Arts & Cultural Council Accepting Nominations for 2004 Arts Awards

Rochester, NY June 16, 2004- The Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester is now accepting nominations for the 21st 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 21st Annual Arts Awards Luncheon will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2004, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

For more information, please contact Molly Grattan, Communications Manager, at the Arts & Cultural Council at (585) 473-4000 ext. 203. All nominations are due by July 7, 2004.


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