Applications for the 2025 Henriette Reiss Award for Artistic Endeavor are now open to all Alumni and the Class of 2025!
Since 1993, this award has supported dozens of graduates in their artistic pursuits. We invite all alumni and graduating seniors to apply for this year’s award. Awarded amounts vary from year to year and have ranged from $500 to $1,500. Applications must be received no later than April 27.
Please feel free to contact Linda Park if you have specific questions. Applicants will be notified in late May, and the award presentation will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025 (place to be announced).
About the Award
The Henriette Reiss Award at Hawthorne Valley was created in 1993 through the generosity of Elizabeth Hughes Papas to honor the work and spirit of artist/teacher Henriette Reiss (1889-1992).
Central to the life and work of Henriette Reiss was the abiding insight that art is crucial to individual and social development, a view also embraced and furthered in Waldorf schools around the world. The recognition of these truths moved Elizabeth Papas to establish an award at Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School, in order to help aspiring students further their educations in the arts.
The award is given annually to HVS seniors and/or alumni. It is administered by the Henriette Reiss Award Committee which solicits applications, selects recipients, organizes award events, and engages in fundraising. The members of the committee currently are Pamela Dalton, Melania Levitsky, Linda Park, Ted Pugh, Rebecca Reiss, Renate Reiss, and George Riley. The award endowment fund is part of the school's endowment. Awarded amounts vary from year to year and have ranged from $500 to $1,500, depending on the success of annual fundraising efforts to supplement endowment income.
