Each year, our friends at Arizona Citizens for the Arts partner with the Governor’s office to celebrate the best in Arizona’s arts and culture community and the magnificent contributions they’ve made to our state’s arts and cultural heritage. Since 1981, over 175 distinguished Arizona artists, arts organizations, businesses, educators and individuals have been recognized for their passion, creativity and devotion to the excellence and diversity of Arizona’s arts and cultural community. On Wednesday, March 23, 2016, nine more Arizona arts luminaries will be added to this list at the 35th annual Governor’s Arts Awards.
In lieu of a plaque or a mass-produced statuette, each Governor’s Arts Award honoree receives a one-of-a-kind work of art created by an Arizona artist. This year, Arizona Citizens for the Arts has assembled a particularly excellent collection of artworks. You can learn more about the artists behind the works on the Arizona Citizens for the Arts website.
Mile Zero
Archival pigment print
Utah Maze
Utah Calcite
Adhesion
Mixed media
Untitled, Work of Fire 15-26
Unique gunpowder generated gelatin silver print
Twins
Bronze
Measure of Silence, II
Ink on canvas
Rock Lichen and Santa Fe Bench
Gouache on panel
Q1: bougainvillea, moon
Graphite, ink and Prisma on Johanna
Double Tartan
Oil and charcoal on linen
The 2016 Governor’s Arts Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Sheraton Grand Phoenix.For more information, please visit www.azcitizensforthearts.org/governors-arts-awards
