Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship

Through an annual scholarship program, The Marisa Tufaro Foundation sent 34 elementary and middle school students to a weeklong summer art camp at Rutgers University’s Zimmerli Arts Museum.

Students who were Middlesex County residents between the ages of 7 and 14 were eligible for the Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship, which afforded recipients an opportunity to attend the same camp at which Marisa honed her craft and where her artwork was once displayed at an exhibit.

Marisa at the Zimmerli Arts Museum in 2012 being awarded a generous Summer Arts Scholarship for her achievement in camp and based on her potential

The Zimmerli Art Museum’s Summer Art Camp allowed artists (ages 7-14) of various ability levels to explore their creative side and develop new skills alongside wonderful teaching artists in a unique setting only an art museum can provide. Children often found inspiration in the museum’s collection as they explored the galleries.

Following is a list of Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship recipients (please click on the accompanying link to read a feature story about each recipient).

Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship Recipients (2018-26)

Emma Duran Gutierrez, Woodland Intermediate School

Phineas Goldman, Harry S. Truman Elementary School

Peyton Satkovich, Sayreville Middle School

Lilienne Gendrano, Wilson Elementary School

Savannah Makely, South Plainfield Middle School

Evan DeNicola, Samsel Upper Elementary School

Aiden Scott, Cambridge Elementary School

Alura Aniegbuna, Franklin Elementary School

Yulemi Rivera, Memorial Middle School

Leah Buchholz, Woodland Intermediate School

Phoebe Rojas, Von E. Mauger Middle School