Prior Years Nereim Awards Winners
2026 Nereim award winner
leah jeremiah of sunlake high school
2025 nereim award / suncoast credit union scholarship grant winners
lindsey overland of Cypress Creek high school
The winning artwork is an acrylic painting of pearl craft stickers on a 12″ x 16″ canvas. Linsdey loves all art forms, and her primary field of interest is illustration. Specifically she would like to go into visual development as a concept artist in the future. Congratulations Lindsey.
colette hanke of academy at the lakes
This winning artwork is a 16x20in acrylic painting. It was created as a way to practice value and experiment with the cell shading paint style. Colette used white charcoal pencil to sketch out the piece , then blocked out the light and shadow to help with the painting process. Colette has always had a fascination for art ever since she was a kid, and hopes to be able to study it further in the future. She is passionate about painting and likes to experiment with all mediums. Congratulations Collette.
2024 Nereim Award winner
Jamison Weinberg
The 2024 Nereim Scholarship was presented to Jamison Weinberg of Cypress Creek High school. After graduation he Plans to study at the Ringling College of art and design, majoring in illustraton. His skills lie primarily in digital art.
He describes his work as “digital art illustration made on Procreate using almost exclusively the “ink bleed” brush. Dimension are 1860x 1620 pixels.”
Jamison’s work was featured at our Heritage Art’s “Moonlight and Ivory” concerts and art show, held at Dade City’s Woman’s Club on November 2, 2024.
Congratulations Jamison on your winning artworK.
Jamison’s Art Collection:
The Impacts of War
2023 NEREIM AWARD winner
ISABELLA MORENO
THE 2023 NEREIM AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO ISABELLA MORENO OF SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATION SHE PLANS TO STUDY AT THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN AND HOPES TO PURSUE A CAREER IN ANIMATION STORYTELLING WITH A FOCUS IN VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
HER DESCRIPTION OF THE WINNING ARTWORK: “I USED PROCREATE TO CREATE ”RIVA’S TIRES”, MY 12”X18” DIGITAL PAINTING. AFTER CREATING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR MY SETTING WITH PERSPECTIVE, I UTILIZED MULTIPLE DIFFERENT BRUSHES TO CREATE DIFFERENT SURFACES AND TEXTURES WITHIN THE PIECE. I USED A PAINTERLY, STOKED BRUSH TO EMULATE THE FIBERS IN PALM FRONDS, A SOFTER PAINT BRUSH FOR THE EDGES OF A FLOWERING TREE, AND TO ACHIEVE A MORE GRAPHIC FEEL, I ALSO MADE USE HALFTONE AND SCREEN-PRINT DOTS IN SELECT PLACES LIKE THE FLOWERS AND SHADED AREAS TO EMPHASIZE DIFFERENT TEXTURES OR PLANES.”
Isabella’s work was showcased at our Heritage Art’s “Moonlight and Ivory” concerts and art show, held annually at Dade City’s Woman’s Club on November 4, 2023. More information about that event, and the organization, may be found at heritagearts.org.
CONGRATULATIONS ISABELLA ON YOUR WINNING ARTWORK
2022 NEREIM AWARD winner
ERIN CAFFARELLI
THE 2022 AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO ERIN CAFFARELLI OF ZEPHYRHILLS HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATION SHE HOPES TO STUDY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
HER ARTWORK IS A SCULPTURE USING SCULPEY, RESIN, WIRE, BIRCHWOOD AND ACRYLICS
Erin’s work was featured at our Heritage Art’s “Moonlight and Ivory” concerts and art show, held November 5, 2022. More information about that event, and the organization, may be found at heritagearts.org.
ERIN’s WINNING ARTWORK!
2021 Nereim award Winner
ALEXANDRA BARATH
Alexandra will be attending the University of Central Florida with a major in Experimental Animation. She loves the creative process and the idea of producing something that only she could have made. Her huge imagination leads her in the directions beyond the average visual art media.
Her primary submitted work, “Pink Cityscape”, was a digital computer drawing, referencing her fascination for both perspective and vast cityscapes, and was an effort to broaden her color palette skills. Alexandra lives in Wimauma, and thanks the organization for this wonderful opportunity.
Her work will be featured next year at Heritage Art’s “Moonlight and Ivory” concerts and art show, held annually at Dade City’s Woman’s Club on the 1st Saturday of February. More information about that event, and the organization, may be found at heritagearts.org.
2020 Nereim Award Winner
Meagan Alexis Stringer
The 2020 winner of the Nereim Fine Arts Award was given to Meagan Alexis Stringer, who received a $1,000 check from Heritage Arts Center Association. Meagan is a 2020 graduating senior at Zephyrhills High School, and was presented the certificate by Thaila Stilson, the Visual Arts Chair of the H.A.C.A. Board of Directors.
Meagan Stringer was inspired to draw by her talented father and by her supportive elementary school art teacher. She continued working on her artistic talent throughout her childhood, and now plans to enter the field of illustration at the Academy of Art University. Meagan wants to inspire people to explore what they can do with their art expression. She will be invited to display her art at next February’s “Moonlight and Ivory” concerts and art showings at the Women’s Club in Dade City. Meagan was selected for this recognition from eight other highly accomplished local artists via a rigorous process.
2020 Winning Art Work- Submitted by Meagan Stringer
