Maine College of Art
15th Annual Art Honors Gala
Thursday, May 19, 2011
5:30-9:30pm
The Porteous Building
522 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
Art Honors 2011 Photos
Art Honors recognizes artists, philanthropists and art educators with significant ties to Maine who offer MECA’s students, as well as the public, powerful examples of lives in the arts.
2011 Honorees:
- Betsy Evans Hunt and Christopher Hunt - Leadership in Art Philanthropy
- Janet Manyan - Leadership in Art Education
- Roxanne Quimby - Entrepreneurship in the Arts
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Joan and Dan Amory
John and Linda Coleman
Jean and Bill Dill
Annette and Rob Elowitch and Elliot and Dorothy Schwartz
Roger and Betty Gilmore
Cyrus and Patty Hagge
Judy and Jeff Kane
Candace Pilk Karu
Maine Arts Commission
Margaret and James O'Keefe and Anne Ireland '94 and Kenneth M. Cole III
Jac Ouellette '02 and Celine Godin
Roxanne Quimby
Warren and Helen Roos
Mary Schendel and Philip Gleason
Portland Musuem of Art
Donald Sussman and Representative Chellie Pingree
Don and Louise Tuski
UNUM
Andres Verzosa '92
2011
- Betsy Evans Hunt and Christopher Hunt, Award for Leadership in Art Philanthropy
- Janet Manyan, artist and Continuing Studies faculty, Award for Leadership in Art Education
- Roxanne Quimby, Award for Entrepreneurship in the Arts, founder of Burt’s Bees
2010
MECAmorphosis: A celebration of the completed move of all academic and studio departments into the Porteous facility
2009
- Andy Graham, Founder and Owner of Portland Color, Award for Entrepreneurship in the Arts
- Alice Spencer, Artist and Public Art Advocate, Leadership in the Arts
2008
- Angela Adams, Designer, Award for Entrepreneurship in the Arts
- Alison Hildreth ‘76, Leadership in the Arts
2007
- Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Leadership in Arts Education
- Pandora LaCasse, Artist, Award for Entrepreneurship in the Arts
2006
- Cynthia Thompson, CEO & Founder of Transformit, Inc., Award for Entrepreneurship in the Arts (presented by author Sharon Pywell)
- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Leadership in Arts Education (presented by Gerhardt Knodel, Director Cranbrook Academy of Art)
2005
- Andrew Wyeth, Achievement as a Visual Artist (presented to Nick Wyeth by
- Anne d’Harnoncourt and George D. Widener)
- Gov. John Baldacci, Leadership in Arts Philanthropy (presented by John Rohman)
- Ashley Bryan, Leadership in Arts Education (presented by Carl Little)
2004
- Robert Indiana, Achievement as a Visual Artist (presented by Bret Waller)
- Maine Community Foundation, Leadership in Arts Philanthropy (presented by Allen Fernald)
- Julia’s Gallery for Young Artists, Leadership in Arts Education (presented by Jamie Wyeth)
2003
- Alex Katz, Achievement as a Visual Artist (presented by Linda Earle)
- Lawrence R. Pugh, Leadership in Arts Philanthropy (presented by William Ryan)
- Bernarda Shahn, Leadership in Artists Education (presented by Barbara Lapcek)
2002
- David C. Driskell, National Leadership as a Visual Artist (presented by John Payson)
- William J. Ryan and Banknorth Group, Leadership in Arts Philanthropy (presented by Owen Wells)
- Angus Barney Hallowell, Leadership in Arts Education (presented by Chellie Pingree)
2001
- Beverly Hallam, Achievement as a Visual Artist (presented by Carl Little)
- Barbara Daiute Neeson and Keith Rendall, Leadership in Public School Art Education (presented by David Hunt)
- John and Joanne Payson, National Leadership in the Visual Arts (presented by David Driskell)
- Roger Gilmore, Visionary Award (presented by Maddy Corson)
2000
- Bruce Brown, Community Leadership in the Visual Arts (presented by Mark Wethli)
- Ruth and Frank Glazer, Leadership in Music and Music Education (presented by Peter Plumb)
- Sonja Eustis Johnson, Leadership in Public School Art Education (presented by David Ott)
- William Wegman, Achievement as a Visual Artist (presented by Jeffrey Keough)
1999
- The Gannett Family & Guy Gannett Comms, Philanthropic Leadership in the Arts (presented by Bettsanne Holmes)
- Neil Welliver, Achievement as a Visual Artist (Jessica Nicoll)
- Corliss Chastain, Leadership in Public School Art Education (Betsey T. Greenstein)
1998
- L. Robert Porteous, Jr., Community Service & Philanthropic Support in the Arts & Education presented by Widgery Thomas)
- Will Barnet, Achievement as a Visual Artist (presented by Chris Crosman)
- Simon van der Ven, Leadership in Public School Art Education (presented by Roger Gilmore)
- Patricia Nick, Leadership in the Visual Arts (presented by David Becker)
1997
- Harold and Mildred Nelson, Community Service in the Arts & Education (presented by Roz Bernetein)
- Stan Colburn, Leadership in Public School Art Education (presented by Paul McConnell & Maddy Corson)
- Anne Bigelow Stern, Community Leadership in Music & Music Education (Presented by Marcia Chapman)
- Dozier Bell, Achievement as a Visual Artist (presented by Dean Velentgas)
- Doris Homer, Volunteer Service as an Art Educator (presented by Dan O’Leary)
1996
- Halsey Davis and the Davis Family Foundation, Philanthropic Support for the Arts & Education
- Al and Judy Glickman, Community Leadership in the Arts & Education
- Ray Lund, Leadership in Public School Arts Education
- Barbara Lapcek, Leadership in the Visual Arts
- Richard Estes, Achievement as a Visual Artist