Annual Celebration of the Arts

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County held their annual honoring of local arts organizations and advocates at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • By Nick Reichert
  • | 8:17 p.m. October 26, 2015
  • Arts + Culture
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The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County held its Annual Celebration of the Arts at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall last night. Artists and arts advocates representing over 30 local arts organizations arrived and enjoyed drinks food and performances by Gloria Musicae, the Players Theatre, the Venice Theatre and Asolo Repertory Theatre. In between the performances, the Alliance awarded its annual Tourist Development Cultural/Arts Grants and art leadership awards. This year's batch of honorees include Pines of Sarasota, Wendy Surkis, Roseanne McCabe, Alyson Rozier, Joseph McKenna, Herman Frankel, Dolly Jacobs and Bruce Rodgers. 

Howard Millman, Linda M. DiGabriele and Bruce Rodgers at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County's 2015 Celebration of the Arts.
Howard Millman, Linda M. DiGabriele and Bruce Rodgers at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County's 2015 Celebration of the Arts.
Photo by Nick Reichert
Debi Osborne, Paul Hudson and Andria Piekarz
Debi Osborne, Paul Hudson and Andria Piekarz
Lou De Cangelio, Arthur Bryce, Wendy Surkis and Tom and Sherry Koski
Lou De Cangelio, Arthur Bryce, Wendy Surkis and Tom and Sherry Koski
Rick Thurman and Travis Ray.
Rick Thurman and Travis Ray.
Willie Shaw, Mary Bensel and Marlon Brown
Willie Shaw, Mary Bensel and Marlon Brown
Jim Shirley and Cindy Balistrieni
Jim Shirley and Cindy Balistrieni
Robert Olson and Sharyn Lonsdale
Robert Olson and Sharyn Lonsdale
Scott and Dorothy Blum
Scott and Dorothy Blum
Steve Turrisi and Jim Sorensen
Steve Turrisi and Jim Sorensen
Michelle Bianchi Pingel and Jeffery Kin.
Michelle Bianchi Pingel and Jeffery Kin.
Richard Russell, Lee Holden and Stephen Fancher
Richard Russell, Lee Holden and Stephen Fancher
Patricia Caswell, Carole White-Bound and Lisa Rubinstein
Patricia Caswell, Carole White-Bound and Lisa Rubinstein
Brian Hersh, Dan O'Shea and Steve Miles
Brian Hersh, Dan O'Shea and Steve Miles
Mike and Lori Moran and Suzette Jones
Mike and Lori Moran and Suzette Jones
Lauren Brownstein and Marian Marshak
Lauren Brownstein and Marian Marshak
Local artists and advocates gathered at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County's Annual Celebration of the Arts.
Local artists and advocates gathered at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County's Annual Celebration of the Arts.

 

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