ArtsWestchester has extended the deadline for Arts Award Nominations to January 3, 2014.
The Arts Awards program recognizes individuals and organizations whose vision, commitment and leadership enrich Westchester, its communities, and its citizens. Past awardees have included Broadway performer Craig Schulman, illustrator Jerry Pinkney, Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Awardees must live, work, or have some connection with Westchester County. For more info on Arts Award, visit: www.artsw.org/artsaward.
ArtsWestchester will honor recipients in several categories (each outlined below) at a festive luncheon on April 3. Individuals are encouraged to nominate artists and organizations in the following categories: Arts Patron, Artist, Arts Organization, Community, and Education.
Arts Awards will be presented in the following categories:
Arts Patron- A person who lives or works in Westchester County and has made a significant contribution to the arts through his/her extraordinary leadership, personal commitment, and philanthropic activities, thereby advancing artistic excellence and enriching the community. Awardees must have made contributions without receiving direct financial compensation.
Artist- An artist who lives or works in Westchester County and whose achievements in his/her artistic discipline are nationally recognized.
Arts Organization- A Westchester County non-profit organization that has made an important contribution to the growth of Westchester’s cultural life over a significant period of time, and that has also had an impact beyond its immediate community.
Community- An artist, individual, group, organization or agency that has demonstrated extraordinary vision in using the arts to enhance community life, to increase access to cultural experiences, or to enrich the county’s cultural heritage. Candidates have longstanding involvement in the arts rather than involvement in a one-time initiative.
Education- An artist or individual, group, school, district or organization that, through extraordinary vision and leadership, has enriched arts education in Westchester.
“At a time when the arts face great challenges, these awards are particularly significant,” says ArtsWestchester CEO, Janet Langsam. “They help us to recognize the individuals and organizations who dedicate themselves to the preservation of our county’s cultural vitality, whose commitment to the arts improves our communities and quality of life.”
Nomination applications and guidelines can be downloaded at: www.artsw.org/artsaward and are also available by contacting Jessica Cioffoletti at (914) 428-4220, ext. 314 or jcioffoletti@artswestchester.org.
