“2020 CREATIVE COMPETITION” Winners HONORED AT LUNCHEON
Betty Altman Awards
From the ART Judges
As judges finding five paintings we all agreed on as winners required
looking at each piece over and over. We tried for a wide range of mediums. Congrats to all artists. Always be willing to put yourself out there. The quality was outstanding which made a difficult choice.
2020 ART Judges: Carol Adams, Marie Garafano and Joy Pat Robertson
The Betty Altman Award of Excellence
Nicole Colton
Booker High School
Lady Le Fleur - Oil on Canvas
The Betty Altman Special Awards
Cara Kaminski
Pine View High School
Burst - Acrylic paint, molding paste, ink and spray on canvas
Kaley Rio
Booker High School
Life Boat - Acrylic paint, paint marker
Jordyn Chiodo
Sarasota High School
Serenity - Photography
Keanna Jones
Venice High School
Misthios - Digital Art
Letters Awards
From the LETTERS Judges
This year’s entries were plentiful, extraordinarily well written, and impressive. The winning authors thoroughly engaged us in reading their entries and admiring the diversity of their creative minds. Whether the entry was fiction, non‐fiction or poetry, these student authors expressed themselves in creative, mature‐‐‐and polished ways.
2020 Letters Judges: Judy Allen, Wilma Davidson, Maddy Ginsberg and and Francesca Simon
Sarasota Pen Women Grand Prize in Letters
Madigan Wilford
Braden River High School
The Quest - Fiction
First Place
Christopher Miscannon
Venice High School
The Girl with the World in Her Hands - Fiction
Second Place
Anna Grady
Pine View High School
The Light House - Fiction
Third Place
Isaac Tellechea
Pine View High School
Danny and Jean - Fiction Prose
Third Place
Clareece Keniston
Manatee School for the Arts
Child of Divorce - Non-Fiction
Honorable Mention
Farrah Canvus
Pine View High School
The Most Dangerous Thing - Poetry
Honorable Mention
Ashley Cendere
Braden River High School
Transexist - Poetry
Music Awards
From the MUSIC Judges
As members of the adjudication committee, we have decided to award
the Musical Composition Award to Kerry Carr, a Senior at Venice High School. Kerry plans to pursue musical composition at the university level. Kerry displays talent, promise, and enthusiasm for the art of composing. Therefore, we are pleased to present Kerry Carr with this award. To thine own self be true!
2020 Music Judges: Dr. Anne Marie Vale, Dr. Alice Moerk, and Jan Eberle Schaberg
Sarasota Pen Women Young Composer Award
Kerry Carr
Venice High School
The Dream and the Morning - Short Piece for an a capella SATB choir
Performers:
Alexis Kelly (Soprano)
Maddy Cambell (Alto)
Traven Vogt (Tenor)
Elijah Jason (Bass)
We Remember Two Very Special Pen Women
Betty Altman: The Incentive Awards Program was conceived by Betty Altman over 30 years. She believed very strongly in giving students the opportunity to further their education in the arts and was the Awards Program Chair for 16 years and Art Awards Chair for 25 years. Betty also served four years as the Sarasota Branch President, two years as VP, and was on the Board of Directors for several years. Betty passed away in 2013, and in her memory, the David Altman Foundation continues to provide tremendous financial support for our Awards Program.
Sylvia Price: Sylvia Price achieved her PhD in Higher Education administration from the University of Michigan. She taught nursing for over 30 years and published 5 nursing textbooks and numerous journal articles. She was our Treasurer for two terms, reservationist, Branch President (2007‐2009), served as President of the NLAPW Florida State Association (2012‐2014). Sylvia sponsored the “Dr. Sylvia Anderson Price Award in Writing” and additional support for the Awards Program for many years. Sylvia passed away in September 2019. We wish to remember her smile, her dedication to NLAPW and her immediate willingness to assist our organization in so many ways.