Over 100 artists, arts educators, art organizations, businesses, and philanthropists, plus a handful of finalists of last year’s event, from 22 communities statewide, were nominated for the 2021 Governor’s Arts Awards!
THE ARTISTS:
BILL CARTER Sedona
BOBBY ZOKAITES Tempe
DOUGLAS MILEY Prescott
ELAINE KESSLER Gilbert
GARY VULCANO Gilbert
GEORGE AND NEELY TOMKINS Yuma
IGNACIO GARCIA Tucson
IRIS ORGEGA Scottsdale
JAMES B HUNT Phoenix
JAMES E GARCIA Phoenix
jeremie bacpac franko Phoenix
JOSEPH L BOURNE Tucson
KAREN ODDEN Scottsdale
KRISTIN ATWELL FORD Scottsdale
LEX GJURASIC Tucson
LUIS MENA Tucson
MARILUZ BURR Nogales
MICHAEL N VAX Dewey
MIKE UPP Cornville
SAREYA TAYLOR Maricopa
SEAN AVERY MEDLIN Phoenix
STELLA POPE DUARTE Phoenix
THE LADIES Phoenix
GALINA MIHALEVA Phoenix
JOHN SUTTMAN Winslow
LUCY WONG Gilbert
ART IN EDUCATION – INDIVIDUALS:
ANDRE LICARDI Peoria
ASHLEY MARIE GOLDEN Surprise
CANDACE GREENE Phoenix
CHRISTOPHER S JOHNSON Flagstaff
DANIELLE WOOD Tempe
DEBORAH HARGADON Tucson
DR JULIAN ACKERLY Tucson
DR PAULA ARTAC Phoenix
JOHN CONTRERAS Tucson
JOHN ERWIN Phoenix
JOSHUA LYNCH Scottsdale
KATHERINE FIZZ Black Canyon City
KRISTEN GRIPPO Chandler
LAURAN STANIS Phoenix
LAUREL RUFF Surprise
LISA FALK Tucson
MARK LARUBIO San Tan Valley
MATT DELLER Glendale
MILES DENNY Mesa
PRESTON MACDONALD Surprise
RANDALL BADSGARD Surprise
SMT. NIVEDITA MALLYA Chandler
STEVE WALLGREN Surprise
SUE HUNTER Scottsdale
THEODORE BUCHHOLZ Tucson
VIVI ERICKSON Phoenix
VANESSA ASLAN-BLAIR Glendale
LARGE ARTS & CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS
AZ CONSERVATORY FOR THE ARTS AND ACADEMICS Phoenix
ARIZONA OPERA Phoenix
ARTLINK Phoenix
BLACK THEATRE TROUPE Phoenix
CHANDLER MUSEUM Chandler
DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM Wickenburg
FLAGSTAFF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Flagstaff
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TUCSON Tucson
SAACA Tucson
SCOTTSDALE ARTS Scottsdale
SHEMER ART CENTER Phoenix
SOUTHWEST SHAKESPEARE COMPANY Mesa
THE NASH JAZZ CLUB AND EDUCATION CENTER Phoenix
PRESCOTT CENTER FOR THE ARTS Prescott
ON MEDIA Phoenix
LARGE BUSINESSES:
COSANTI ORIGINALS Paradise Valley
ARTS IN MEDICINE/CYNTHIA STANDLEY Phoenix
FOOTHILLS ELEMENTARY Glendale
THE PHILANTHROPISTS:
ERIC JUNGERMANN Phoenix
MOLLY DEFILIPPIS Phoenix
PRICILLA BALDWIN Tucson
MCKIVERGAN FOUNDATION Yuma
SMALL ARTS & CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS:
ASU KERR Scottsdale
BALLET YUMA Yuma
CHANDLER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Chandler
DANCING IN THE STREETS ARIZONA Tucson
DANSENSE-NRTYABODHA Scottsdale
DESERT SOUNDS Mesa
FLAGSTAFF SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Flagstaff
GILBERT VISUAL ART LEAGUE Gilbert
GROOVISM Phoenix
KINGMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Kingman
MASTER CHORALE OF FLAGSTAFF Flagstaff
METROPOLITAN YOUTH SYMPHONY Mesa
MUSICANOVA ORCHESTRA Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE PHILHARMONIC Scottsdale
SOUNDS ACADEMY Phoenix
SOUTHERN ARIZONA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Tucson
SPOTLIGHT YOUTH THEATRE Glendale
THE SAGRADO GALLERIA Phoenix
YOUNG ARTS ARIZONA LTD Phoenix
FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY BAND Flagstaff
LEAD GUITAR Tucson
RISING YOUTH THEATRE Phoenix
SONORAN GLASS SCHOOL Tucson
YUMA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION Yuma
SMALL BUSINESSES:
DAVISSON ENTERTAINMENT Phoenix
DURANT COMMUNICATIONS Phoenix
EMANCIPATION ARTS Phoenix
LDVINCI ART STUDIO Chandler
PARTRIDGE & ASSOCIATES Scottsdale
PSYKO STEVE PRESENTS Phoenix
WICKENBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Wickenburg