Arty Awards
Welcome to the revival of the Arty Awards!
Presented by On Stage Vacaville
Thank you for being here! We are On Stage Vacaville (OSV), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that strives to support genuine human expression through the arts and facilitate experiences for our community to be valued, represented and entertained.
Since 1984, the Arty Awards have provided a format for Solano County performing arts groups and individuals to have their work judged by local peer groups and enthusiastic theatre-going community members. An awards gala is held at the end of each cycle, to honor outstanding achievements in various categories of the highest ranked performances.
Since the Fall of 2022, we have been doing some due diligence learning about the Arty Awards to revive the program and put all of the pieces back together again after the pandemic. In an effort to sustain this unique program for years to come, we’ve made a few changes. We are open to constructive criticism, suggestions, solutions and of course your support! We hope to build the program back to the pre-pandemic format. We have very big shoes to fill! Thank you Robert Ponce and Pan Arts for making this revival possible.
Thank you for being the best part of the Arty Awards Program!
The application fees are: $25 for our youth and children divisions; and $50 for our adult divisions.
If you have a sponsor that will be taking care of your application fee, please make sure to e-mail the payment link to your sponsor after submitting this form.
Register a performance to be judged:
Judges Portal
Become a Judge for the 2023-2024 Arty Awards Cycle
Judges: after your application is approved, select an event from the calendar of performances below and follow the instructions on the event page to get assigned to the event.
Judges Panel
2023-2024 Season of Arty Awards
Beth Ellen Ethridge
Beth Ellen has been in love with the entertainment industry since she can remember. Growing up in Southern California, she was a big fan of movie musicals, especially the comedies. Dick Van Dyke, Danny Kaye, Julie Andrews, and Barabara Streisand were her favorites. After playing the role of Louisa in a junior high production of Sound of Music, she was officially bitten by the theatre bug. She graduated from the University of California at Irvine with a BA in Drama and moved to North Hollywood with stars in her eyes. But after a few years of performing at various dinner theaters and the like, she decided health insurance was a good idea and went back to college to become a Registered Dietitian. She landed a sales representative job at Mead Johnson and slowly drifted away from performing, but remained a fan of all things theatrical. She continued with life until one day in 2019, she realized it was time to get back to performing! Since then, she has appeared in 10 Musicals! When she was contacted to see if she would be a Judge for the newly resurrected ARTYS, she jumped at the chance to give back to the industry that continues to bring her so much joy!
F.A.Q.
Details on The Artys
Since 1984, the Arty Awards have provided a format for Solano County performing arts groups and individuals to have their work judged by local peer groups and enthusiastic theatre-going community members. An awards gala is held at the end of each cycle, to honor outstanding achievements in various categories of the highest ranked performances.
We would love help with monetary sponsorships or donations to keep the program going! Please email us artyawards@onstagevacaville.org to discuss a custom sponsor package for you and/or your business.
Solano, Napa and Yolo counties are open to register.
For Performers & Performing Arts Organizations
This year, we are inviting all musical , drama and comedy performances for youth aged 12-18 and adult age 18 and up. Children’s performances under age 12 will be eligible and judged by overall performance. We have added
dance ensembles or individual performing dancers to participate.
The categories are:
- Male Actor (playing a male role)
- Female Actress (playing a female role)
- Director
- Costume Design
- Set Design
- Choreography
- Overall Performance-under age 12
Yes. An initial application fee of $15 plus $10 per category to be judged will be assessed at time of registration.
Please note: a discount of $50 total will be given for all categories (a $25 savings). Children’s performances
require a fee of $25.
We too were shuttered in place during the pandemic and are collecting this fee to reinvest in the technology needed to automate this program and make sure it is sustainable for many years to come.
We will be fundraising just for this reason. We hope to be able to offer grants for financial hardship as we understand how difficult things have been especially for artists and performing arts groups. So please email us if you need financial support: artyawards@onstagevacaville.org
For Judges
Simple… Love and appreciation for the theatre and live performances.
The commitment is for 1 year from August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024, with an option to extend. Judges + 1 guest of their choice should expect to attend up to 3 performances per month.
Yes. Two tickets to each performance will be provided to each judge free of charge.
Note: seats are confirmed by the venue and cannot be changed, transferred, upgraded, or redeemed for cash.
Between 10-15 shows per year.
Two per show. One for the judge and one guest.
All judges will have access to an Arty Awards customized app and/or website to view and respond to all judging opportunities. We will walk you through this process during your implementation call.
No. The tickets must be given to another participating judge and guest. If this is not possible, the judge is responsible for contacting the Arty coordinator who will attempt to find another judge for the performance. We request that you provide at least 72 hours’ notice if you are unable to attend.
For us to stay in good standing with our performers, a 72 hour notice of cancellation is requested. Please check to see if the show has an alternate date. Note: we cannot risk not judging the show so please be aware of the schedule of a show that you’ve agreed to judge.
Our Arty Awards coordinator will give you instruction s as to how to obtain tickets.
You will be assigned a performance identification number and can access the judging rubric through our online portal.
Scores should be entered no later than 3 days post show.
That’s great! Please have your friend email artyawards@onstagevacaville.org
For Performers
Please click here to pay for and register a performance.
An administrative fee of $25 is charged for each performance and includes the category of your choice. Additional categories may be judged for $10 each or all 6 categories for $50.
Live theatre plays/acts (drama and comedy), musical theatre and dance productions/ensembles/solos.
The contest will be divided into 3 age groups:
- Children’s Theatre: Up to age 12
- Youth/High School: 12 to 18
- Adult: 18 and up
OSV has purchased custom software solutions to automate the Arty Awards and is only looking to recover administrative costs.
Our Arty Awards Ambassador will be in touch with you. Please feel free to email us artyawards@onstagevacaville.org.