The San Diego Fine Art Society (SDFAS) announces the First Annual Art Awards, a celebration of select individuals, exhibitions, and projects that have made a significant impact on the field of contemporary art during the past year.
The SDFAS Art Awards will be held on September 2, 2010 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. This exciting evening will include the much anticipated announcements of the Art Awards, amazing art, exquisite cuisine, opportunity drawings and live entertainment, and all for a spectacular cause – honoring and supporting the arts in San Diego!
SDFAS invites San Diegans to vote for the nominees by visiting http://www.artpulse.tv/vote. The winners will be announced at the Art Awards Dinner during the VIP Opening Night of Art San Diego
Contemporary Art Fair 2010. The nominees include:
Exhibition of the Year – Museum: A museum exhibition that generated excitement and delight, elevating our thinking and appreciation of art.
1. Museum of Contemporary Art Downtown – Tara Donovan exhibit
2. San Diego Museum of Art – Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power exhibit
3. Museum of Photographic Arts – Picturing the Process: the Photograph as Witness
Exhibition of the Year – Gallery: A gallery exhibition that generated excitement and delight, elevating our thinking and appreciation of art.
1. Athenaeum Music & Art Library – David Adey exhibit
2. R.B. Stevenson Gallery – Charles Arnoldi exhibit
3. Subtext Gallery – Ready. Fire. Aim. exhibit by Shawn Wolfe
New Artist of the Year: A professional artist whose talent, vision, passion, and purpose deserves our attention and recognition.
1. Greg Brotherton
2. Susy Bielak
3. Shinpei Takeda
Patron of the Year: A philanthropist who gives of him/herself to the organization they most believe in – not only in terms of money, but in thought, soul, energy, work, and love.
1. Ian Mausner – for his work on the board of the New Children’s Museum
2. Ann Berchtold – ART SAN DIEGO
3. Steven Churchill – Art of Photography Show
People’s Choice: A most loved contributor to the arts in whatever capacity, who deserves a nod.
1. Constance White – San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
2. Matt D’Arrigo – A Reason to Survive
3. Bob & Cheryl Nickel – San Diego Space 4 Art
4. Danielle Susalla – Oceanside Museum of Art
“We are very excited to announce the winners the public has chosen,” said April Game, executive director of SDFAS. “As an organization, our goal is to strengthen the pulse of the art community through collaboration and education and we feel that our ‘art community’ would not have a pulse without leaders like these who are creating a buzz worth talking about in our community and beyond international borders.”
First Annual Art Awards benefiting SDFAS
Thursday, September 2, 2010 – 8:00pm to 11:00pm
The Hilton San Diego Bayfront, One Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
To find out how you can become a sponsor, please call 858-205-4354 or contact [email protected]. For tickets, visit www.artsandiego-fair.com.
SDFAS will also host Launch Pad, an exclusive reception to launch graduating artist Duke Windsor, of the Artist Mentor Program, into the next phase of his career on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Art San Diego.
SDFAS is a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the pulse of the art community through education, collaboration, and services. The funds raised at this event will support the Artist Mentor Program and other exciting programs offered by the organization, such as ArtPulseTV , a new online television show committed to exposing San Diego’s rich arts and culture with in-depth interviews and fresh content every week and ArtPulse:mobile, a new iPhone App that will give San Diegans and visitors unparalleled access to San Diego’s art and culture scene. This Gallery Positioning System will assist people with locating art galleries and museums throughout San Diego County with details on the latest events.
Through education and collaboration, SDFAS is removing barriers and building bridges throughout the San Diego art community, helping San Diego to reach its potential as a top arts destination in the country. SDFAS is a nonprofit agency under 501(c)(3) status, CA ID #26-0525819. For more information, please visit www.sdfas.org
