Artistically Gifted Students Selected To Perform at Spoleto Festival
Columbia, South Carolina (PRWEB) May 17, 2015 -- ATTN media in: Charleston, Columbia, Enoree, Folly Beach, Greenville, Greenwood, Hilton Head Island, Mt. Pleasant, Moncks Corner, North Charleston, Orangeburg, Sullivan’s Island, Summerville
May 12, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The South Carolina Alliance for Arts Education (SCAAE) today announced the names of 56 students who have been selected to perform May 25-June 5 as “Rising Stars” at this year’s Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston SC. (Piccolo Spoleto runs concurrent with the annual Spoleto USA Arts Festival.)
“These young people represent the best and brightest in arts in our state,” said Eve Walling-Wohlford, president of SCAAE. “We are proud to showcase their talent and to demonstrate the importance of ‘Rising Stars.’ Both their parents and teachers and community have reason to celebrate these talented students.”
The students, who range in age from 8 to 18, were selected through an application and screening process judged by art educators and professional artists representing the disciplines of creative writing, dance, drama, instrumental music, vocal music and visual art.
Students will perform at 4pm ET on May 25, 27, 29 and June 1,3, and 5. All performances will be presented at St. Matthews Lutheran Church Auditorium, 405 King Street, which is located in downtown Charleston at the corner of King and Vanderhorst streets across from Marion Square.
For additional info about the ‘Rising Stars’ go to:
http://www.piccolospoleto.com/piccolo-rising-stars/
For the schedule of performances go to:
http://www.scaae.net/RisingStars.asp
2015 Rising Stars (Student Name, Hometown, School)
Caroline Antley Orangeburg Limestone Academy (Homeschool)
Lucas Antley Orangeburg Limestone Academy (Homeschool)
Benjamin Bagwell Greenwood Greenwood High School
Lila Berle Sullivan's Island Wando High School
Ashton Brabham Moncks Corner Howe Hall Arts Infused Magnet School
Elsa Cline North Charleston Charleston County School of the Arts
Anna Davis Enoree Woodruff High School
Lauren DeMarco Mt. Pleasant Charleston County School of the Arts
Julia Dotson Mr. Pleasant Charleston County School of the Arts
Kevin Fan Charleston Porter-Gaud School
Madeleine (Mozie) Frizzelle Mt. Pleasant SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
Elaina Gable Mt. Pleasant The Cooper school
Riley Hatch Summerville Rollings Middle School of the Arts
Luz Hielscher Summerville Rollings Middle School of the Arts
Meredith Hungerford Summerville Pinewood Preparatory School
Shota Kohno Charleston James Island Charter High School
Harrison Luba Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Elementary School for Creative Arts
Sydney Murdaugh Orangeburg Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
Samuel Painter Greenville Home School
Lydia Phelan Summerville Rollings Middle School of the Arts
Courtney Rich Orangeburg Orangeburg Prep
Sora Shirai Mt. Pleasant Sullivan's Island Elementary School
Autumn Smith Moncks Corner Berkeley Center for the Arts at Goose Creek High School
Bhavani Srinivas Mt. Pleasant Wando High School
Patrick Swain Summerville Rollings Middle School of the Arts
Joseph Tollefsen Columbia Homeschooled
Hannah Walters Charleston SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
Skye Weimann Folly Beach Charleston County School of the Arts
John Wright North Charleston Rollings Middle School of the Arts
Press inquiries: Eve Walling-Wohlford, Email: eve(at)scaae(dot)net
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Rising Stars is coordinated by The South Carolina Alliance for Arts Education, with support from the College of Charleston School of the Arts, and is part of Piccolo Spoleto, which is produced by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs.
The South Carolina Alliance for Arts Education is an organization that promotes and coordinates arts education state-wide. SCAAE is a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network,
(KCAAEN) a coalition of statewide non-profit Alliances for Arts Education that work in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. SCAAE and KCAAEN support policies, practices, programs and partnerships that ensure the arts are an essential part of American K-12 education. SCAAE receives funding from the SC Arts Commission, which receives funds from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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Eve Walling-Wohlford, SC Alliance for Arts Education, http://www.scaae.net, +1 864-993-8396, [email protected]
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