2023 Scholarship Winners
$2,000 Scholarships
Abigal Crapsi – Rochester Insitute of Technology
Savannah Shine – Villa Maria College
Alexis Schultz – SUNY Erie CC
Julian Miner – SUNY Fredonia
Jon Carlson – Buffalo State
$1,000 Scholarships - Returning Students
Ruby Soudant
Jermy Kral
Madisyn Tolfa
Maia Mancino
Sara O'Grady
Sarah Read
Adrianna Lisa
Total Student 2023 Scholarships
$17,000
2023 Erie County NYSSSA Recipients
The Allentown Art Festival supports the New York State Summer School for the Arts with at least
$5,000 in scholarships for Erie County high school students. NYSSSA chooses 140 students from
across New York State for this outstanding program. Concentrated Visual Arts in several media
are taught by professional artists from across the state.
Allentown Art Festival also provides scholarships to students attending the New York State Summer School of the Arts.
The Allentown Art Festival Inc, in conjunction with The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has established a permanent, self-sustaining scholarship fund. Even if the Allentown Art Festival Inc ceases to exist, the Allentown Art Festival Scholarship Fund guarantees that scholarships will continue to be awarded.