Arts council award nominees include UCCS faculty, staff

The Pikes Peak Arts Council recently nominated three UCCS-based organizations or individuals for six awards recognizing excellence in the arts.

The awards will be presented Sept. 21 at the Stargazers Theatre and Event Center, 10 South Parkside Drive, Colorado Springs, as part of the 12^th Annual Pikes Peak Arts Council Awards for Excellence in the Arts program.

Those nominated were:

•  Daisy McConnell, director, Gallery of Contemporary Art, in the visual art excellence in curatorship category for “Suburbia.”
• Andrea Herrera, professor, Department of Women’s and Ethnic Studies, in the visual art excellence in curatorship category for “Cuba Transnational.”
• Theatreworks in the theater outstanding technical achievement category. Jan Avramov was recognized for costume design in “39 Steps.”
• Theatreworks in the theater outstanding performance by an actor category. Christopher Lowell was recognized for his role as Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice.”
• Theatreworks in the theater outstanding performance by an actress category. Bertha Holly was recognized for her role in “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.”
• Theatreworks in the theater outstanding production category for “The 39 Steps” and “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.”