In addition to the auction, the gala will include an
Academy Awards-style ceremony to announce the recipients of the 2005 Arts Alive! Awards.
The Akron Area Arts Alliance has named 68 nominees in 13 categories spanning visual and
performing artists to arts educators and volunteers. The November 12 gala will also
include a cocktail hour, dinner and grand dessert.
Tickets for Arts Alive! 2005 are $125. To receive an invitation, contact the
Akron Area Arts Alliance at 330-376-8480 or akronareaarts@bright.net.
This is the Akron Area Arts Alliance's third Arts Alive! benefit gala and awards
ceremony. The first, in 2001, honored such award recipients as sculptor Don Drumm and
pianist Margaret Baxtresser. In 2003, award winners included Dolores Parker Morgan,
painter Craig Lucas, and Ann and David Brennan.
The Akron Area Arts Alliance was founded in 1991 by Ann Amer Brennan and Mary Ann
Jackson to foster cooperation among arts and cultural groups in the greater Akron area of
Summit, Portage, and Medina counties. The membership has grown to include 41 area museums,
theaters, performing and visual arts groups, educational arts programs, and 58 individual
artists and arts supporters.
2005 Arts Alive! Nominees
