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The 4th Arts Alive! Awards Celebration will be held Saturday, November 10th, 2007. This special event honors individuals and groups that enrich our lives by their participation in arts and cultural activities. This fabulous evening will shine the spotlight on those who help make our community sparkle with creativity.
We want you to be a part of this special evening by donating your time to create a "box" for the exciting Out of the Box Auction. The definition of "box" is open to your interpretation. It could be a traditional lidded box, a shadowbox, a painting or photograph of a box, jewelry in a box - be creative!
This is a great opportunity for you to showcase your talents and gain name recognition. Your box will be a featured part of the evening in our silent auction.
Over the years, these fabulous boxes have become collector's items for Arts Alive! patrons. The boxes will also be displayed before the event in a special Out of the Box Exhibition from October 5-November 3, 2007 at Summit Artspace Gallery. In addition to your tax-deductible contribution, you will recieve a one-year membership to the Akron Area Arts Alliance. CLICK HERE to download a participation form now. We need your commitment to contribute a box no later than September 3, 2007.
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The 3rd
Arts Alive! Awards
were held
Saturday,
November 12, 2005
This special evening included a creative cocktail hour featuring surprising film entertainment, a grand dinner and dessert, the awards celebration plus the unique Out-of-the-Box auction of artist-designed boxes.
Founded in November 2001, Arts Alive! is held every two years.
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Joan Lauk from the Akron Art Museum |
Jill Bacon Madden, Arts Alive! chair, & Jessie Raynor, Akron Area Arts Alliance Director |
Joel Wolfgang, Mary Ann Jackson and Scott Griffith |
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Dr. Penny Frease and Sean McConaha from Weathervane Playhouse |
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Lola Rothmann (left), Sandra Smith, , and Barbara Ballance making bids at the Out-of-the-Box Auction |
Melissa Paul, Tom Keith and award winner Mary Ann Jackson |
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U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan, Deputy Mayor David Lieberth and City of Akron Communications Director Mark Williamson |
A full house enjoyed short films prior to the ceremony. |
Master of Ceremony Dennis O'Connell, Akron Area Arts Alliance president and co-producing director of the Magical Theatre Company |
2005 Arts Alive Winners Announced
click: Read the winners' bios
The Akron Beacon Journal article:
click: Alive! Awards praises artists and patrons
2001, 2003 Photos, Press Releases & more:
click: Arts Alive Archives
Arts Alive! Award Recipients
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2003 |
2005 |
| Outstanding Visual Artist |
Don Drumm |
Craig Lucas |
Joan Colbert |
| Outstanding Artist for Music |
Margaret Baxtresser
(Pianist) |
Dolores Parker Morgan
(Jazz Singer) |
Tucker Jolly
(Tubist) |
| Outstanding Artist for Dance |
Xochitl Tejeda De Cerda |
Lana Carroll Heylock |
Kathryn Mihelick |
| Outstanding Artist for Theatre |
Sandra Emerick |
Barbara Ballance |
Jim Fippin |
| Rising Young Star/ Artist |
Dina Kuznetsova
(Soprano) |
Sean Anderson
(Baritone) |
Elizabeth Remmel |
| Rising Young Star/Leadership |
N/A |
N/A |
Elizabeth Quirk Sheeler |
| Arts Volunteer |
Barbara Baskin |
Betty & Howard Taylor |
Mary Ann Jackson |
| Business Support |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
FirstEnergy Foundation |
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation |
| Arts Patron |
Mabel Lamborn Graham |
Ann & David Brennan |
Fred & Laura Ruth Bidwell |
| Collaborative Arts Project |
First Night Akron
Downtown Akron Partnership
Akron Beacon Journal
The City of Akron |
PATHS
Akron Symphony Orchestra
Children's Hospital Medical Center |
Arts LIFT& Mary Schiller Myers School of Art, University of Akron |
| Government Leadership |
Roy Ray
(Former State Senator) |
James B. McCarthy
(Summit County Executive) |
Tim Ryan
(Congressman) |
| Arts Educator |
Dr. Larry D. Snider
(University of Akron) |
Susan Yingling & Julienne Hogarth
(Miller South School for the Visual & Performing Arts) |
Sally A. Schneider
(Firestone High School) |
| Arts Outreach |
Gospel Meets Symphony
(Akron Symphony Orchestra) |
P.A.C.T.
(Performing Arts Can Teach)
(Magical Theatre Co.) |
Reach Out and Dance
(R.O.A.D.)
(Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet) |
| Lifetime Achievement |
Nan Klinger
(Founder Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet) |
Nicolas Constantinidis
(Pianist) |
Lola & Bruce Rothmann
(Patron)
Mark Soppeland
(Artist & Educator)
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Arts Patrons Lola & Bruce Rothmann, Lifetime Achievement Award Winners |
Artist/Educator Mark Soppeland, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner |
Outstanding Artist in Music winner Tucker Jolly |
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Kara Stewart of the Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet's R.O.A.D. program, Arts Outreach winner |
Outstanding Arts Educator Sally Schneider of Firestone High School |
Frank Quirk and Rising Young Star/Leadership winner Elizabeth Quirk Sheeler |
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Mitchell Kahan, Christopher Hixson & Joan Colbert, winner Outstanding Visual Artist |
2001 Outstanding Visual Artist winner Don Drumm and Rising Young Star/Artist winner Elizabeth Remmel |
Outstanding Arts Volunteer winner Mary Ann Jackson |
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Government Leadership Award winner U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan |
Elisa Gargarella of Arts Lift & Meyers School of Art at The University of Akron, winner of the Collaboration Award |
Chief Curator of the Akron Art Museum Barbara Tannenbaum, Patron Award winners Fred & Laura Bidwell & Director of the Meyers School of Art at The University of Akron Richman Haire |
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Gregory Troy, President of OMNOVA Solutions Foundation, winner of the Business Support Award |
Outstanding Artist in Dance winner Kathryn Mihelick |
Outstanding Artist in Theatre Jim Fippin of Coach House Theatre (right) |
photos by Bruce Ford
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