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Artissimo Awards

Artissimo Awards

Artissimo is SDCAEA’s annual Awards of Excellence in Visual Arts Education honoring city and county visual arts educators and their site administrators for exceptional work in visual arts education.

Awards are given in the following categories:
  • Administrator of Year Award
  • Artissimo Choice Award
  • Artissimo Rookie of the Year Award

Nomination submissions due by April 20, 2015

CLICK HERE to place a nomination for an Artissimo Award

Past Artissimo Award Recipients

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

            2011               Hayley Filasky, Westview High, Poway USD

                                    Emmalee Huls, Hilltop High, Sweetwater UHSD

                                    Maura McDonald, Marshall Middle, San Diego USD

            2012               Don Masse, Zamorano, San Diego USD

            2013               Amanda Dickenson, San Marcos Unified

                                    Dianna Holmes, San Diego Unified

            2014               Andrea Arroyo,  Sweetwater Union HS District

                                    Sonja Kodimer, Julian Union HS District

                                    Lucy Rivera, Sweetwater Union HS District

            2015               Alexis Archibald, San Marcos Unified

                                    Alex McCurdy, Escondido Union

                                    Jerry Miller, San Diego Unified

                                    Francisco Ramirez, Borrego Springs Unified

                                    Janese Swanson, Del Mar Union


ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

            2011               Kurt Madden, Scripps Ranch High, San Diego USD

                                    Lenora Smith, Clairemont High, San Diego USD

                                    Nancy Diana Jones, District Office, Encinitas USD

            2012               Liz Bystedt, Oak Grove Middle, Jamul-Dulzura

                                    Pat Crowder, Patrick Henry High, San Diego USD

                                    Russ Sperling, Sweetwater UHSD

            2013               Dan Barnes, Grossmont

                                    Randolph Ward,  County Superintendent

            2014               Cynthia Arce, Language Academy, San Diego Unified

                                    Josh Way, Mission Hills High School, San Marcos Unified

                                    Dr. Karen Childress-Evans, San Diego Unified

            2015               Caroline King, Zamarano, San Diego Unified

                                    Suzanne Adkins, Del Dios Middle, Escondido Union

                                    Mary Beth Kastan, Grossmont

                                    Suzette Lovely, Supt, Carlsbad Unified


SPIRIT OF ARTISSIMO

            2011               Christopher Webb, El Capitan High, Grossmont UHSD

            2012               Paula Annicchairico, Mt. Miguel High, Grossmont USD

            2013               Rally For Children

            2014               Kathi Arinduque, Zamorano, San Diego Unified

            2015               Judy Berman-Silbert, ArtReach

                                    Matt D’Arrigo, Arts:  A Reason To Survive


 ARTISSIMO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

            2012               Rachel Tellez, SDCOE

            2013               Robin Ballarin, Grossmont

            2014               No Award Given

            2015              Helena Hanna, The California Arts Project


ARTISSIMO CHOICE

            2011               Tim Benson, Mission Hills High, San Marcos USD

                                    Ellen Dickman, Borrego Springs High, BSUSD

                                    Kathleen Kane-Murrell, 3 Schools, San Diego USD

                                    Susan Lewis, Mission Hills High, San Marcos USD

                                    Muriel Meador, Alt Ed, Sweetwater UHSD

                                    Terrilyn Quick, Bear Valley Middle, Escondido USD                     

                                    Marilee Ragland, Fallbrook School of Arts,  Fallbrook USD

            2012               Kathy Olson, Vista Unified

                                    Catherine Gilbert, Del Mar

                                    Silvia Wiedmann, Cathedral Catholic High School

                                    Mark Cavassa, Escondido Union HSD

                                    VC Groves, San Diego USD

            2013               Marci Knoles, Cajon Valley

                                    Anne Lindsay, Cajon Valley

                                    Natalie Christ, Encinitas Union

                                    Sam Bonacci, San Diego Unified

                                    Monica Derrick, Sweetwater Union

                                    Donna Tlachac, Vista Unified

                                    Eileen Mandell, Grossmont

                                    Nancy Reitzler, Solana Beach

                                    Sean Wells, San Diego Unified

            2014               Lauriel Adsit, San Diego Unified

                                    Alicia Gelaro, San Diego Unified

                                    Susan Kallas, Oceanside Unified

                                    Ellen Parry, Grossmont Union HSD

                                    Carolyn Thom, Vista Unified

                                    Rina Vinetz, Solana Beach Union

            2015               Kim Bourda, Poway Unified

                                    Barry Cheskaty, Francis Parker

                                    David Feldstein, Vista Unified

                                    Shani Leader, High Tech High

                                    Delia Martin, San Diego Unified

                                    Lorie Miles, San Diego Unified

                                    Kathy Olson, Vista Unified

                                    Eric Rempe, Coronado Unified

                                    Roger Royster, Vista Unified

                                    Michelle Spielman, Sweetwater UHSD

                                    Melony Vance, San Diego Unified


ARTISSIMO COMMUNITY STAR

            2013               Marie Howard, Museum of the Living Artist

                                    April Game, Pulse Gallery

                                    Tomoko Kuta, The New Children’s Museum

            2014               Gary Margolis, San Diego Arts and Culture Coalition

            2015               Jackie Enck,  Francis Parker


ARTISSIMO VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
 
            2013               Katie Sherer, Parent, Encinitas

            2014               Sarah Meghan Lee, Parent, San Diego Unified

            2015               Janet Cruzan, Parent, Cathedral Catholic


ARTISSIMO COLLEGIATE UNIVERSITY AWARD
 
            2013               Dr. Liane Brouillette/UC Irvine

            2014               Dr. Merryl Goldberg

            2015               Kotaro Nakamura, SDSU, Architecture


RETIRED EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

            2011               Carol Lockwood

            2012               Susan Lewis

            2013               No Award Given

            2014               Larry Oviatt

            2015              Laura Wright

                                   Rebecca Gray-Arce


 ARTISSIMO HALL OF FAME

            2011               Carol Catalano Webb

                                    Earl Saunders

            2012               Carol Lockwood

            2013               Bruce Groff

                                    Elizabeth Morton

            2014               No inductee

            2015               Susan Lewis


ARTISSIMO LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

            2014               Todd Gloria

            2015               Scott Peters
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    • Artissimo Awards >
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