{"id":9652,"date":"2018-12-21T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=9652"},"modified":"2018-12-21T19:35:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T00:35:00","slug":"dorrys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2018\/12\/21\/dorrys\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Of Rhode Island Culture: The 2018 Dorrys Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The winners of The 2018 Dorrys<\/a>\u2014\u201cRhode Island\u2019s independent culture awards\u201d\u2014were announced some weeks back. Matthew Lawrence of Law And Order Party<\/a>, the weekly listing of happenings in (or very close to) Rhode Island (sign up here<\/a>), organizes the contest to celebrate the best art, music, drama, books, film, and performance from the Ocean State. Categories range from \u201cLoud Artist of the Year\u201d to \u201cQuiet Artist of the Year,\u201d and a lot of stuff in between.<\/p>\n

The way it works is subscribers of the Law and Order Party email list were invited to submit nominations in October covering projects from Sept. 1, 2017, to Aug. 31, 2018. In late October, voting began\u2014including picks by readers and \u201cfive juries of people who are experts in specific fields. (This prevents ballot stuffing \u2013 these awards are more than just a popularity contest!)\u201d In late November, the following winners were announced:<\/p>\n

MUSIC <\/strong>
\nLoud Artist of the Year: Churchburn
\nRock Artist of the Year: Way Out
\nQuiet Artist of the Year: The Huntress and Holder of Hands
\nFolk Artist of the Year: Van Nostrand Sisters
\nHip-Hop Artist of the Year: Iris Creamer
\nDJ of the Year: Where\u2019s Nasty
\nElectronic Artist of the Year: NGHTSWM
\nBest Record Store: Analog Underground
\nSoundcloud of the Year: Peter Scartabello
\nMusic Event of the Year: Trans Day of Visibility Fest
\nBest Radio Show: In the Spirit
\nBest Music Venue: Columbus Theatre
\nEP of the Year: Nova One, Secret Princess
\nSong of the Year: Nova One, Your Girl
\nBest New Artist: Lookers
\nAlbum of the Year: The Huntress and Holder of Hands, Avalon<\/p>\n

\"2018<\/a>
2018 Dorrys winner for Public Art of the Year: Dana Heng’s “Eat Me [in Asian Font]” at Dirt Palace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>ART <\/strong>
\nSolo Exhibit of the Year: Ian Cozzens: An Idea Is An Object, A Building Is A Memory
\nTwo Artist Exhibit of the Year: Scott Lapham & Joan Wyand, Polymer Tides (AS220 Project Space)
\nGroup Exhibit of the Year: Un\/Settled, RISD Museum, Jan Howard, curator
\nPublic Art of the Year: Dana Heng, Eat Me [in Asian Font] Dirt Palace
\nHistoric Exhibition of the Year: HairBrained, Providence Public Library
\nInstagram of the Year: Nick Benson (@nixbenson)
\nGallery of the Year (Commercial): ArtProv pictured: Ana Flores
\nGallery of the Year (Non-Profit): AS220 Project Space pictured: gallery director Neal Walsh<\/p>\n

DRAMA <\/strong>
\nBest New Play: Julia Izumi Sometimes The Rain, Sometimes the Sea
\nTouring Production of the Year: Fun Home Providence Performing Arts Center
\nBest Production Design: Keri King, The Pirates of Penzance, or the Slave of Duty (The Wilbury Group)
\nBest Costume Design: Meg Donnelly, The Skin of Our Teeth (The Wilbury Group)
\nBest Performance \u2013 Supporting: Angela Brazil as Emilia, Othello (Trinity Rep)
\nBest Performance \u2013 Lead: Rachael Warren as Mother Ragtime (Trinity Rep)
\nCurveball of the Year: Olneyville, the Operetta! Manton Avenue Project
\nBest Ensemble: The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty (The Wilbury Group)
\nBest Director: Josh Short, The Skin of Our Teeth (The Wilbury Group)
\nBest Production: Twelfth Night (Burbage Theatre Company)
\nCompany of the Year: Trinity Rep Curt Columbus, Artistic Director<\/p>\n

FILM<\/strong>
\nBest Movie Theater: Avon Cinema
\nBest Film Festival: Providence Children\u2019s Film Festival
\nBest Film Series: Columbus Film Club
\nBest Feature Film: Almost Dope (Ana Gonzalez & Jeff Matteis)
\nBest Short Film: Through the Red Door (South County Filmmakers)
\nBest Youtube Channel: Tips from a Shipwright<\/p>\n

PERFORMANCE<\/strong>
\nBest Dance Performance: Bill Evans 78 (AS220)
\nBest Performance Festival: Newport Music Festival
\nBest Classical Event: Bach to the Future (Community MusicWorks)
\nBest Choral Performance: Mixed Magic Exult Choir, Revival Day
\nBest Touring Performance: Chick Corea (FirstWorks)
\nBest Ensemble: Verdant Vibes
\nBest Performance Series: First Fridays at the Music Mansion pictured: Jen Shyu<\/p>\n

BOOKS <\/strong>
\nBook of the Year \u2013 Non-Fiction: James A. Warren God, War, and Providence
\nBook of the Year \u2013 Fiction: Julien Ayotte Disappearance
\nBest Children\u2019s Book: Etta Zasloff & Sam White, Beginning with Xs and Os: The Evoluton of the Alphabet
\nBest Small Book: Mary-Kim Arnold Litany for the Long Moment
\nBest Store for New Books: Ada Books
\nBest Store for Used Books: Cellar Stories
\nEssay or Reported Story of the Year: Daniel Denvir, The Opioid Crisis Is…
\nLocal Publication of the Year: Uprise RI
\nBest Reading Series: Publicly Complex<\/p>\n

Pictured at top:\u00a02018 Dorrys winner for Best New Play: Julia Izumi’s “Sometimes The Rain, Sometimes the Sea.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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