2024 Arts Awards Nominations

Leadership Award – Leadership in our arts community can be demonstrated in many ways, including through positive and consistent advocacy, being a role model for others in the arts, a venture culturalist, or an excellent stewardship of resources.

Inclusion Award – Inclusion in our arts community can involve enacting just and diverse community, building bridges across divides, creating proactive approaches to accessibility and inclusion.

Collaboration Award – Collaboration in our arts community can include creating and supporting partnerships, sharing resources, finding shared solutions, or bringing new meaning to the phrase “democratic participation”.

Imagination Award – Imagination in our arts community can be shown through an energizing and inspiring presence, jaw-dropping creativity, a sky’s-the-limit approach, and excellent execution of innovative ideas.

Youth Arts Leadership – Youth Arts Leadership is a new category celebrating the next generation of young artists who demonstrate leadership in our community. These are the visionaries who will lead us to a brighter, more artistic future.

Arts Advocacy – Art Advocacy is about educating and informing elected officials, the public, and the media about the importance of the Arts in our city. This new category lifts up those who lift up artists in meaningful and impactful ways.