Current Honorees
Artist Award
Maria Mosina, born in Moscow, has been a professional dancer for 26 years, performing every major role in all the great ballets and appearing on stages around the world including Europe, America, Africa, and Asia. Her most enduring impact, however, has been on Colorado and the Colorado Ballet. As the principal ballerina for Colorado Ballet, Maria has delighted audiences and inspired young dancers for 21 seasons.
Community Service in the Arts Award
Stephen Seifert has been a visionary and passionate leader in the Denver arts community for nearly 30 years. Steve began his professional life practicing law with Fairfield and Woods, P.C., and during this time served as a trustee and Chairman of the Board for Opera Colorado. This led him to leave the legal profession and join the arts world fulltime, becoming Executive Director of Opera Colorado.
Science, Medicine and the Arts Award
The Arts and Humanities in Healthcare Program at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities on the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus is an intellectual space, cultural site and accessible resource for the campus, for colleagues and for the community. It is a place to exchange ideas, inspire collaboration, foster compassion, fuel imagination, and transcend boundaries. The Program encompasses three areas: education, scholarship and outreach.