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