To a record crowd of over 620 people, the winners of the 2016 Viola Awards for Excellence in the Arts were announced at High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. The 7th annual Gala event took place on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Photos of the winners and more are shown below. Click on any image to see a larger photo and view a slideshow. Photographer: Matt Beaty.
- All the winners from the 2016 Viola Awards
- All the winners from the 2016 Viola Awards
- Emerging Artist Winner Areya Kugler with Joe Maniglia
- Areya Kugler with award sponsor Tammy Howell from North Country Healthcare
- Emerging Artist winner Areya Kugler
- Bryan David Griffith with sponsor Mark Monthofer from Findlay Toyota
- Bryan David Griffith, winner of the Excellence in the Visual Arts award
- Charly Spining and his crew of supporters
- Viola Legacy Award winner Charly Spining
- Business for the Arts winner The Framing Department at Hidden Light
- Leadership Award winner Jeff Hall
- Leadership Award winner Jeff Hall
- Excellence in Science Education award goes to Kaci Heins, with sponsor Janet Levin from APS
- Mike Levin with sponsor Tony Freeman
- Excellence in Arts Education Award winner Mike Levin
- Excellence in the Performing Arts winner Vicki Thompson
- Vicki with Good People director Adrienne Bischoff
- Vicki Thompson with FMC sponsor Lupe Woodson
- Excellence in the Performing Arts winner Vicki Thompson