William Torrey
William Torrey Middletown Established Literature: Fiction By: Gail Obenreder “Even the smallest of moments, even the quickest interactions, are loaded with meaning and mystery and truth.” For as long as he can remember, William Torrey has loved telling stories. Throughout high school, he kept an online journal “read by dozens of my peers.” Though he […]Read More
Leanna Thongvong
Leanna Thongvong Dover Emerging Folk Art: Visual Arts By: Gail Obenreder “My work embodies those around me. I use my art to preserve and express the Laotian/Cambodian American narrative.” Leanna Thongvong is passionate about her art and proud of the resilient community it reflects. Her family’s American story began in the 1970s and 1980s, when “our Lao/Khmer community […]Read More
Tad Sare
Tad Sare Wilmington Established Media Arts: Video/Film By: Gail Obenreder “I ask viewers to meditate on the cyclical nature of the moving images and bring new interpretations to them.” Animator Tad Sare began his career with traditional figurative painting studies at Indiana University and Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. But he was always […]Read More