Rock Co. Arts: Janesville area creativity awards to be presented

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Yuri Rashkin, UAA President 608-754-2424

yrashkin@gmail.com

 

Janesville – Winners of the Janesville Area Creativity Awards will be

announced during a ceremony at the Janesville Performing Arts

Center, Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 6 p.m.

  

The event, hosted by the United Arts Alliance, will include live music

and dance performances by many of the nominees – as well as a

special appearance by the Craig High School Jazz Ensemble and the

Parker High School Pep Band. Plus, enjoy a special performance by

2014 Roots Award Winner Callie Schouten.

  

JPAC lobby doors will open at 6 p.m. and will feature food samples

from the Culinary Artist nominees, People’s Choice voting and a live

performance by The Pancake Riot. The Award show begins at 7 p.m.
 

Tickets are $8 and are available now at the JPAC Box Office, 408 S.

Main St.
 

Nominations were accepted by the UAA for outstanding local creative

achievements during 2014, and finalists in 17 categories were

announced in December. Awards will be given in these areas of

outstanding achievement:

 

• Theatre Production  
      

• Actor

• Actress

• Original Film

• Original Song

• Live Band

• Solo Performer

• Dance Group

• Culinary Artist

• Fine Artist

• Photographer

• Creative Writer

• Hair Designer



• Judged Awards:

• Performing Arts Educator

• Fine Arts Educator


• Emerging Star (under 18)

• Roots Award (local native achieving success on a national scale



 

Winners in four of the categories above were determined by a panel

of local judges. The rest will be “People’s Choice,” voted on by

attendees of the show. “People’s Choice” nominees will have ballot

boxes in the lobby accepting cash donations. One dollar is equal to

one vote. All funds raised will be used for United Arts Alliance

scholarships. Ballot stuffing is encouraged!



 

For more information about the United Arts Alliance or the Janesville

Area Creativity Awards, visit the UAA web site at RockCountyArts.com.