The Arts Alliance Mountain Empire announces the call for nominations for its 10th annual Arts Achievement Awards. These awards recognize five living individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts in the Tri-Cities area.
The five awards are selected from these categories: Achievement in performance, visual or literary arts; Arts Educator — Achievement in arts education in a college or university, primary or secondary school; Arts Administrators -- Achievement in the management of arts institutions; Arts Advocate — Achievement in sustaining the arts through volunteering or financial support.
The selections are based on artistic excellence, perseverance, commitment, and sustained contributions to the arts and the cultural community.
A gala awards ceremony will be held Saturday, May 18, at the Delta Hotel by Marriott--Bristol to celebrate the winners. Current AAME board members and A! Magazine committee members are not eligible to be nominated.
The nominees should reside in the cities of Johnson City, Kingsport, Abingdon, Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee; Washington and Sullivan counties in Tennessee; Washington County, Virginia.
A nomination form can be found in this issue as well as on the website of the Arts Alliance Mountain Empire.
Nominations are due by Friday, March 1.
If you have any questions, contact Ben Jennings at ben.h.jennings@gmail.com.
Past winners are
2015
Deanna Cole-Roberts
Charles Goolsby
Val Lyle
Rick Rose
Laura Ann Warner
2016
Amanda Aldridge
Nancy DeFriece
Michele Plescia
Diane & Bill Thomas
Betsy K. White
2017
Nancy Carter Arnold
Schéry Collins
Marcia & Marvin Glliam
Beth P. McCoy
Benjamin Walls
2018
Kelly Bremner
Cornelia Laemmli Orth
Mary Beth Rainero
Leah Ross
Charles Vess
2019
RoseMarie & Bill Burriss
Anita Coulthard
Samantha Gray
Jane DeLoach Morison
Ted Olson
Eugene Wolf
2020
Gary Aday
Steve Baskett
Mary Lucy Bivins
Miles Marek
Brent Treash
2021
Wilhelmina Banks
Pat Flannagan
Barbara Kingsolver
Nick Piper
Judy and Fred Slaughter
2022
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Katy Brown
Rick McVey
Rob Simis
Suzanne Stryk
2023
Kellie Brown
Jason Flack
Dottie Havlik
Ann Holler
Lisa Withers
