Our friends at Arizona Citizens for the Arts, a statewide arts advocacy organization, are now accepting nominations for 2017 Governor’s Arts Awards. This year an eighth award category has been added: the Individual Philanthropy honors extraordinary philanthropic leadership through the contribution of financial resources to non-profit arts and culture organizations.
Each year Arizona Citizens for the Arts partners 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 200 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.
- Arizona residents are invited to submit nominations in any or all of the eight award categories:
- Artist
- Arts in Education, Individual
- Arts in Education, Organization or School
- Small Business (1-99 employees)
- Large Business (100+ employees)
- Community
- Individual
- Philanthropy, Individual
The nomination deadline is Friday, December 16, 2016.
