Each year, our friends at Arizona Citizens for the Arts, a statewide arts advocacy organization, partners with the Office of the Governor to honor artists, educators, community and business leaders, organizations and companies who have made significant contributions to Arizona’s arts and culture. On December 19, 2017, they announced the 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards nominees!
The 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards, presented by Arizona Citizens for the Arts in partnership with the Office of the Governor, will take place March 22, 2018, at The Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. More information can be found on the Arizona Citizens for the Arts website.
2018 Governor’s Arts Awards Nominees
Artist Award
This award recognizes an Arizona artist of significant merit, leadership or reputation whose creations or contributions enrich the state and the field of the arts. This category is open to artists of all artistic disciplines.
- Maria Isabel Delgado, Chandler
- Yingxia Gao, Phoenix
- Liliana Gomez, Phoenix
- Asha Gopal, Phoenix
- Will Hightower, Glendale
- Doug Hyde, Prescott
- Carolyn Lavender, Phoenix
- Lia Littlewood, Yuma
- Patsy Lowry, Paradise Valley
- Ann Morton, Phoenix
- Dennis Rowland, Phoenix
- Mike Vax, Dewey
- Danielle Wood, Tempe
Arts in Education | Individual
This award recognizes, educators, teaching artists, school administrators or school volunteers that have demonstrated significant support or participation in activities which foster excellence in, appreciation of, or access to arts education in the State of Arizona.
- Julian Ackerley, Tucson
- Dr. Mary Erickson, Tempe
- Areya Kugler, Flagstaff
- Tim McKay, Flagstaff
- Dennis Ott, Sedona
- Karen Rolston, Mesa
Arts in Education |Â Organization
This award recognizes a nonprofit arts organization or a school that has demonstrated significant support for or participation in activities fostering excellence in, appreciation of, or access to arts education in the State of Arizona.
- Center Dance Ensemble, Phoenix
- Children’s Museum of Phoenix, Phoenix
- East Valley Children’s Theatre, Mesa
- Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, Flagstaff
- Foothills Fine Arts Academy, Glendale
- Hilltop Gallery & Arts Education Center, Nogales
- Phoenix Youth Circus Arts, Phoenix
- Sierra Vista Symphony Association Education Committee, Sierra Vista
- SOUNDS Academy, Phoenix
- Stories That Soar!, Tucson
- The Invisible Theatre’s Pastime Players, Tucson
- The Symphony Women’s Association, Tucson
- Tucson Girls Chorus, Tucson
- University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson
- Washington Park Neighborhood Association, Phoenix
- Willcox Historic Theater, Willcox
- Young Arts Arizona Ltd., Phoenix
Business | Small
This award recognizes small, private businesses (1-99 employees), that have demonstrated significant support locally or statewide, through a contribution of time, energy, personnel, expertise and/or financial support or by participation in activities which foster excellence in, appreciation of, or access to the arts.
- Arizona Copper Art Museum, Clarkdale
- Benner-Nawman, Inc., Wickenburg
- Carlyle ER Metro LLC, Phoenix
- Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe
- LDVinci Art Studio, Chandler
- Manley Films and Media, Phoenix
- Partridge and Associates CPA’s, Scottsdale
- Versant Capital Management, Inc., Phoenix
Business |Â Large
This award recognizes large, private businesses (100+ employees), that have demonstrated significant support locally or statewide, through a contribution of time, energy, personnel, expertise and/or financial support or by participation in activities which foster excellence in, appreciation of, or access to the arts.
- Alliance Bank of Arizona, Phoenix
- Vestar, Tucson
Community
This award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated significant support or participation in activities which foster excellence in, appreciation of, or access to arts in the State of Arizona.
- ARTability, Phoenix
- Carolyn Eynon Singers, Scottsdale
- Community Performance & Art Center, Green Valley
- Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, Wickenburg
- Maricopa Arts Council, Maricopa
- Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix
- PSA Art Awakenings, Phoenix
- Scottsdale Philharmonic, Scottsdale
- Sedona Gallery Association, Sedona
- Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, Tucson
- The Sierra Vista Community Chorus, Sierra Vista
- WHAM (What’s Happenin’ in Art Movement), Surprise
Individual
This award recognizes an individual for significant contributions to the arts in Arizona in the areas of arts leadership and personal commitment of time and talent.
- Oonagh Boppart, Paradise Valley
- Yvonne Ervin, Tucson
- Elena Kohn, Scottsdale
- Lin Ling Lee, Scottsdale
- Tracy Liz Miller, Tempe
- Hope Ozer, Paradise Valley
- Sam, Phoenix
- Vincent VanVleet, Phoenix
- Linda Yarbrough, Chandler
Philanthropy
This award recognizes extraordinary philanthropic leadership through the contribution of financial resources to non-profit arts and culture organizations, and by encouraging the philanthropic support of others.
- Laurie and Chuck Goldstein, Paradise Valley
- Judith Hardes, Phoenix
- Patricia Langlin-Brazil, Tempe
- Connie McMillin, Sun City
- Jerry Miles, Fountain Hills
