On Friday, May 21, 2021, the Arts Council of Rockland announced the nominees for the Arts Awards in the following categories: Arts Educator, Arts Organization/Leadership, Literary Artist, Performing Artist, and Visual Artist.
2021 Arts Awards Nominees
(View the announcement of nominees here!)
Arts Educator
Michael Craft
Deborah Grosmark
Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble/Peter Furlan
Rebecca Tew
Stacey Tirro
Arts Organization/Leadership
Lisa D’Amico
Daly Flanagan
Julianne Ramos
Rockland Center for the Arts
Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble
Jessie Taylor & Peter Bush/Sloatsburg Plein Air Art Event
Literary Artist
Arthur H. Gunther III
Performing Artist
David Budway
Kristian Comer
Alex Francisco
Rock ‘n’ Rollers
Sabel
Soren Song
Visual Artist
John Badik
Charis J. Carmichael Braun
Kris Burns
Kris Campbell
Norman Galinsky
Faith Lazerus
Harry Leigh
Daniel Lukens
Maria Teresa Ortiz-Naretto
Judith Peck
Grace Anthony Zemsky
Nominations are accepted through an open nominations process. Nominees are vetted to ensure they meet criteria and reviewed by a jury. No member of the ACOR staff or board of directors is involved in the review process.
The recipients of the 2021 Arts Awards in each of these categories will be announced at the virtual Arts Awards event on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 7PM EST. Register here to join the event! Ticket options range from FREE to $150 for the VIP experience.