Arts Council Scholarship


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The Arts Council at CSUN is proud to support student achievement through its annual scholarship awards. To ensure accurate processing and recognition, faculty members are asked to complete the following form with information about the 2025 Arts Council Scholarship awardees. Your submission helps us honor student excellence and distribute these awards. Please fill out the faculty submission form below:

Faculty Art Council Scholarship Recipient Form
 

Mary Thomson / Matadors Student Project Award Committee Chair

A group photo of the arts council committee chair and the award recipients.

Pictured above L-R: Committee chair Mary Thomson, Awardees Jessica Till, Julian Hennech, MCCU Manager, Operations Lisa Doran, and Co Chair Peggy Fioravanti.

Jessica Till and Julian Hennech were presented with the Matador Community Credit Union (MCCU) Award for Student Projects of $1200 each on Monday, May 5th, 2025 at the meeting of the Arts Council for CSUN held at the Olive Garden Restaurant in Northridge. Mary Thomsen introduced Jessica Till who spoke about her plans to present photographic works in galleries, and to be an educator in the future She expressed great gratitude for the award and said it gave her the feeling of being recognized and respected for her work. Julian Hennech was presented his award by Peggy Fioravanti, Co Chair of the MCCU project awards committee. Peggy read the amazing letter of recommendation that was received from Julian’s Professor. He called Julian a stellar student and a “rock star”. Julian expressed appreciation and many many thanks for his award which provides the funding necessary to complete his plans for a great variety show featuring students from the different departments making up the Mike Curb College, to be presented this summer. We look forward to seeing the works of both students.

Arts Council Scholarship Recipients

The Arts Council for CSUN and all its members are happy and proud that we have provide scholarships as an organization and additionally as individuals to students of the Mike Curb College. Below are listed the scholarships provide in each department as selected by department staff.

A collection of the Art scholarship recipients, showcasing diversity and artistic excellence.

Art Recipients from left to right: Brianna De’Lynn, Rebecca Jiru, Corissa Leeds, Robert Medina.

A collection of the four CTVA artist recipients.

CTVA Recipients from left to right: Natalia Deheza, Pasha McHenly, Fiona McReynolds, Pia Sanders

A photo of the two Music scholarship awardees.

Music Awards from left to right: Justin Page, Bachir Rezagui

A collection of the four Theater scholarship recipients.

Theater Recipients from left to right: Camilla Macias, Danny Magana, Rebecca Nussbaum, Liia Opanasiuk