Nominees picked for Angels of the Arts awards

The 5th Annual Angels of the Arts program recognizes the positive and essential impact of artists, art organizations, artistic educators and supporters in Lee County's quality of life and economic development.

This year, the Angels of the Arts Awards will take place Sunday, April 13. There will be a VIP Reception at 5 p.m. at the Sidney and Berne Davis Arts Center and the ceremony following at 6:30 p.m. at Florida Repertory Theatre, then back to the Alliance for the Arts for an after party.

And the 2008 Angels of the Arts Nominees Are…
Arts Benefactor
Christine Johnson
Madeline Taeni
Literary Artist
Jill Drumm
Amy Bennett-Williams (News-Press)
Joe Pacheco
Arts Teacher
Angela Aradia
Gail Jones
MaryEllen Montana
Patricia Fay (Florida Gulf Coast Univesity)
Michelle Messina (Lehigh Senior High

COURTESY PHOTO Berne Davis at last year's Angels of the Arts program

School)
Mary Voytek (Florida Gulf Coast University)
Ann McCarty Sickels
Teri Aldred
Tomislav Vukovic (Gulfshore Ballet)
Young Artist
Sydney Scodras
April Moreau
Bianca Russell
New Artist
Rachel Kazor
Scott Guelcher

Pavol Roskovensky
Peter Zell
Clare Candelori
Visual Artist
Jeffrey Scott Lewis
David Acevado
Drew Cemer
Randon Eddy
Myra Roberts
Leoma Lovegrove
Business Arts Sponsor
Edison-Ford Winter Estates/
Chris Pendleton
Sam Galloway Ford
Art Publication/Broadcast Series
Southwest Florida Women's Digest
Cindy Pierce-Grandeur Magazine
Times of the Islands
Ft. Myers Magazine
Gulfshore Life
Gulf Coast Live
Florida Weekly
Arts Journalist
Ann O'Phelan
Nancy Stetson (Florida Weekly)
Lois Thome (Wink News)
Ilene Saffron
Arts Volunteer
Alissa Constant
Dena Shepard
Natalie Pillion
Janet Mach Dutton
Lee Otto
Patricia Albercht
Shareen Groce
Gayle Cook
Sharon Traylor
Howard & Norma Silverman

D.J. Lorentz
Ron Ford
Performance Artist
Victor Legaretta
Lifetime Achievement
Niels Miller
Al Oerter
Richard Westlake
Reiko Niiya
Gale Bennett
Arts Organizational Leader
Jim Griffith
Sharon Hill

Arts Organization
Space 39 Gallery
Community Concert Association