Awarding student excellence and creativity

Adey Singer

The Quinte Arts Council recently awarded six bursaries to Quinte-region graduates to help support their arts career dreams as they head off to post-secondary school this fall.

As students leave the comforts of their home, on to an exciting chapter of growth and independence, they do so in the wake of a global crisis that has changed their lives. Their graduation is a defining moment in history and these inspiring students are going to show us all the true meaning of resilience.

Adey Singer: Elaine A. Small and the Quinte Arts Council Student Bursaries

Adey graduated from Bayside Secondary School and is off to Concordia University in the fall to pursue Studio Arts. We at the QAC are so very proud of Adey, already an accomplished illustrator and writer with two published graphic novels and a third on the way.

Kate Roberts: Hugh P. O’Neil Arts Bursary

Kate is a graduate of Eastside Secondary School and is off to St Lawrence College in the fall studying Media and Arts Fundamentals with a focus on drawing, design, marketing and digital media. A natural leader, she has been a teacher’s aide, a member of the Eastside art council and also the student council.

Julia Gorrell: Hugh P. O’Neil Arts Bursary

Julia is a graduate of St. Paul Catholic High School and will be attending York University to study Visual Arts. Julia was a member of the St. Paul school band, a dedicated member of the Hasting and Prince Edward Regional Choir and on Student Council.

Hannah Collins: Quinte Arts Council Student Bursary

Hannah is a graduate of Centennial Secondary School heading on to Sheridan College to further her passion for Art Fundamentals. She is an active and caring member of her school community contributing to the local food bank, the Christmas Sharing program and a frequent exhibitor in the Catherine Glover Art Gallery at CSS.

Ezra Schel: Susan Richardson Bursary

A graduate of North Hastings High School, Ezra will be off to the prestigious Jazz Studies program at the University of Toronto this fall with plans to become a jazz musician. “Ezra is a scholar who could have studied anything after high school. He chose music,” writes nominator Dianne Winmill.