Founders of Westport Artists’ Collective Honored

The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County (CAFC) today presented the founders of the Westport Artists’ Collective with its inaugural 2016 ACE (Arts & Culture Empowerment) Artist Award in a breakfast ceremony at the Shore and Country Club in Norwalk. Joining in the presentation was Cindy Vaccaro (l), president of the board of CAFC. She is pictured with bathrobe-attired artists (they said the hour was a bit early for them) (l-r) Nina Bentley, Duvian Montoya, Helen Klisser During, Jahmane West,Tammy Winser, and Miggs Burroughs. Keynote speaker was Westporter Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emma Montoya for WestportNow.com