Since 1995, ArtsOC has been the leader in building appreciation for, participation in, and support for the arts and arts education.
A gift to ArtsOC is a direct investment in the future health of Orange County’s creative ecology and those arts organizations you love.
Your support of our work enables us to continue providing vital support services to our local arts & cultural organizations and individual artists and to host annual arts events that connect and engage our community, and especially families and children, in the arts.
Thank you for your support!
Our Lasting Appreciation for the Supporters of These Annual Events:
2025 Arts Awards Sponsors
VIP Reception Sponsor
Phil & Mary Lyons
After-Party Sponsors
Charlie & Ling Zhang
Maya Angelou Circle
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Frida Kahlo Circle
Isamu Noguchi Circle
Crevier Family Foundation
Walkie and Janet Ray
Steele Fund of Orange County Community Foundation
Socorro and Ernesto Vasquez
August Wilson Circle
Wylie Aitken
Pamela Banks
Ellen Breitman
Dan Faltz
Lisa Hale
Bin He
Susan K. Hori
Robert and Lori Klein
Judith Posnikoff
Rick & Alison Stein
James Luna Circle
Arts and Learning Conservatory
Anaheim Ballet
Backhausdance
Chris Barton
Mashan Behnood
Bowers Museum
California State University, Fullerton, College of the Arts
Chapman University, College of Performing Arts
City of Costa Mesa
William Fried Paul & Lori Gillette
HGA Architects
Huntington Beach Art Center Foundation
Toni Kellenberg
Laguna Arts Museum
Laguna College Art + Design
Laguna Playhouse
Louis Longi
Molly Lynch & Alan Andrews
Jared Mathis
Cathy Michaels
Harish Murthy and Ramya Harishankar
Opera Laguna
Orange County Arts & Disability
Orange County Therapeutic Arts Center
Orange County Musicians Union
Orange County School of the Arts
Relámpago Del Cielo Grupo Folklórico
Sam Robertson
Pacific Symphony
Miriam Smith
South Coast Repertory
SOKA University
Christopher Trela
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts
UC Irvine Langson Institute and Museum of Art
The Frida Cinema
Barbara Van Dine
Genevieve Williams
Statuette Sponsors
Leona Aronoff Sadacca — In honor of Rick Stein
Festival Ballet Theatre — In honor of Rick Stein
Margaret Gates — In honor of Helena Modjeska
Susan Hori — In honor of Rick Stein
Barbara & Greg MacGillivray
Tom Rogers and Sally Anderson — In honor of Rick Stein
Other Gifts
Bonnie Brittain Hall and William Hall
Ryan Brown
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
City of Dana Point
City of Irvine
Sophie and Larry Cripe
Dance 4 Joy Ministries
Robin Flynn - In Honor of Jared Mathis
Janet Green
Cynthia Holmes
Rena Kamariotakis
Erika Miller
Pacific Chorale
2025's Imagination Celebration was Presented by:
And Sponsored by:
Phil and Mary Lyons
The Steele Fund at OC Community Foundation
The OC Día del Niño festival is presented by:
And is made possible with support from:
2025 Creative Edge Lecture
Each Year the Creative Edge Lecture Is Presented In Association With:
Thanks to our generous sponsors for making this event free to attend!
Sidney Poitier Circle Sponsor
Phil and Mary Lyons
Frida Kahlo Circle Sponsors
Charlie & Ling Zhang
Judith Posnikoff
Socorro & Ernesto Vasquez
Isamu Noguchi Circle Sponsors
Joy Harjo Circle Supporters
Ellen Breitman
Susan K. Hori
Community Partner