Paulina Pietras

Scholarship years:

2024

Area of expertise

Arts

A percussionist from Silesia. She is a multiple scholarship holder of the President of the City of Katowice, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, and a scholarship holder of the "Young Poland" program, which enabled her to purchase a marimba. Paulina is a laureate of many national and international competitions, and a finalist in the "Young Musician of the Year 2024" competition. She will continue her education at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she received the most prestigious scholarship offered by the university - the "Kenan Excellence Scholarship." Paulina dreams of promoting Polish culture and percussion internationally. Through her actions, she also wants to help students in Polish music schools. For Paulina, music is a constant search for beauty, as she believes that imperfection in art is, in fact, perfection.