toni Novello ...for her untitled sculpture. Toni will study Interior Design at Mercyhurst College. Photo and story... Julia Kurz ...for her photograph entitled A Softer World. Julia plans to study Marketing and Photography at Emerson College. Photo and story... 2006 Sandy Quang ...for her oil painting entitled Alter Ego. Sandy will study Fashion and Marketing at MCC. Photo and story... Jake Considine ...for his glass sculpture. Jake plans to continue his studies at Skidmore College. Photo and story... 2005 Renee Heininger ...for her triptych self-portrait. Renee will study art and music business at NYU. Photo and story... Sara Botelho ...for her glazed ceramic work. Sara plans to continue her studies at the University of Toronto. Photo and story... 2004 Ben Baker ...for his oil self-portrait. Ben plans to study art at SUNY New Paltz. Photo and story... Heather Pallo ...for her charcoal still life. Heather will study photography at RIT. Photo and story... 2003 Amanda Klimek ...for her watercolor self-portrait. Amanda will continue her art education at the Pratt Institute. Photo and story... Oreen Cohen ...for her colored-pencil drawing entitled Guitar Life. Oreen plans to continue her art education at SUNY Fredonia. Photo and story... 2002 Bethany Schoenfelder-Schwarz ...for her pastel still-life. Bethany will continue her art education at the Rhode Island School of Design. Photo and story... Elissa Klein ...for her self-portrait, crafted as a silver pin. Elissa plans to study art, math, and science at Williams College. Photo and story... 2001 Tatyana Strelnikova ...for her drawing of a grouping of seashells. Tatyana will continue her art education at RIT. Photo and story... Courtney Fitzgerald ...for a ceramic sculpture of a traditional Japanese sandal. Courtney plans to study art and Japanese culture at Bennington College. Photo and story... 2000 Sabra Behrouzy-Far ...for a clay bust entitled "Waiting." Sabra went on to attend the Columbus College of Art and Design. Photo... Ann Meyer ...for a drawing entitled "Lemon Chicken." Ann went on to attend the University of Utah. Photo... 1999 Sarah Gonek ...for a glazed clay figurine entitled "Not Yet Broken." Sarah went on to attend SUNY Albany. Photo... Elizabeth Svoboda ...for a pen-and-ink drawing entitled "Sitting on a Pumpkin." Elizabeth went on to attend Yale University. Photo... June, 2007 Brighton Education Fund c/o Brighton Schools, 2035 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York 14618 voice (585) 461-0434 fax (208) 975-7494