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The Council's Arts Award Program
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The
2013 "Celebration of the Arts" Program will be held
on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival,
1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, Alabama 36117
Nominations
for 2013 Arts Awards recipients are now being accepted.
Nominations close on Monday, December 10, 2012. The brochure
and nominations form can be opened by clicking
here. Nominations can be mailed, emailed or Faxed according to the
info contained on the form.
This
special evening will be filled with performances celebrating
the achievements of each of the recipients. The program's
format is similar to the Kennedy Center Honors.
Tickets
are always FREE and are on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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Award
Nominations
You
are encouraged to submit nominations for any of the
Council's Awards. The Awards Presentations are held
in alternating years. The next presentations are
scheduled for 2013 and 2015 in
Montgomery.
Nominations
for 2013 Arts Awards recipients are now being accepted.
Nominations close on Monday, December 3, 2012. The brochure
and nominations form can be opened by clicking
here. Nominations can be mailed or Faxed according to the
info contained on the form.
The
Jonnie Dee Little Lifetime Achievement Award represents
recognition by the Council for one who has devoted a
lifetime of energy, service, and contributions to the
arts in Alabama. The award is named after a past Council
Member Dr. Jonnie Dee Little who exemplified the spirit
of this award in every respect.
- James Hatcher,
Birmingham
- Jonnie Dee
Little, Auburn
- J. L. Lowe,
Birmingham
- Wynton Blount,
Montgomery
- Louise
Rodgers, Huntsville
- Hugh Thomas,
Birmingham
- Allen Bales,
Tuscaloosa
- Jack Warner,
Tuscaloosa
- Elton B.
Stephens, Birmingham
- James Nelson, Birmingham
- Philip A. Sellers, Montgomery
- Gloria Narramore Moody,
Birmingham
- Robert P. Gamble, Greenville
- Dot Moore, Guntersville
- Joe McInnes, Montgomery
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The
Distinguished Artist Award is recognition by the Council
to a professional artist who is considered a native or
adopted son of Alabama and who has earned significant
national acclaim for their art over an extended period.
- Jim Nabors,
Honolulu/Sylacauga
- William
Christenberry, Washington, D. C.
- Frank Fleming,
Birmingham
- Fannie Flagg, Fairhope/Los
Angeles
- Albert Murray, New York, N.Y.
- George Lindsey,
Jasper/Nashville
- Nall, Troy/Fairhope
- Beth Nielsen Chapman,
Montgomery/Nashville
- Rebecca Luker, Birmingham/New
Yourk
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The
Alabama Folk Heritage Award was established to recognize
master folk artists who have made outstanding
contributions to their particular artistic tradition. The
award is intended to honor long-term achievement within
art forms that are rooted in the traditional or ethnic
culture of Alabama.
For
additional information on the Alabama Folk Heritage Award
recipients, visit the Folklife Section. Use the back button on
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- H. Japeth
Jackson, Ozark
- Johnny Shines,
Tuscaloosa
- Nora Ezell,
Eutaw
- Noah Lacy,
Ider
- Gail Thrower,
Atmore
- Lomia Nunn,
Graham
- Betty
Kimbrell, Mt. Olive
- Art Deason,
Centreville
- Sterling
Jubilee Singers, Bessemer
- Bo McGee, Eutaw
- Jerry Brown, Hamilton
- Margie and Enoch Sullivan,
St. Stephens
- Jerry McCain, Gadsden
- Willie King, Old Memphis
- James Bryan, Mentone
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The Special Council Legacy Award recognizes individuals who make unique contributions for the public arena that will have a lasting import on future generations in Alabama and beyond.
- Vestal Goodman,
Fyffe/Nashville
- Gee's Bend Quilters, Boykin
- Kathryn Tucker Windham. Selma
- Patsy Riley,
Montgomery/Ashland
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