Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award

2011 Haimovicz Awardee Daniel Toretsky

A class of 2011 graduate of Albert Einstein High School and its Visual Arts Center in Kensington, MD, Daniel says, "As I continue to explore the vast opportunities of two- and three-dimensional design, my interests point to a career in architecture, rooted in my love of the arts. Architecture is the perfect catalyst to focus my skills and contribute to creating a better world." Read more.

Exhibit Dates

Monday, June 6 to Friday, July 1, 2011

Press & Pictures

Watch Daniel's works come to life!

About the Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award

The Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award, now in its fourteenth year, was established by the family of the late Ida F. Haimovicz to support a Montgomery County high school senior intent on pursuing a visual arts career. The Haimovicz award, a cash award of $3,000, is administered by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

At age 64, Mrs. Haimovicz, a resident of North Bethesda, attended a sculpture class at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. This class started Mrs. Haimovicz on a much-loved hobby, says her son Joseph Hamer. "She began sculpting at home, but the clay became heavier and heavier as she grew older. She realized that she should have started much earlier in life." Mrs. Haimovicz wanted to provide financial aid to deserving high school students to enjoy their creativity while still young.

Past recipients

  • Aaron Kuhn (2010)
  • Elena Hutchinson (2009)
  • Brooke Kao (2008)
  • Hannah Wides (2007)
  • Jamie Eakin (2006)
  • Rebecca Sugar (2005)
  • Julia Chiplis (2004)
  • Christine Wang (2003)
  • Gabriel Abrantes (2002)
  • Brendan Wiuff (2001)
  • Justin Craun (2000)
  • James Johnson (1999)
  • Rachel Cox (1998)

 

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