b'BONITA C. MCFARLAND SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE VISUAL ARTSMVC EDUCATION IMPACT REPORT2022-2023 SCHOOL TOURS2023 Bonita C. McFarland Scholarship awardees meet with MVCs Chief Curator Carlos Ortega and members of MVCs Fine Arts Committee at the Bonita C. McFarland Scholarship Awards Reception on June 7, 2023, at the Museum of Ventura Countys downtown Ventura campus.Through the Bonita C. McFarland Scholarship for the Visual Artsinitiated by the late Ms. Bonita C. McFarlands dedication to the artsMVC recognized 12 remarkable emerging artists in Ventura County across the years 2022 and 2023. This scholarship, which splits $10,000 per year between awardees, aims to celebrate and amplify the arts as a fundamental part of our local community.2022-2023 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IMPACTS35 applications 10 finalists 2 honorable mentions2022 and 2023 were busy years for MVCs elementary school tour programs, booking 81% of all available tour10 high schools reached 4 colleges reacheddates and serving 5,111 students from 44 schools across our Ventura and Santa Paula campuses.$20,000 in scholarships awardedAll 5 Ventura County Supervisorial Districts served2022 FINALISTSBillie Bowman, Ojai; Emily Kirkland, Moorpark; Esmeralda Velasquez, Ojai; Grace Morton, Ventura; Quincy Unseth, Camarillo2023 FINALISTSAudrey Abbe, Ventura; Alex Lozano, Simi Valley; Piper Snowber, Camarillo; Anya Spiers, Thousand Oaks;Charlotte Scott, Oak Park HONORABLE MENTIONSDanae Olivares, Oxnard;Elora Bacon, Westlake Village/Oak ParkTemari balls sculpture by Piper Snowber, 2023 fianlistMVC 2022-2023 IN REVIEW 15'