Scholarships & Awards

Each year, The Valley Cultural Center is proud to award a variety of performing and visual arts scholarships to emerging artists in the San Fernando Valley.

Music Scholarships promote excellence in music to youth ages 12 to 18 in Solo Jazz Horn, Jazz Guitar, Classical Piano, and Classical Violin. The scholarships include:

• Lois Curran-Klein & David Klein Award: Keyboard - $ 1,075
• Hilda & James Chapman - $500
• Pearl Christlieb Award: Instrumentalist - $ 1,025
• Arley Jeanne Beauvais Award: Jazz Horn Solo - $500
• Terry & Elizabeth Dadd Award: Classical Guitar - $500
• Marilyn Hankins Scholarship at California State Northridge for Music Therapy – $500
• Rickey & Robbi Gelb Scholarship at California State University Northridge for Music Education – $1,000
• Gloria Pollack Scholarship at Pierce College for Music Education – $500
• Rickey & Robbi Gelb Scholarship at Valley College for Music Education – $500
• VCC Award: Most Promising Music Student - $250
• Some awards are matched with a scholarship to Idyllwild Summer School of Music & the Arts

The Valley Cultural Center Music Competition Winners for 2008 are:

Category I - Lois Curran-Klein & David Klein Award: Keyboard - $ 1,075 goes to Hausi "Howard" Chen

The Hilda and James Chapman Award for Keyboard Runner Up - $500 goes to Arsen Jamkotchian

The Pearl Christlieb Award: Instrumentalist - $ 1,025 goes to Ben-Han Sung for violin

Terry & Elizabeth Dadd Award: Guitar - $500 goes to Christopher Smith

VCC Award: Most Promising Music Student - $250 goes to Ronit Silverstein for flute

An Honorable Mention in the Arley Jeanne Beauvais Award: Jazz Horn Solo - $200 goes to Joshua Jacobs

The Valley Cultural Center Music Competition Winners for 2008 (from left to right) Ronit Silverstein, Joshua Jacobs, Hausi "Howard" Chen, Arsen Jamkotchian, Ben-Han Sung, and Christopher Mitchell.

Visual Arts Scholarships and Awards

Poster Art Contest (Sponsored by Westfield)
In keeping with our tradition of encouraging youth to pursue creative and educational goals, The Valley Cultural Center's annual Poster Art Contest invites students to gain increased understanding and respect for the multi-cultural community that represents the many families residing in the San Fernando Valley.

The 2008 theme 'A Mosaic of Music' encourages classroom discussion of the cultures that make up the "mosaic' of each school and weaves the contest into a theme of cultural respect and understanding through music. The contest is open to middle and high school students in the San Fernando Valley and collaboration with the schools and teachers who participate.

• 1st place winner to receive - $1,000
• 2nd place winner to receive - $750
• 3rd place student to receive - $500
• (2) Honorable Mention awards - $250 savings bond

For further information and application please download the Poster Art Content 2008 Application Form (PDF 138KB)