The Orange County Register announced the semifinalists for the 10th Annual Artist of the Year Awards
The Orange County Register announced the winners, finalists, semifinalists, and nominees for the 10th Annual Artist of the Year Awards. OCSA had two winners out of seven arts categories this year, as well as many finalists, semifinalists, and nominees! The Artist of the Year program honors talented students across the county for their accomplishments in the arts.
Semifinalists:
Dance
Commercial Dance
Michelle Cheng (CMD, ‘23)
Jonah Smith (CMD, ‘23)
Concert Dance
Courtney Chiu (BCD, ‘23)
Hip-Hop
Faith Aguilar (CMD, ‘23)
Edward Chen (IA, ‘24)
World/Cultural Dance
Mia Amaris Lopez (BF, ‘23)
Film and Television
Cinematography
Zen Sing Thai (FTV, ‘23)
Film Directing
Jordan Held (FTV, ‘23)
Promo/Commercial Making
Evan Padilla (FTV, ‘23)
Fine Arts
Drawing
Chelsea Lee (VA, ‘24)
Mixed Media
Alison Amber Lee (VA, ‘23)
Painting
London San Luis (DM, ‘23)
Cheungwan (Amy) Wang (VA, ‘23)
Melody Wu (VA, ‘24)
Instrumental Music
Jazz
Nathan Tatsuta (IM, ‘24) - Piano
Piano
Lucie Kim (IM, ‘24) - Piano
Winds and Percussion
Heather Kim (IM, ‘24) - Flute
Damian Paul (IM, ‘24) - Percussion
Media Arts
Digital Illustration
Ava Diaz (DM, ‘24)
Fatima Mai (VA, ‘24)
Game Art
Ethan Situ Leung (DM, ‘23)
Vicky H. Nguyen (DM, ‘23)
Motion Graphics and Animation
David Du (FTV, ‘24)
Theater
Acting
Ava DeVoe (ACT, ‘24)
Elora Sparnicht (CW, ‘23)
Vocal Music
Classical Voice
Mia Baron (CV, ‘23)
Lilliana Mindel (CV, ‘24)
Viveka Saravanan (CV, ‘23)
Cultural and Commercial Voice
Ella Gibson (PM, ‘23)
Musical Theater Voice
Sophia Ruiz (MT, ‘23)
Tags: Spring-2023
Categories: Acting, Ballet_&_Contemporary_Dance, Ballet_Folklórico, Classical_Voice, Commercial_Dance, Creative_Writing, Design & Media, Film_&_Television, Instrumental_Music, Integrated_Arts, Musical_Theatre, Popular_Music, School_of_Dance, School_of_Fine_&_Media_Arts, School_of_Music, School_of_Theatre, Visual_Arts