2012 CADD SCHOLARSHIP
ESME O’BRIEN
For Immediate Press Release
Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas is pleased to announce Esme O’Brien as the winner of the 2012 CADD Scholarship.
Founded in 2007, the CADD Scholarship helps graduating senior students from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Visual Arts cushion the cost of a higher education. CADD has assisted Ms. O’Brien with $2500 in aid.
In her most recent statement about her new work, Ms. O’Brien says, “my broader concentration follows my growth from a mere observer of the earth to an active participant. More significantly, it parallels my transformation from innocence to maturity, basic elements to articulate instrument, childhood to college.”
During her time at Booker T. Washington, Ms. O’Brien impressed her teachers and peers, both in academics and in the visual arts. She stands solidly at 6th in her class with a near 4.0 GPA. Working in a variety of media, from printmaking, drawing, and sculpture, she also adds music to a developing creative repertoire as a cellist of the Greater Dallas Youth Symphony.
In addition to her spectrum of academic and artistic pursuits, she is a dedicated and active member of her community, taking part in the Booker T. Washington Free Tibet Club, a cultural exchange-based group of students who use printmaking primarily as a means to fund education and sponsorship of Tibetan children, Drepung Monks, and schools in and outside of China.
Evamaria Kutscheid, Ms. O’Brien’s printmaking instructor, calls her a “developing and emerging renaissance woman…always ambitiously inquisitive, tenaciously hungry to uncover and learn about the world and its mysteries while maintaining personal poise and integrity.”
In the Fall of 2012, Ms. O’Brien plans on enrolling in the coordinated BFA/Certificate Program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania. She says she will use the award to help her defer the cost of housing in downtown Philadelphia, helping her adjust to an exciting urban Northeastern city while taking on the challenges of a rigorous fine arts program.
Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas wishes nothing but the best for Esme O’Brien in her future pursuits.
Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CADD) is a non-profit membership organization of galleries formed in 2006 for the purpose of promoting the advancement of contemporary art on all levels. Members are committed to represent the highest standards of contemporary art, while recognizing the importance of integrity and responsibility in working with artists, collectors, museum professionals, and the cultural community of Dallas.
Each year CADD offers a Scholarship to a graduating high school senior from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. The Scholarship is awarded to a student pursuing a Fine Arts degree at an accredited university or art institute. The scholarship may be used for tuition, books, equipment, travel, and/or supplies assisting the student in their academic endeavors. Proceeds from CADD events assists with the CADD Scholarship and CADD Educational Programs.