Newton Community Pride Names Nancy Schön Arts Scholarship Recipents

NEWTON, MA — Newton Community Pride (NCP) has announced the recipients of the newly created Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarship.

Sponsored by Newton Community Pride in partnership with Newton artist and sculpture Nancy Schön, three students graduating this year from Newton North and Newton South are recipients of a $1,000 scholarship for their pursuit of art in higher education.

“I am delighted to foster the next generation of Newton artists by giving financial support to
students pursuing the arts after high school graduation,” Schön said in a statement. “These three students are particularly talented and passionate about their craft, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to support their creativity; and that brings me such joy.”

The scholarship recipients are:

• Ryan Lee, Newton South High School (he/him/his). Attending: The Rhode Island School of Design, RI - Fall 2022. Lee writes: “Beyond entertainment, art gives one the ability to empower others, to positively affect the world.”
• Dilsa Gomes Monteiro, Newton North High School (she/her/hers). Attending: Anna Maria College, MA - Fall 2022. Monteiro writes: "I have learned not to care so much about making my art look 'attractive' but to focus more on expressing feeling and emotion through my art. As an artist my work has gone through many phases and styles throughout my life, and I have found many inspirations in different things that interest me.”
• Livia Shyevitch, Newton North High School (they/them/theirs) Attending: Art Institute of Chicago, IL - Fall 2022. Livia writes: “Through my art, I seek to present complex emotions that cannot be expressed with words alone. Be it anxiety or joy, I attempt to evoke a feeling in the viewer. I’m drawn to intense colors, radical self-expression, and the exploration of queer identities.”

For more information on Newton Community Pride and the Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarship, click here.