Anchorage Mayor's Awards for the Arts

Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, the Anchorage Arts Advisory Commission and the Anchorage Cultural Council announce the opening of nominations for the 2019 Anchorage Mayor’s Awards for the Arts, to be awarded in the following categories:

Outstanding Individual Artist

Kay Linton Volunteer in the Arts

Youth Arts Award

Lorene Harrison Award for Lifetime Achievement

Outstanding Arts Organization

Champion of the Arts

The awards will be presented at a reception in September 2019, date and time to be determined. The event will be free and open to the public and will feature the presentation of the awards, arts performances, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.

To sponsor the event, please contact Anchorage Cultural Council

Each year, the Mayor's Awards for the Arts recognize individuals and organizations in the Municipality of Anchorage who have significantly enhanced the artistic culture of our community through their talent, time, and support. Awardees are presented with framed certificates and newly-commissioned artworks by an Anchorage-area artist. This year’s award artworks are a group of metal prints by Mariano Gonzales, winner of the Outstanding Individual Artist award in 2010.

All nominees should be current residents of the Municipality of Anchorage, with the exception of the Individual Artist Award. In that case, the nominee must have produced the majority of his or her work while a resident of Anchorage. The categories include artists and arts groups from the performing, visual and literary arts.

To review prior honorees, click here.