News - Annual Orange County Arts Awards

This event celebrates progress and achievements in the cultural life of Orange County and
the people who make them happen.List of past recipients.

12th Annual Orange County Arts Awards – September 20, 2011
Samueli Theater, Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa.

Arts Orange County Past President Mary Lyons and 2011 Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award honoree Rod Gilfry.	Mission San Juan Capistrano Executive Director Mechelle Lawrence-Adams and Arts Orange County Board member Susan Hori.	Dean Corey, President & Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, and Darrell Anderson, President of the Board of Arts Orange County.	"The Spark of Imagination" bronze statuette was created for the Arts Awards by Orange County artist Christopher Schulz.
Jonelle Allen, award-winning Broadway actress & television star, served as co-emcee.	Robert Becker, Principal Viola, Pacific Symphony, performed.	Fabienne Levenson of motion/TRIBE Dance Company performed “The Barre,” choreographed by Marie de la Palme.	Honoree Rod Gilfry performed.
Jonelle Allen and the Kids from MTU performed.	Honoree Robert Frelly with Sarah Murr of The Boeing Company.	Honoree Sister Madeleva Williams, CSJ, with Arts Orange County Board member Rick Smetanka.	Honoree All-American Boys Chorus, represented by alumnus Jim Farmer, and Beth Krom, Arts Orange County Board member and Chair of the Orange County Great Park Corporation.
Honoree Brethren Christian Junior & Senior High School, represented by Len Montgomery, with Alexander Stimpson of Merrill Lynch, and an Arts Orange County Board member.	Honoree Pat Poss with Judy Morr, Executive Vice President of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts

2011 Honorees Anounced! "Read About This Year's Arts Awards Nominees"
Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award honorees

Dean Corey President & Artistic Director Philharmonic Society of Orange County		Rod Gilfry Opera & Musical Theatre Star Two-time Grammy Award nominee		Mission San Juan Capistrano "The Jewel of the Missions" Founded 1776

 

 

 

Achievement Award honorees

Patricia Poss Arts Patron Sister Madeleva Williams, CSJ Artist & Illustrator Dr. Robert Frelly Artisctic Director & Conductor of the Southern California Youth Philharmonic Director of Music Education at Chapman University Brethren Christian Junior & Senior High The All-American Boys Chorus   Jonelle Allen – Award winning Broadway actress best-known as Grace on CBS-TV’s “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” will co-emcee this year’s ceremonies with ArtsOC Executive Director Rick Stein.

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11th Annual Orange County Arts Awards – September 22, 2010 Samueli Theater, Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa.

(left to right) 2010 Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award honorees Frank Pearce, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, founders of Blizzard Entertainment with ArtsOC Executive Director Rick Stein		(left to right) 2010 Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award honorees Dick Dale "The King of Surf Guitar;" OC Community Foundation President Shelley Hoss; arts patron & volunteer Carol Wilken; jazz saxophonist Eric Marienthal		(left to right) 2010 Arts Achievement Award honorees Muckenthaler Cultural Center Executive Director Zoot Velasco; photographer Kurt Weston; The Wooden Floor Artistic Director Melanie Rios-Glaser; Pacific Symphony timpanist Todd Miller.
Photo credit: Nicholas Koon Photography More photos from the event. Read Richard Chang’s article. Read Donna Bunce’s article about the people at the event (go to page 3 of her column). Our 2010 Honorees Download Cultural Legacy Award Honorees Press Release Download Annual Achievement Honorees Press Release

 

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