Seattle music/theater/art group "Awesome" premiered at noSIGNAL at On the Boards. Photo by David Nixon.
Nomination for the Mayor's Arts Awards open
Know an individual or an organization making a difference in Seattle's communities through the arts? Don't delay. Nominate them for a 2009 Mayor's Arts Award. The Seattle Arts Commission will review nominations and recommend recipients to the mayor. The mayor will present the awards at the seventh annual 2009 Mayor's Arts Awards on the eve of the Labor Day weekend Bumbershoot festival at Seattle Center, noon, Friday, Sept. 4. He will also open the Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibits, which will be free and open to the public that day.
The nomination deadline is Wednesday, April 8. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. or postmarked by the deadline. The nomination form is available here. If you are unable to download the form, contact Tamara Childress, (206) 733-9591.
The Mayor's Arts Awards are presented in partnership with Bumbershoot®: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival and media sponsor City Arts magazine with support from Seattle Channel.