The Laguna Beach Arts Alliance (LBAA) announces the nominees for the 12th Annual Art Star Awards to be held on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 6:00pm, generously sponsored by [seven-degrees] in Laguna Beach.
At this red-carpet event, the winners will be announced and presented with one-of-a-kind Art Star award sculptures, created by Louis Longi. These organizations, businesses and individuals contributed and shaped the arts and culture in Laguna Beach in 2017.
“Each and every one of this year’s nominees are well known contributors in our art community –everyone deserving of an award, making the selection committee’s award decisions a daunting task” said Art Stars Committee Chair, Rosemary Swimm.
“Members of the Laguna Beach Arts Alliance nominated exciting and deserving contributors to the arts in our community,” remarked Swimm. She continued, “It was very challenging to select the award recipients. However in two categories, Individual Arts Patron and Corporate Arts Patron, there were some outright winners based on nominations.”
The winner of the Corporate Arts Patron award is Festival of Arts – Scholarship Program, and Lisa Hale will receive the Individual Arts Patron award.
The Laguna Beach Alliance for the Arts will honor Tom Swimm with a special Art Stars Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his accomplishments as an artist in Laguna Beach.
The additional categories and the nominees are:
Best Arts Program
Laguna Outreach for Community Arts (LOCA) – LOCA Art Club
Laguna Playhouse – TheatreReach: Bringing Books to Life
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) – Plein Air Invitational
Outstanding Arts Collaboration
First Thursdays Art Walk & Laguna College of Art + Design – Professional Gallery/Student Mentor Program
Laguna Art Museum
Laguna Plein Air Art Association (LPAPA) & University of California, Irvine (UCI) – The Plein Air Project
Arts Leadership
Festival of Arts Board of Directors
Toni Kellenberg
Sian Poeschl
Artist of the Year
Jason Feddy
Michael Matthews
Mike Tauber
The winner of the 2018 [seven-degrees] of Inspiration Grant, will be announced during the event.
To purchase tickets to attend the 12th Annual Art Star Awards, please contact: info@lagunabeacharts.org. Tickets are $100 each and include dinner as well as all the festivities.
The Laguna Beach Arts Alliance was established in 2002 as the result of an exciting partnership among more than 20 Laguna Beach organizations. The mission is to serve as an advocate for the arts, promote collaboration and networking among the arts organizations of Laguna Beach, and to serve as a united voice for the arts in the city. Members of the Arts Alliance include Laguna Art-A-Fair Festival, Laguna Dance Festival, City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission, Community Art Project, Festival of Arts, First Thursdays Art Walk, KX 93.5 Radio, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach Craft Guild, Laguna Beach Live!, Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association, Visit Laguna Beach, Laguna College of Art & Design, Laguna Concert Band, LOCA Arts Education, Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Lagunatunes Community Chorus, Blue Water Green Earth, No Square Theatre, Sawdust Art Festival, and [seven-degrees].
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