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Arts & Cultural Council Accepting Nominations for 2003 Arts Awards

Rochester, NY April 7,2003- The Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester is now accepting nominations for the 20th Annual Arts Awards. Community members are invited to submit nominations in one or more of the following categories:

Business/ Foundation: A business or foundation that has provided significant support to the arts and cultural life of the Rochester region.

Cultural Organization: An organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the arts and cultural life of our community.

Individual: An individual who has made a significant contribution to the arts in our community, including: arts in education, patronage, development of cultural programming or arts activism.

Literary Artist: A literary artist, residing in the Rochester region, who has made a significant contribution to the art form in our community.

Media Artist: A film, video or electronic media artist, residing in the Rochester region, who has made a significant contribution to the art form in our community.

Performing Artist: A performing artist, residing in the Rochester region, who has made a significant contribution to the art form in our community.

Visual Artist: A visual artist, residing in the Rochester region, who has made a significant contribution to the art form in our community.

The Arts & Cultural Council will also recognize significant anniversaries of local cultural organizations. Anniversaries, in five-year intervals, of organizations in continuous operation for at least 15 years will be recognized. This is not a competitive category.

The Arts & Cultural Council’s 20th Annual Arts Awards Luncheon will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2003 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

For more information or to receive a nomination form, please contact Molly Grattan, Communications Manager, at the Arts & Cultural Council at (585) 473-4000 ext. 206. All nominations are due by April 30, 2003.

 

 

 

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