news The Mayor's Arts Award recipients announced... save the date to celebrate!
Mayor Greg Nickels will honor the recipients of the 2009 Mayor’s Arts Award in an outdoor ceremony at noon on Friday, September 4 at Seattle Center’s Northwest Court. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will feature award presentations followed by the official opening of Bumbershoot’s visual arts exhibits. This year’s free public preview will remain open until 7pm.
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 beginning at 8pm.
The recipients of the 2009 Mayor’s Arts Award are:
- Artist Trust
- Jesse Higman (artist)
- Speight Jenkins (Seattle Opera General Director)
- Northwest Tap Connection
- Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras
The Mayor’s Arts Awards are presented by Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs in partnership with Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival, and are sponsored by City Arts Seattle, a free monthly magazine discovering creativity throughout Seattle. For more information visit seattle.gov/arts.
posted June 11 '09 at 03:25PM by Aubbie in film, mayors arts awards, soaca, visual arts
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