Ulster County Executive’s Arts Awards

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Diamond Mills Hotel | 25 S Partition St, Saugerties, NY 12477

Get ready to celebrate! We're honoring nine incredible artists, businesses, and organizations making a lasting impact on the arts in Ulster County. Join us for an unforgettable evening of recognition, creativity, and community—get your ticket today!

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13th Annual

2025 Awardees

Trina Greene

Artivist
Midtown Kingston Arts District (MKAD)

Arts in Education
My Kingston Kids

Arts Organization
Amy Park

Art in Public Places
Woodstock Bookfest

Business
Pablo Shine

Individual Artist
William Rhoads

Impact in the Arts
Cora Belle Mahr Spreen

Youth with Exceptional Promise in the Arts
Chris Silva

Special Citation

Celebrity Balloon Poppers

Meet Ava Savosh, the dynamic Vice President of Sales for iHeart Media's Upstate Area!
In her role, Ava is the driving force behind six vibrant markets, propelling them towards impressive revenue growth. She crafts bespoke marketing strategies that are as unique as the businesses and organizations she serves across the United States, with a special focus on the bustling tri-state area. Ava's magic touch blends audio, digital, and social media solutions into powerful campaigns that resonate far and wide.
Ava's journey is fueled by her academic prowess, holding a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Mercy University and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the State University of New York at New Paltz. As a vibrant young professional in radio and media, Ava is all about making waves and creating success stories!

Zachary Bowman is the Manager of Education and Visitor Experience at The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. He has been a museum educator for over 15 years, previously holding administrative and education positions at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum and MoMA PS1 in New York City. He believes in the power of art to strengthen communities, create empathy and change lives.

Music & Entertainment

Sam Bernhardt is a Hudson Valley based guitarist of endless ideas, always balancing his joyful spontaneity with a careful sense of deliberation. His work effortlessly roams the American landscapes of jazz, blues, indie, gospel, folk, and beyond. He is joined on upright bass by Max Liebman.

MC

Rob Sweeney, is the Commissioned Pastor at Old Dutch Church in Kingston, where he is proud to be known as, "the pastor who can't say no!"
Although Rob seldom gets to leave the bounds of the churchyard, being able to say YES, to as many arts, education and cultural event make all it all worthwhile. Building community around the arts is a passion he loves to share. Rob says, "Art isn't made in a vacuum and likewise it only comes alive when it's shared." Stewarding institutional resources for the good of all is how he sums up his mission. Rob believes firmly, "if it's worth doing - it's worth doing together". Rob claims to be the most provincial person you'll ever meet, a Bard graduate, painter and preacher, gardener and shepherd, historian and preservationist - fulltime dreamer.