Photo by Daniel Patrick
The Executive Committee of the Milley Awards for Creative Achievements announces the recipients of the 2023 Milley Awards. The Honorees will be presented at the annual Milleys Dinner, which will be held on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at the Mill Valley Community Center. We are excited to have Radio Hall of Famer, Celeste Perry, as the host for the 2023 Milley Awards Ceremony.
We are all looking forward to this community celebration!
Milley recipients are selected by a panel of judges from nominations received from the community, based on one or more of three criteria:
- Outstanding achievement in creating, performing or teaching in the Arts.
- Demonstration of a significant body of work.
- Service to the arts community.
Recipients must have a close association with Mill Valley. Born, educated, worked or lived in the town of Mill Valley or performed a large body of their work in Mill Valley.
The Milley recipients and their categories for 2023 are:
Tiffany Shlain
Performance
Mill Valley native and resident Tiffany Shlain is an artist, activist, filmmaker, national bestselling author, founder of The Webby Awards and co-founder of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Her films and work have been honored with over 80 awards and distinctions, including an Emmy nomination and she has had multiple premieres at Sundance. Her feminist history tree ring sculpture, Dendrofemonology, will be installed on the National Mall in DC this November.
website: https://www.tiffanyshlain.com
Thomas Singer
Literary Arts
Dr. Thomas Singer is a prolific writer and editor, physician and psychiatrist. His special area of interest is the psychology of Carl Jung. He has published many articles and essays as well as 12 books, including Psyche and the City and Who’s the Patient Here?. A major part of Dr. Singer’s contribution has been through his analysis of visual arts, images and their explanation of the forces at work in individuals and groups.
Ute Goggins
Visual Arts
In the 56 years that artist Ute Goggins has lived in Mill Valley, she has contributed in countless ways to our community’s rich culture. As a working printmaker and inspiring art teacher at Old Mill, Mill Valley Middle, and San Domenico schools, she has encouraged countless children and youths to express themselves creatively and grow up appreciating and supporting the arts.
Suzanne Ciani
Musical Arts
Electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani created a huge impact on the music, film and advertising industry over 40 years ago. Today, she continues to create mesmerizing soundscapes using a Buchla synthesizer. A five-time Grammy Award-nominated composer and neo-classical pianist, with 16 solo albums of original music to her credit, Suzanne created the Coca-Cola pop! sound, and was the first female solo composer of a major Hollywood film (“The Incredible Shrinking Lady”).
website: https://www.sevwave.com
Tim Ryan
Creative Contributions to the Community
Tim Ryan’s projects using scrap, recyclables and found materials involve countless members of the community whom he invites to participate with him. In Homestead Valley, his “Fork in the Road,” a giant metal fork, invited folks to consider the forks in their own life roads. During the pandemic, his “Hearts” and “Wings” projects made it possible for people to work simultaneously on a project without being physically together, bringing joy and light in difficult times.
- The Mill Valley Awards for Creative Achievement Selection Committee changes annually. Each year we have new judges who participate in the selection process. The judges are individuals who are part of the Mill Valley community and are experts in a particular category. The Executive Committee deeply appreciates and sincerely thanks them for the time and focus they have given to this process. This year’s judges were:
Ben Cleaveland – Director of Tamalpais H.S. Drama Department and Actor
Tom Killion – Printmaker, Author
Dianne Simpson- Former M. V. Art Commissioner
Collette Sell – Poet, Author
Gary Scheuenstuhl – Owner of Mill Valley Music
We Thank You!
- The Milley Awards ceremony and dinner will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at the Mill Valley Community Center, beginning at 5:00 pm.
- 2023 marks the 32nd Milley Award Ceremony. Including this years five recipients, 157 individual have been honored for their contributions to the Arts. They may be viewed on this website under past recipients.