Oolite Arts Celebrates The Ellies, Miami’s Visual Arts Awards at The Bass
Karen Rifas
Miami Beach, FL – October 23, 2019 – Oolite Arts celebrated its 2019 Ellies Award Ceremony at The Bass, where 45 local artists and art teachers received $500,000 in funding to bring to life a series of projects ranging from large-scale exhibitions to sound machines to documentaries. The highest honor went to Karen Rifas who received the Michael Richards Award, a $75,000 no-strings attached prize and a commission at The Bass.
Dennis Scholl
Torrance Gettrell & Dennis Scholl
Dennis Scholl & Maria Corina Ramirez
Maria Corina Ramirez
David McCauley & Dennis Scholl
Dennis Scholl & Federico Uribe
Federico Uribe
Esther Park & Johnnie Bess
Dennis Scholl
Karen & Harold Rifas
Karen Rifas & Dennis Scholl
Karen Rifas
Silvia Karman Cubina
Esther Park
Debra & Dennis Scholl
Lorie Mertes, Debra Scholl, & Marie Elena Angulo
Lin Lougheed, Karen & Harold Rifas, Barbara Young, & Tyler Emerson-Dorsch
Samantha Belliard, Michelle Cardona, Octavia Yearwood, & Nigel White
Christina Petterson, Sasha Wortzel, & Katja Esson
Anita Sharma, Gretchen Wagonar, & Mary Larsen
Elia Khalaf & Dana De Greff
Federico Uribe & Marco Inzerillo
April Dobbins & Johanne Rahman
Carla Santillan & Omar Barquet
Natalie Foucauld & Sara Haley
