In memory of her mother, Susan Patricelli Regan has established a nonprofit Fine Arts Scholarship Charity which is awarded to a graduating High School senior and/or post-secondary student who is pursuing a college major in the Fine Arts.
CREC Half Day Arts 2025 Sylvia Davis Art Foundation Award Scholarship winner, Quaren Joyce, with Susan Patricelli Regan, President of the Foundation.
Honoring Artistic Independence: The 2023 Sylvia Davis Patricelli Art Scholarship at the CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Graduation Ceremonies
The prestigious Sylvia Davis Patricelli Art Scholarship marked its third year of supporting the CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half-Day Program by awarding its annual prize to Tyrique Cassiy Martin, a graduating senior of the celebrated school.
The board’s president, Susan Patricelli Regan and daughter of the foundation's namesake, reflected on the entrants this year and why Tyrique’s work stood out. “All of the entrants for the Sylvia Davis Fine Arts Scholarship revealed a depth of maturity in verbal commentary regarding the purpose of their submitted artwork. However, it was Tyrique whose pieces most accurately reflected a candid expression of his spoken word. Memorable artwork is identified by a message that is understood by a majority of viewers.”
The graduation ceremonies, held at CREC’s Performing Arts Auditorium, included captivating student performances, artistic presentations, and remarks by both faculty and students.
Christopher Regan, a board member of the foundation and grandson of Sylvia Davis Patricelli, presented the award to Tyrique following a heartfelt introduction by Susan.
In his address, Christopher recollected his grandmother's profound understanding of the power of color in art. “She knew how powerful color was, and she guarded it like a parent guard's matches."
Reflecting on Sylvia Davis Patricelli's realism, both in her representation of the world and her interactions with it, Christopher emphasized her refusal to tolerate ignorance and avoidance of reality. He remarked, "She did not suffer fools gladly, and did not suffer the patience required to absolve those who could not confront their own reality."
Concluding his speech, Christopher passionately encouraged the scholarship recipients and all aspiring artists in attendance. He emphasized the significance of artistic independence, urging them not to create art solely to please others. "Don't take this award as an indication that you should produce work to please people like us." He continued, "Challenge us! And challenge each other. The only good work that a scholarship like ours can do is to free you from any obligation to someone else’s eye."
The 2023 Sylvia Davis Patricelli Art Scholarship award represents a remarkable milestone for the foundation and its relationship with the CREC program, and the foundation is looking forward to continuing its scholarship in the years to come and building on the impact and support that it has provided to CREC students.
Inspired by Sylvia Davis Patricelli's artistic legacy, the foundation empowers young artists to embrace their individuality, break free from external expectations, and create work that speaks to their own artistic voices. See the foundation website: sylviadavisartfoundation.org
The prestigious Sylvia Davis Patricelli Art Scholarship marked its third year of supporting the CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half-Day Program by awarding its annual prize to Tyrique Cassiy Martin, a graduating senior of the celebrated school.
The board’s president, Susan Patricelli Regan and daughter of the foundation's namesake, reflected on the entrants this year and why Tyrique’s work stood out. “All of the entrants for the Sylvia Davis Fine Arts Scholarship revealed a depth of maturity in verbal commentary regarding the purpose of their submitted artwork. However, it was Tyrique whose pieces most accurately reflected a candid expression of his spoken word. Memorable artwork is identified by a message that is understood by a majority of viewers.”
The graduation ceremonies, held at CREC’s Performing Arts Auditorium, included captivating student performances, artistic presentations, and remarks by both faculty and students.
Christopher Regan, a board member of the foundation and grandson of Sylvia Davis Patricelli, presented the award to Tyrique following a heartfelt introduction by Susan.
In his address, Christopher recollected his grandmother's profound understanding of the power of color in art. “She knew how powerful color was, and she guarded it like a parent guard's matches."
Reflecting on Sylvia Davis Patricelli's realism, both in her representation of the world and her interactions with it, Christopher emphasized her refusal to tolerate ignorance and avoidance of reality. He remarked, "She did not suffer fools gladly, and did not suffer the patience required to absolve those who could not confront their own reality."
Concluding his speech, Christopher passionately encouraged the scholarship recipients and all aspiring artists in attendance. He emphasized the significance of artistic independence, urging them not to create art solely to please others. "Don't take this award as an indication that you should produce work to please people like us." He continued, "Challenge us! And challenge each other. The only good work that a scholarship like ours can do is to free you from any obligation to someone else’s eye."
The 2023 Sylvia Davis Patricelli Art Scholarship award represents a remarkable milestone for the foundation and its relationship with the CREC program, and the foundation is looking forward to continuing its scholarship in the years to come and building on the impact and support that it has provided to CREC students.
Inspired by Sylvia Davis Patricelli's artistic legacy, the foundation empowers young artists to embrace their individuality, break free from external expectations, and create work that speaks to their own artistic voices. See the foundation website: sylviadavisartfoundation.org
The Sylvia Davis Patricelli Fine Arts Scholarship Foundation once again participated in the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half Day Program/CREC (Capitol Region Education Council) on June 9, 2022.
Susan Patricelli Regan, President of the Foundation presented the $500 award to the winner, Samantha Barry. $50 Jerry's Artarama gift certificates donated by the store in West Hartford, were provided to Ms. Barry, and runners up Nevaeh Alvarado and Sydney Soucy. Based on the excellent rapport and collation with the CREC art institution's administration, consideration will be given to increasing the scholarship financial award amount.
Susan Patricelli Regan, President of the Foundation presented the $500 award to the winner, Samantha Barry. $50 Jerry's Artarama gift certificates donated by the store in West Hartford, were provided to Ms. Barry, and runners up Nevaeh Alvarado and Sydney Soucy. Based on the excellent rapport and collation with the CREC art institution's administration, consideration will be given to increasing the scholarship financial award amount.
Kim Stroud, Director CREC Half Day Art Program
Jean Pondugula of the Masters School, winner of the 2021 Foundation Award
CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Program student, Dimitri Taylor Williams, winner of the 2021 Sylvia Davis Fine Arts Scholarship. Ms. Williams will be attending the School of Arts Institute of Chicago in the fall of 2021.
In 2019, an award was given to Brian Boyle, a graduating senior at Granby Memorial High School who is attending University of Vermont.
In 2018, a scholarship was awarded to Meaghan Leonardi, a graduating senior at Granby Memorial High School who is attending University of Vermont.
The 2017 scholarship went to Hall High of West Hartford senior Rachel Glucksman, who is attending Rhode Island School of Design.
Sylvia Davis Patricelli Fine Arts Scholarship Award Educational Institutional Coalitions
- Granby (CT) Memorial High School - 2018, 2019 and 2021
- Oak Hill School (Hartford, CT) Donation to the Special Education Arts Department 2019 and 2020 for Students with Learning Disabilities
- CREC (Capitol Region Education Council (Magnet School, Hartford, CT) 2021 and 2022
- Masters School (Private Institution, Simsbury, CT) 2021
- SAA (Scholastic Art Awards) in consideration for 2023
- Future Tertiary Institutions in solicitation to expand visibility and support students pursuing a career in the creative arts (Wesleyan, Middletown, CT and University of Hartford, Hartford, CT) 2023
Our thanks to Jerry's Artarama of Connecticut for providing gift cards for secondary awardees.
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Please contact Susan Patricelli Regan for further information at [email protected] or call (860) 844.0121. |
