BETHLEHEM FINE ARTS COMMISSION
TRIBUTE TO THE ARTS AWARDS"Celebrating 20 Years"
The 2010 event will take place on Thursday, May 6th at the Payne Gallery at Moravian College (south campus at the corner of Church and Main Streets). The reception is from 5:30 - 7:00pm and will feature wine & hors d'oeuvres. The awards presentation will begin at 6:30. Invitations will be mailed in March; tickets will be $30 per person. To be added to the invitation mailing list, please contact Robin Beaty at 610 867-3308.
Slideshow from the 20th Anniversary Tribute to the Arts Award Reception
2010 Tribute to the Arts Award Winners
Individual Award
Born into a musical family and influenced by the music scenes in Austin and later Boston, Ramona LaBarre has been a tireless volunteer for music venues in the Lehigh Valley. Beginning with her years of dedication to Godfrey Daniels, where she now serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, and chairs the Artistic Committee, among other roles, she has expanded her efforts to volunteering at various music festivals in the region. She provides annual conference support with Folk Alliance International, and holds an Executive Board seat for the Northeast Region of Folk Alliance. In addition, she volunteers for WDIY radio, the LV Storytelling Guild, and other arts organizations and events. Of particular note is her persistence in serving Celtic Cultural Alliance. After being laid off with the rest of the staff after a discouraging rain-drenched Celtic Classic, she continued to work free of charge and helped resuscitate the event, where she now volunteers as chair of the Festival Finance Committee. We honor her for her passion and extraordinarily tireless service to the arts.
Arts Organization Award
The Lehigh Art Alliance, founded in 1935, is an organization for amateur and professional artists in the Lehigh Valley that provides cultural and educational programs such as exhibitions and lectures. The Alliance has always attempted to serve the artist and the local community equally. In recent years, the LAA has been primarily focused on its annual Spring and Fall juried exhibitions, held in exhibition space donated by various Lehigh Valley institutions, as well as occasional smaller shows of selected member-artists. Lehigh Art Alliance's general meetings, open to the public, often feature guest speakers on the arts. Speakers have included Cao Ying-Yi of China, Myron Barnstone of Barnstone Studios, Charles Dent of Leonardo da Vinci's Horse, Inc. and Steve Tobin, internationally known sculptor. We honor Lehigh Valley Arts Alliance for its outstanding support for the arts in our community.
Corporate Award
Over the last 15 years, Déjà Brew Coffeehouse and Deli in the heart of Bethlehem’s south side has become an important arts hub. Owner Jeff Vaclavik has made it a display space and gathering place for artists including writers, photographers, painters and musicians, to exchange ideas. It was the birthplace of the SouthSide Film Festival in 2003, and now the shop is the Festival headquarters where filmmakers from all over the world mingle with audiences and workshop participants and volunteers. Déjà Brew has also been the venue for impromptu live music shows, the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Festival, independent film screenings and shoot locations. The walls, ceiling, and even the furniture of the shop are decorated with original works by local painters, photographers and craftspeople, as well as posters from films shown by the SouthSide Film Festival. We honor Déjà Brew for providing constant support to our city’s arts scene.
BFAC thanks Minuteman Press for its generous sponsorship of the 20th anniversary of the Tribute to the Arts Awards celebration of the people, organizations and businesses that do so much to enrich the arts in our community.
WDIY is proud to partner with Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission in
presenting “2010 Tribute to the Arts"
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Past Recipients
Individual
Dr. Rudy Ackerman – 1996
Fred Bees – 1997
Oleg Briansky & Mirelle Brianne – 2006
Charles Brown – 2003
Geoff Gehman – 2000
Frederick G. Gilmartin, EdD. – 1992
Cora Hook – 2005
Patricia McAndrews – 1999
Jeffery Parks - 1993
William Persa – 2001
Richard Redd – 1994
Deborah Sacakaris – 2002
Ralph G. Schwartz – 1995
Ronald P. Sherry – 1991
Ricardo Viera – 1998
Peggy Whitney – 2004
Robert Doney - 2007
Charles Kiernan - 2008
Larry Lipkis - 2009
Corporate
Air Products & Chem., Inc. – 2003
Artefact, Inc. – 2000
Bethlehem Steel – 1991
Binney & Smith – 1993
First Valley Bank – 1992
Just Born, Inc. – 1994
Martin Guitar – 1995
Plantique, Inc. – 1999
Saraceno Design – 1998
Sing Out Magazine – 1996
Spillman Farmer Architects – 2006
Starbuck Goldner Tile – 2002
Technicolor Grand – 2004
The Brickman Group – 2005
Union Pacific - 1997
Valley Graphics Services – 2001
Bach Choir of Bethlehem – 1991
Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley – 1995
Banana Factory – 2003
Bethlehem Palette Club – 2004
Experimental Printmaking Institute – 1999
Godfrey Daniels – 1992
Mock Turtle Marionettes – 2005
PA Shakespeare Festival – 1998
Pennsylvania Youth Theatre – 1994
Ray Huston & Amer. Legion Band – 1996
Rose Garden Children’s Festival – 2000
Touchstone Theatre – 1993
Satori, Inc. – 2006
The Chamber Music Soc. of Beth. - 2002
WDIY-FM – 1997
Young People’s Philharmonic – 2001
Southside Film Institute and Film Festival - 2007
The Friends of Music of Bethlehem - 2008
Valley Contra Dance Society - 2009
Born into a musical family and influenced by the music scenes in Austin and later Boston, Ramona LaBarre has been a tireless volunteer for music venues in the Lehigh Valley. Beginning with her years of dedication to Godfrey Daniels, where she now serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, and chairs the Artistic Committee, among other roles, she has expanded her efforts to volunteering at various music festivals in the region. She provides annual conference support with Folk Alliance International, and holds an Executive Board seat for the Northeast Region of Folk Alliance. In addition, she volunteers for WDIY radio, the LV Storytelling Guild, and other arts organizations and events. Of particular note is her persistence in serving Celtic Cultural Alliance. After being laid off with the rest of the staff after a discouraging rain-drenched Celtic Classic, she continued to work free of charge and helped resuscitate the event, where she now volunteers as chair of the Festival Finance Committee. We honor her for her passion and extraordinarily tireless service to the arts.
The Lehigh Art Alliance, founded in 1935, is an organization for amateur and professional artists in the Lehigh Valley that provides cultural and educational programs such as exhibitions and lectures. The Alliance has always attempted to serve the artist and the local community equally. In recent years, the LAA has been primarily focused on its annual Spring and Fall juried exhibitions, held in exhibition space donated by various Lehigh Valley institutions, as well as occasional smaller shows of selected member-artists. Lehigh Art Alliance's general meetings, open to the public, often feature guest speakers on the arts. Speakers have included Cao Ying-Yi of China, Myron Barnstone of Barnstone Studios, Charles Dent of Leonardo da Vinci's Horse, Inc. and Steve Tobin, internationally known sculptor. We honor Lehigh Valley Arts Alliance for its outstanding support for the arts in our community.
Over the last 15 years, Déjà Brew Coffeehouse and Deli in the heart of Bethlehem’s south side has become an important arts hub. Owner Jeff Vaclavik has made it a display space and gathering place for artists including writers, photographers, painters and musicians, to exchange ideas. It was the birthplace of the SouthSide Film Festival in 2003, and now the shop is the Festival headquarters where filmmakers from all over the world mingle with audiences and workshop participants and volunteers. Déjà Brew has also been the venue for impromptu live music shows, the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Festival, independent film screenings and shoot locations. The walls, ceiling, and even the furniture of the shop are decorated with original works by local painters, photographers and craftspeople, as well as posters from films shown by the SouthSide Film Festival. We honor Déjà Brew for providing constant support to our city’s arts scene. 
