Huntington 6th-Grader Wins Summer Camp For The Arts Scholarship

A Huntington Station sixth grader has been awarded a scholarship from a critically acclaimed summer day camp for the arts.

Josephine Sullivan was named a "Uniquely U" scholarship recipient for theatre by the Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts.

“Hundreds of unique and talented young artists inspired us with their submissions,” says Lauren Brandt Schloss, Executive Director of Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. “The authenticity and sincerity demonstrated by all the applicants reinforce our hopefulness for this season at camp—and, frankly, for the future as a whole—where kids like will transform the world in which we live with their creativity.”

Heralding creativity and self-expression, the search asked young artists in grades 2 through 12 from the New York City region, to submit a video explaining what makes them unique alongside samples of their creative artwork. After reviewing hundreds of applications received from across Long Island and around New York City, Usdan selected five extremely unique young artists to receive full seven-week “Uniquely U” scholarships for this summer:

• Creative Writing: Madeline Lee (4th Grade, Syosset, NY)
• Dance: Aissatou Bah (6th Grade, Bronx, NY)
• Music: Akari Hunte (8th Grade, Brooklyn, NY)
• Theater: Josephine Sullivan (6th Grade, Huntington Station, NY)
• Visual Art: Shivani Rao (10th Grade, Smithtown, NY)