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The 2020 Arts Awards are going VIRTUAL!

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We had to cancel the 2020 Arts Awards event at the Hilton Pearl River, but as they say, “the show must go on!” Well, at least the awards ceremony will - the Arts Council of Rockland will hold a virtual Arts Awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 16 @ 7:00PM. Attendees will tune in via Zoom; all are welcome, but you must RSVP here.

Awards will be given in 5 categories. We are pleased to announce the 2020 Arts Awards Nominees:

LITERARY ARTIST

Cassandra Alfred
Bill Batson
Kristian Comer
Christopher Plummer

ARTS ORGANIZATION/LEADERSHIP
The Bluefield Artists
Conor MacFinn
Nyack Art Collective
Nyack Mask Makers
Rockland Poets 
Rockland County Art in Public Places

ARTS EDUCATOR

Ted Barr
Katie Elevitch
Jeffrey Freidberg
Alice Mizrachi


PERFORMING ARTIST

Neil Berg
Sean Collishaw
Alice Leon
Bill O'Connell

VISUAL ARTIST

Ted Barr  
Joel Blenz  
Kristian Comer  
Michael Delaney
Ice Thistle Productions
Michael Iskowitz
Alice Mizrachi  
Cass McVety
Brittany Petronella
Kayla Sharp  
Dan Springer
Tina Traster

Congratulations to all of the nominees! Don’t forget to RSVP here and then tune in on Tuesday, June 16 @ 7PM to find out who takes home the prize!

Nominees were accepted via an open nominations process. All nominees are reviewed by a jury which is composed of highly qualified individuals across a broad range of arts disciplines. Winners are selected through this process. No ACOR board members or staff are involved in the decision making process.

Announcing the 2019 Arts Awards Nominees...

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The Arts Council of Rockland is thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2019 Arts Awards!

Nominations were received through an open nominations process. All nominations are anonymous to protect the integrity of the process. Winners will be determined through a voting process by the ACOR membership. Nominees have been invited to attend the Arts Awards on May 1 at The Nyack Seaport, at which the winners will be announced.

Voting is now OPEN! Anyone who is a member of the Arts Council of Rockland may vote. Please read about each nominee and cast your vote.

Please JOIN US on May 1 to celebrate all of these incredible nominees! Ticket information and other details can be found here.

2019 ARTS AWARDS NOMINEES

ARTS EDUCATOR

Nina Berlingeri

Diana Green

Performing Arts Department at Rockland Community College

Michael Porfido

Kelly Quartironi

Jim Shaughnessy

Stage Left Children’s Theater

Freia Titland

 

ARTS LEADERSHIP

Children’s Shakespeare Theatre

Haverstraw Riverwide Arts

Maureen’s Jazz Cellar

Donna Davies Timm

Patricia Zippilli

 

LITERARY ARTIST

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

A Anupama

Jane Marino

Angelo Parra

James Ramsay

 

PERFORMING ARTIST

Peter Furlan

Freia Titland

Dr. Debra Weiss

 

VISUAL ARTIST

Kris Campbell

Kristian Comer

Lisa D’Amico

Lisa Levart

Freia Titland