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M-DCPS STUDENT WINS MAJOR ART COMPETITION, $53K SCHOLARSHIP MIAMI – Kandy Lopez, a 2006 graduate of New World School of the Arts (NWSA), has won the prestigious Latino Art Beat Award, a prize that includes a $53,000 scholarship. Ms. Lopez’s prize-winning painting is being featured on all of General Motors’ (GM) national Hispanic advertising. GM sponsored the Latino Art Beat contest, which celebrates Hispanic culture. Ms. Lopez is currently a freshman at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, in Baltimore. As a student at NWSA, she mentored younger artists at her former middle school, Norland Middle School. She will be honored today at the Latino Art Beat awards ceremony at the Miami Art Museum. # # # 06-FMN/059/TEL Editor’s Note: Picture of award-winning painting available upon request |
