Awards
The Friends of Weir NHP awards and scholarship programs recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of interns and students in service excellence and creativity.
Friends of Weir Farm
Student Art Scholarship
Recognizing Excellence in Visual Art
The prestigious Friends of Weir Farm Student Art Scholarship is awarded to recognize achievement in visual art, encourage artistic talent, and foster the creative spirit. The award honors the legacy of American Impressionist Julian Alden Weir and generations of artists who created at Weir Farm National Historical Park, America’s National Park for Art. Each year the Friends of Weir Farm offers an art scholarship award for excellence in visual art to talented seniors in our local area high schools.
In 2024 we were pleased to present scholarship awards to:
- Bethel High School, Bethel, CT | Tatiana Sanango
- Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk, CT | Alisson Gavidia Perdomo
- Danbury High School, Danbury, CT | Amelia Espinal
- Joel Barlow High School, Redding & Easton, CT | Julia Vassallo
- John Jay High School, Cross River, NY | Albert Manes
- Norwalk High School, Norwalk, CT | Leonardo Santangelo
- Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield, CT | Chelsea Bonnie
- Wilton High School, Wilton, CT | Max Resnik
We are proud to honor these innovative and thoughtful young artists!
Photo by Jordan Huff
Friends of Weir Farm Service Star Award
Honoring Service Excellence
The Friends of Weir Farm Service Star Award was established to honor exceptional performance by individuals working as interns at Weir Farm NHP. This award is presented to individuals who embody the philosophy of going “above and beyond” and who make significant contributions to the park’s success and the visitor experience by sharing their diverse talents, skills, and interests.
We are pleased to recognize these recent recipients of the Friends of Weir Farm Service Star Award:
- 2023 | Connor Nordmann, Stewardship Intern; Elizabeth Poland, Curatorial Intern
- 2022 | Janaya Patterson, Visitor Service and Curatorial Intern
- 2021 | Carly Buta, Community Volunteer Ambassador Intern
- 2020 | Carly Buta, Community Volunteer Ambassador Intern
We are grateful to these talented young leaders for their exceptional commitment supporting the Park’s mission.
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