2023 Korean American Day Art Contest Awardees Notice
Thank you for your participation, and congratulations on your Award.
Please see the attached list for the result.
Award Name School
Grand Prize - Kailyn Song Marlborough School
Kindergarten - First Place Alyson H. Park Third Street Elementary School
Kindergarten - Second Place Brandon Leo Kim West Creek Academy
Kindergarten - Honorable Mention Elly Han Castlebay Charter School
Kindergarten - Honorable Mention Audry Yoon Hancock Park Elementary School
1st Grade - First Place Ethan Jung Third Street Elementary School
1st Grade - Second Place Elena Kim Larchmont Charter School
1st Grade - Honorable Mention David Kunhee Koh Nixon Academy
1st Grade - Honorable Mention Davis Kim Please specify your school name
2nd Grade - First Place Nathan Kang Rise Kohyang Elementary School
2nd Grade - Second Place Jaden Juwon Cho Silver Spur Elementary School
2nd Grade - Honorable Mention Aaron Cho Charles H. Kim Elementary School
2nd Grade - Honorable Mention Michaela Johnston Fern Drive Elementary School
3rd Grade - First Place Emma Park Charles H. Kim Elementary School
3rd Grade - Second Place Janice Yoon Third Street Elementary School
3rd Grade - Honorable Mention Clayton Nah Wonderland Elementary School
3rd Grade - Honorable Mention Daniel Baik St. Brendan School
4th Grade - First Place Rio Koh Charles H. Kim Elementary School
4th Grade - Second Place Davin Suh Third Street Elementary School
4th Grade - Honorable Mention Ashley Kang Wonderland Avenue Elementary School
4th Grade - Honorable Mention Eric M Kim Porter Ranch Community School
5th Grade - First Place Hamyung Lee West Creek Academy
5th Grade - Second Place Haryung Lee West Creek Academy
5th Grade - Honorable Mention Chloe Park West Creek Academy
5th Grade - Honorable Mention Irene Choo Charles H. Kim Elementary School
6th Grade - First Place Danna Lee Park Orchard Hills Middle School
6th Grade - Second Place Claire Woo Bridgeport Elementary School
6th Grade - Honorable Mention Brenden Park Beatty Middle School
6th Grade - Honorable Mention Dana Choo John Burroughs Middle School
7th Grade - First Place Hannah Bang Christ the King School
7th Grade - Second Place Yena Bahang Larchmont Charter School
7th Grade - Honorable Mention Tiffanie Chang Legacy Magnet Academy
7th Grade - Honorable Mention Vivian Kim Canyon Hills Junior High School
8th Grade - First Place Amber Ahn Rosemont Middle School
8th Grade - Second Place Jayden Shin Hutchinson Middle School
8th Grade - Honorable Mention Aiden Park St. Brendan School
8th Grade - Honorable Mention Angelina Choi Jeffrey Trail Middle School
9th Grade - First Place Yujin Jeon Hamilton High School
9th Grade - Second Place Zoe Park Marlborough School
9th Grade - Honorable Mention Alicia Hough Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
9th Grade - Honorable Mention Jungmin Oh Valencia High School
10th Grade - First Place Phoebe Kang Troy High School
10th Grade - Second Place Haley J. Park Torrance High School
10th Grade - Honorable Mention Connie Lee Fairmont Preparatory Academy
10th Grade - Honorable Mention Hailey Baek Cypress High School
11th Grade - First Place Annabell Yi Diamond Bar High School
11th Grade - Second Place Cheney Min Eastside Christian School
11th Grade - Honorable Mention Jiyeon Song Torrance High School
11th Grade - Honorable Mention Kayla Ha West High School
12th Grade - First Place Jessica Leung Diamond Bar High School
12th Grade - Second Place Viviana Ahn Crescenta Valley High School
12th Grade - Honorable Mention Anne Lee New Covenant Academy
12th Grade - Honorable Mention Alison Lee Orange County School of the Arts
Special Award
민주평통LA협의회장상 Edwin So 1st West Ranch High School
민주평통LA협의회장상 Mina Kim 11th Notre Dame High School
민주평통LA협의회장상 Diane You 9th Connections Academy
미주한인재단상 Doyoon Lee 5th Mariposa Elementary School
미주한인재단상 Emily Jung 5th Wonderland Elementary School
미주한인재단상 Sophia Seohyun Kim 7th Oxford Preparatory Academy
미주한인재단상 Matilda Louise King 9th Herbert Hoover High School
미주한인재단상 Lisa Cho 10th Orange County School of the Arts
국군포로송환위원회장상 Ryan Park 4th Emary Elementary School
국군포로송환위원회장상 Avan Youn 6th Beatitudes of Our Lord School
국군포로송환위원회장상 Yujin Baek 9th Portola High School
국군포로송환위원회장상 Rachell Oh 11th Marymount High School
국군포로송환위원회장상 Nathan Chang 11th Peninsula High School
김좌진장군기념사업회장상 Andrew Yun 8th Madrona Middle School
김좌진장군기념사업회장상 Phoebe Kang 10th Troy High School
김좌진장군기념사업회장상 Annabell Yi 11th Diamond Bar High School
1. Awardee's Next Step
You will receive an awardee notification through your email.
Please reply to the email with the following information by 10/24.
- Please confirm if all the information and spelling on the awardees list are accurate.
- RSVP to the award ceremony on 1/13 (Fri)
2. Award
- Grand Prize: Trophy and $500 Scholarship
- 1st Place: Award Plaque and $100 Scholarship
- 2nd Place: Award Certificate and $50 Scholarship
- Honorable Mention: Award Certificate and gift card
- Special Awards: Award Certificate and $100 Scholarship
All the awarded artworks will be included in the 2023 calendar.
3. Exhibition
Due to space limitations, all Honorable Mentions will be exhibited online.
1st Exhibition: 12/5/2022 ~ 12/10/2022
Cerritos Library
18025 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos, CA 90703
2nd Exhibition: 12/12/2022 ~ 12/19/2022
Korean American Federation of Orange County
9876 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92844
3rd Exhibition: 12/21/2022 ~ 1/8/2023
Korean Education Center in Los Angeles, 1st Floor Lobby
680 Wilshire Pl. Los Angeles, CA 90005
4. Online Exhibition
The online Exhibition video will be uploaded on www.kecla.org on 12/1/2022.
5. Award Ceremony
Date and Time: 01/13/2023 (Fri) 4:30 pm
Location: Korean Education Center in Los Angeles (1st Floor Auditorium)
Address: 680 Wilshire Pl. Los Angeles, CA 90005
Dresscode: Semi-formal attire
6. Artwork Pick-up
- Grand Prize, 1st Place, 2nd Place, Special Awards: 01/ 13/ 2022 ~ 02/ 13/ 2022
- Honorable Mentions: 11/ 21/ 2022 ~ 1/ 14/ 2023
- Un-Awarded Artwork: 11/ 01/ 2022 ~ 12/ 30/ 2022 (with a small participation gift)
In-person pick-up only
KECLA will not be responsible for any artwork not picked up after this period.
7. Question
TEL: (213)386-3112, Email: haemin.kecla@gmail.com