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2008 Mayor's Arts Award Recipients Announced.
Mayor Greg Nickels today announced the recipients of the
sixth annual 2008 Mayor’s Arts Awards.
“Creativity is one of the things that help Seattle lead in so many
different areas. I’m pleased to honor the people and organizations making a difference in our community through arts and culture,” said Nickels. “The Mayor’s Arts Awards allow us to shine a spotlight on the recipients’ diverse contributions and share in their inspiring stories.”
The Seattle Arts Commission reviewed 229 public nominations and recommended the recipients to the mayor. The recipients of the 2008 Mayor’s Arts Awards are:
● 14/48 – the world’s quickest theater festival
● Coyote Central and Marybeth Satterlee, executive director
● Hugo Ludeña, photographer
● Nonsequitur, new music nonprofit
● Cathryn Vandenbrink, regional director of Artspace Projects
● The Wing Luke Asian Museum
The recipients will be honored at the Mayor’s Arts Awards ceremony at noon on Friday, August 29 at Seattle Center’s Northwest Court. The Mayor’s Arts Awards are presented by the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs in partnership with Bumbershoot®: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival and are sponsored by City Arts Seattle, a new city magazine discovering creativity throughout Seattle.
The outdoor ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will
feature award presentations and the official opening of Bumbershoot’s visual arts exhibits. The Festival’s arts exhibits will open the day before the Festival, in a free public viewing from noon to 8 pm on August 29. In addition to the exhibits, Bumbershoot will kick off the 1 Reel Film Festival early with a free special screening of award-winning shorts from around the world at 8 pm.
posted June 12 '08 at 07:03AM by Aubbie in city arts, encore, film, mayors arts awards, visual art
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