Kazickas Family Foundation Art Scholarships
for High School Seniors in Nassau County
The Art Guild is pleased to offer three Kazickas Family Foundation $1,000 Art Scholarships for graduating seniors who attend high school in Nassau County and will pursue the visual arts following their high school graduation. The scholarships were funded by a generous donation by Marceil and John Kazickas of The Kazickas Family Foundation. Applicants have demonstrated their commitment to any of the visual arts, including but is not limited to: drawing, painting, sculpture, fashion design, set design, photography and architecture.
2023 Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the 2023 recipients. Our scholarship judge, Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, reviewed all the applications and artwork and selected the three recipients. Marceil Kazickas of the Kazickas Family Foundation presented the scholarships to:
Natalie Hayes – East Rockaway High School
Julie Nabet – Locust Valley High School
Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School
Great Neck South High School
Georgia Na
Overgrown
Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School Acrylic paint, oil paint, air dry clay, collage, wood on canvas 20 x 6
Figure Drawing
Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School marker on paper 18 x 24
Mind Space
Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School graphite on paper 18 x 24
Again and Again
Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School clay, glaze, mod podge 4 x 8.5
Soul(Seoul) Walker
Georgia Na- Great Neck South High School acrylic paint and pen on paper 5 x 5
Locust Valley High School
Julie Nabet
Croon & Cradle
Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Soft pastel, Watercolor, Colored pencil, Embroidery, Unstretched canvas, Ribbon 35 x 20
Disjointed
Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Colored pencil, Gouache, Dried flower, String 16 x 5
Dormant 2023-01-05 4.47.20 PM
Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Ceramic clay 6 x 7
Open Me Carelessly
Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Colored pencil, Watercolor, Unstretched canvas, Lace 12 x 7.5
The Husband Stitch
Julie Nabet-Locust Valley High School Muslin fabric, Air dry clay, Yarn, Soft pastels, Wire, Ribbon, Lace, Fabric 11 x 4
East Rockaway High School
Natalie Hayes
Hideout
Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Mixed Media 15 x 20
I Just Need Sleep
Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Mixed Media 17 x 12
No Way Out
Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Painting 15 x 20
An Endless Chore
Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Mixed Media 30 x 24
Take Me Way Back When._
Natalie Hayes- East Rockaway High School Mixed Media 12 x 20
2022 Recipients
Congratulations to the 2022 recipients. Our scholarship judge, Dawn Lee, reviewed all the applications and artwork and selected the three recipients. Dawn Lee and Marceil Kazickas were present to award the scholarships to:
Nahla Beltran – Bethpage High School
Anjali Gauld – Manhasset High School
Yiqi Tan – Great Neck South High School