COSE’s (Council of Smaller Enterprises) Arts Network will recognize the entrepreneurial risks taken by both artists and small businesses at the COSE Arts Business and Innovation Awards on Thursday, May 15, from 6 – 9 pm at Park Lane Villa in University Circle.
Tickets are still available for the event, which is free for COSE members and $15 for non-members. For more information, log on to www.cosearts.org or call (216) 592-2472.
Thirty-six artists, galleries, arts organization and arts-based businesses from around the region applied for the three categories of Arts Business and Innovation Awards.
· The Cleveland Arts Prize Shared Category recognizes an artist who has already been recognized for the caliber of work through receiving an Arts Prize, and they have also shown a commitment to sustaining their careers through sound business practices. This year’s finalists are: Groundworks Dancetheater (dancer/choreographer David Shimotakahara), author Mary Doria Russell, composer Loris Chobanian, poet George Bilgere, and photographer Linda Butler.
· The Artist Entrepreneur category recognizes an artist, arts group or arts based business who has demonstrated a commitment to sustaining their career in the arts through sound business practices. This year’s finalists are: Interactive Works of Art (artist Melissa Daubert), Prelude2Cinema (film maker Alex P. Michaels) Peninsula Arts Academy, Fairplay Stonecarvers (artists Nick Fairplay and Elizabeth Meadows), and TAP Studios/Gallery M (jewelry artist Todd Powmell).
· The Business Patron Category is an honorary award which recognizes businesses for engaging in creative partnerships that have benefited the local arts community. The Business Patron Category winners have already been selected. This year’s winners are: Studio Graphique, for their Art of Space exhibit and auction, and ZeroLandfill, for their commitment to connecting artists and arts educators with recycled materials from interior design firms.
