The annual Interior Mayors’ Awards for the Arts is an event that recognizes the efforts and achievements of those individuals and organizations who strive to increase awareness, opportunities, and quality of life in Interior Alaska through the arts.
AWARD CATEGORIES
Arts and Leadership Award: recognizes individuals or organizations that have contributed to the promotion of the arts in the Interior.
Volunteer Award: recognizes individuals or organizations, whose support of the arts through volunteer service, has made a significant impact on the arts in the Interior.
Arts Advocacy Award: recognizes individuals or organizations who champion the arts with advocacy that supports the development of arts programming within the Interior.
Youth Arts Award: recognizes individuals (regardless of age) or organizations whose efforts advance arts among young people.
Lifetime Achievement Award: recognizes a lifetime of endeavors in the field of arts.
The 2016 Interior Mayors Awards for the Arts will take place on Friday, June 3rd at 5:30 PM in the Pioneer Park Theater (1st Floor, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Rd.) Join Alaska’s Interior mayors and Fairbanks Arts Association in celebrating this year’s recipients for their dedication to improving our community through the arts. This event is free and open to the public.
2016 Recipients
Arts and Leadership – Dr. Eduard Zilberkant, Fairbanks
Volunteer – Jack Morris, Fairbanks
Arts Advocacy – Cassandra Tilly, Fairbanks
Youth Arts – Peggy Swartz, Fairbanks
Lifetime Achievement – Melinda Mattson & Richard Ussery, Fairbanks
ELIGIBILITY: Awards are open to all individuals or groups, residing in the interior of Alaska who have made significant contributions to contemporary and/or traditional arts within Alaska’s Interior.
A person or organization who receives an award is not eligible to receive the same award within the next four years; however, they may be nominated for a different category within that time frame. Wondering if your preferred nominee is eligible? A list all previous Mayors’ Awards winners is available at the bottom of this page.
Fairbanks Arts Association staff are not eligible to be nominated or to make nominations.
****NOMINATIONS HAVE CLOSED FOR 2016****
PAST MAYORS’ AWARDS FOR THE ARTS RECIPIENTS
| 2015
Arts and Leadership – Jaunelle Celaire, Fairbanks Volunteer – Doris Callaway, Fairbanks Arts Advocacy – Vanessa Jackson, North Pole Arts Advocacy – Jamie Smith, Fairbanks Youth Arts – Susan Perry Jordan, Fairbanks Youth Arts – Alayah Brunty, North Pole Lifetime Achievement – Theresa Reed, Fairbanks |
2014
Arts and Leadership – Dick & Hoa Brickley, Fairbanks Volunteer – Michael Kingston, Delta Junction Volunteer – Margo Klass, Fairbanks Arts Advocacy – North Pole Grange & John Poirrier Youth Arts – Healy Tech Team, Denali Borough Lifetime Achievement – Norman Shelburne Lifetime Achievement – Harold ‘Doc’ South |
| 2013
Arts and Leadership – Marvilla Davis, Fairbanks Volunteer – Sue Cole, Fairbanks Arts Advocacy – Denali Arts & Humanities Alliance, Denali Borough Youth Arts – Amy Reisland-Speer Lifetime Achievement – Dr. Suzanne Summerville |
2012
Arts and Leadership – E. Maya Salganek, Fairbanks Arts and Leadership – Fairbanks Watercolor Society – Tom and Nelda Nixon, Fairbanks Volunteer – Phyllis Pendergrast and Chuck Lemke, Fairbanks Arts Advocacy – Peggy Ferguson, Fairbanks Youth Arts –Bill Stevens, Fairbanks Lifetime Achievement – Ree Nancarrow, Denali Park |
| 2011
Arts and Leadership – Nikki Kinne, Fairbanks Volunteer – Theresa Reed, Fairbanks Volunteer – Stefani Boreggo, Fairbanks Arts Advocacy – Anne Biberman, Fairbanks Youth Arts -Norman Shelburne, North Star Dance Foundation, Fairbanks Lifetime Achievement – Barry McWayne, Fairbanks Lifetime Achievement – Helen Atkinson, Fairbanks |
2010
Arts and Leadership- Jo Scott, Fairbanks Volunteer- Penny Wakefield, Fairbanks Arts Advocacy- Sonja Schmidt, Healy Youth Arts- Ilah Reynar, Denali Park Lifetime Achievement- Neville Abbott Jacobs, Fairbanks Special Recognition in the Arts- Jinx Whitaker & Gloria Fischer, Fairbanks |
| 2009
Arts and Leadership – Design Alaska, Fairbanks Volunteer – Sandra Trumbower, Anderson Arts Advocacy – Kris Capps, Healy Youth Arts – Melissa Downes, Fairbanks Lifetime Acheivement – Jean Carlo, Fairbanks |
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