ACYC ANNUAL
ARTS AWARDS
Recognizing the accomplishments made in the arts each year.
Ben Ardrey Volunteer Award
This award honors Dr. William Benjamin Ardrey, a well-known Rock Hill pediatrician for more than 30 years. During his career, Dr. Ardrey was a senior partner with Rock Hill Pediatric Associates. He was also very involved with the arts throughout his lifetime, working with both the Fine Arts Association and the Arts Council of York County.
The Ben Ardrey Volunteer Award was established in 1992 to recognize those individuals who have committed themselves to arts and culture during the past year. The recipient is announced at the Arts Council's Annual Meeting each year.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2023 | Betty Plumb
2022 | Priscilla Nealy
2021 | John Nipe
2020 | Josiah Blevins
2019 | Dr. Bradley Sabelli
2018 | Brenda & Charlie Hochreiter
2017 | Mike Baker
2016 | Kathleen Butcher & Greg Tennant
2015 | Teresa Rector
2014 | Marcia Kort Buike
2013 | Karen Collins
2012 | Sandy Johnson
2011 | Dr. Sarah Lynn Hayes
2010 | Barre Mitchell
2009 | Joe Zdenek
2008 | Linh Lee
2007 | Tom Stanley
2006 | Bobby Plair
2005 | Gale DiGiorgio
2004 | D. Jeffery Sligh
2003 | Sigmon “Sig” Huitt
2002 | Jim and Judy Udick
2001 | Sylvia Ayers
2000 | Ray Doughty
1999 | Linda Philpott
1998 | Evelyn Brown George
1997 | Harriet Marshall Goode
1996 | Lynn Manera
1995 | Gerald Schapiro
1994 | Harry Dalton
1993 | Allen Miller
1992 | Jim Caman
Business & the Arts Award
The Business & the Arts Partnership Award was created in 1992 to recognize businesses whose dedicated partnership with the arts has been demonstrated during the calendar year. The judges represent business, the arts, and government. The recipient is announced at the Arts Council of York County's Annual Meeting each year. The following criteria are considered for each business:
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Impact
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Involvement in the arts (Examples include: employee volunteers, donation of in-kind services and goods, tie-ins that involve the arts in advertising, marketing, promotion, and public relations campaigns, establishments of arts collections)
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Originality of the support programs
PAST RECIPIENTS
2023 | Olive's Mud Puddle
2022 | Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation
2021 | Slow Play Brewing
2020 | The Mercantile
2019 | Gala Affairs
2018 | Morton & Gettys
2017 | Sharp Business Systems
2016 | Family Trust Federal Credit Union
2015 | Carolina Fresh Farms
2014 | Duke Energy
2013 | Bi-Lo
2012 | Founders Federal Credit Union
2011 | O'Darbys Fine Wine & Spirits
2010 | Gallery Up
2009 | Williams & Fudge
2008 | City of Rock Hill
2007 | Rock Hill School District #3
2006 | The Herald
2005 | Not Awarded
2004 | Comporium Communications
2003 | Bowater
2003 | Bowater
2002 | Hoechst Celanese
2001 | Remediation Vacuum Systems of York
2000 | Bank of America
1999 | Hannaford Food & Drug
1998 | The Herald
1997 | Rock Hill Coca-Cola Bottling Company
1996 | B & B Distributors, Inc.
1995 | Blanton Enterprises, Inc.
1994 | WRHI Radio
1993 | Wiley Brothers Marble & Granite, Inc.
1992 | Hoechst Celanese
Our thanks go out to our donors, whose contributions helped create local arts opportunities across York County that bring our community together to build a foundation for growth!