About the 2013 Viola Awards
2013 Award Winners
2013 Nominees
2013 Event Photos
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About the 2013 Viola Awards
The 5th Annual Viola Awards Gala was held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. The event recognized 65 nominees – individual artists, organizations and businesses – for their contributions to the arts and sciences in Flagstaff. Over 530 people attended the event – a new record – and the audience was filled with much revelry, highlighted by emcees Kayley Smith, Esther Smith and Dave Dennehey from Circus Bacchus. There were performances by Ballet Folklorico de Colores and the Children’s Chorale of Flagstaff.
This was the first year that the Gala showed videos on the big screens at High Country Conference Center that highlighted the work of the many nominees. These videos served to educate Gala-goers about the diversity and depth of talent that exists in Flagstaff.
Official 2013 Viola Award Winners
William Lowell Putnam was awarded for Lifetime Contribution to the Arts and Sciences
Visual Arts Winner, George Averbeck
Arts Educator Winner, Janeece Henes
Organization of the Year, Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy
Outstanding Event Winner, 10th Annual Recycled Art Exhibition Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff
Leadership Winner, Betsey Bruner
Emerging Artist Winner, Ryan Lamfers
Science Educator Winner, Bryan Bates
Literature Winner, Jill Divine
Music Winner, Jimmy DeBlois
Performing Arts Winner, Tony Sutera
Official 2013 Viola Award Nominees
Mayor’s Award for
Lifetime Contribution to the Arts
Joe Cornett, Sr.
Jon Eder
Kay Poen
William Lowell Putnam
Paula Rice
Baje Whitethorne, Sr.
Music Award
Brad Bays
Chuck Cheesman
Jim DeBlois
Sambatuque
Elizabeth Schulze
Vincent Ziegelbaum
Visual Arts Award
George Averbeck
Darcy Falk
Emma Gardner
Shane Knight
Connie Townsend
Steve Schaeffer
Organization of the Year Award
Ballet Folklorico de Colores
Children’s Chorale of Flagstaff
Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy
Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music
Flagstaff Photography Center
Friends of Camp Colton
Performing Arts Award
Ballet Folklorico de Colores
Circus Bacchus
Gina Darlington
Jamey Hasapis
Jayne Lee
Tony Sutera
Science Educator
Jill Allen
Josh Armstrong
Tina Ayers
Bryan Bates
Kris Haskins
Chris Luginbuhl
Literature Award
Jill Divine
Margaret Erhart
Seth Muller
Thin Air Magazine
Nicole Walker
Kelly Poe Wilson
Arts Educator Award
Stephanie Galloway
Karin Hallberg
Janeece Henes
Mike Levin
Brandon Rawls
David Williams
Outstanding Event Award
Celebraciones de la Gente
(Museum of Northern Arizona)
Classical Guitar Concert Series
(Grand Canyon Guitar Society)
First Light Gala
(Lowell Observatory)
Flagstaff Open Studios
(Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff)
In a Big World Wandering
(Flagstaff Photography Center)
Recycled Art Exhibition
(Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff)
Leadership Award
Brandy’s Restaurant
Betsey Bruner
Joni Pevarnik
John Stark
Bonnie Stevens
Michael Vincent
Emerging Artist
Sky Black
Anam Cara Dixon
John Hitzel
Michelle Koechle
Ryan Lamfers
Tony Latham
