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Local awarded Ruth Mann Scholarship

Local Deanna Amoia was awarded the Ruth Mann Scholarship during Montserrat College of Art's annual open house.

BEVERLY – Deanna Amoia was awarded the Ruth Mann Scholarship during Montserrat College of Art’s annual open house, named InHouse on Saturday, April 14.

Amoia is from Tappan, NY and is a Junior and is studying Photography.

Montserrat College of Art is a private, residential college of visual art educating the designers, artists, entrepreneurs for a rapidly changing world that requires creative solutions to new challenges. At the intersection of art, design and technology, the college offers three international programs, 12 concentrations and a required internship program. Montserrat alumni are employed by some of the country's biggest brands including Disney, Puma, Hasbro and more. Students earn the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and develop their skills for success in today's growing creative economy. The college also offers year-round classes for youth, teens and adults through its Continuing Education Division, and has four public galleries offering year-round, free, exhibitions and lectures. Montserrat is "Where Creativity Works." www.montserrat.edu

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Image: Professor Ron DiRito, Students, and Deanna Amoia (far right)

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