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2018 Monday, October 22, 2018

Welcome from Carolyn Clark Powers Remarks by Sarah Arison Chair, National Arts Awards Co-Chair, National Arts Awards

Arts Education Award by National YoungArts Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Foundation Alumni Accepted by Virginia McEnerney Presented by Zac Posen Philanthropy in the Arts Award Ann Ziff 1 Carolyn Clark Powers Presented by Renée Fleming Lifetime Achievement Award Ted Arison Presented by Presented by Tiler Peck Remarks by Robert L. Lynch President and CEO of Marina Kellen French Outstanding Americans for the Arts Contributions to the Arts Award Dinner Presented by Alexandra Munroe

Closing Remarks Julie C. Muraco Chair, Americans for the Arts Board of Directors Greetings from the Board Chair and President

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 presentation of Americans for the Arts’ National Arts Awards.

Tonight’s honorees include three artists who are trailblazers in their respective fi elds, along with a philanthropist whose support resonates throughout the art world and beyond, and an exceptional arts education non-profi t celebrating a milestone 95 years empowering young artists to fi nd their voices. Each of our honorees exemplifi es the mission of Americans for the Arts to promote access to the arts for all and communicate the many values of the arts in all our lives.

The past year has reaffi rmed the critical role of our strategic partners and collaborators as we launched new tools for the fi eld and helped lead the fi ght, once again, to save the National Endowment for the Arts and the country’s other cultural agencies. With the help of our nationwide network of advocates like you, we received support for the arts from a bipartisan majority in Congress that resolutely rejected the efforts to terminate our nation’s cultural agencies. We even gained modest increases to those appropriations two years in a row.

2 However, our work is never done. Despite this increase, federal funding alone is not enough to support truly robust arts and cultural industries. We will continue advocating for increased private and public support at the federal, state, and local levels and in January we will be tasked with educating a whole new class of legislators about the indelible power of the arts in communities. In making the case for the arts across the country, we employ a range of arguments emphasizing the multi-faceted impact of the arts. One argument is centered around the importance of the creative industries and their economic impact – non-profi t arts and culture organizations make up a $166.3 billion industry in the U.S. And when including the broader for-profi t creative industries, that number soars to $760 billion. While these economic impacts resonate, we must also consider the profound social impacts of our sector. These are highlighted in our new tool, the Arts + Social Impact explorer. This tool explores the ways in which the arts intersect with a number of pressing social issues – among them community development, civic dialogue, cultural equity, and the environment. In recognizing these varied impacts, we are best placed to make the compelling arguments in favor of the arts to the widest possible audience.

Americans for the Arts is committed to healing and empowering our nation through access to the arts. We hope you enjoy this evening celebrating the accomplishments of our honorees. Thank you for joining us tonight and thank you, as always, for your support.

Julie C. Muraco Robert L. Lynch Chair, Board of Directors President and CEO The National Arts Awards Chair

Dear Friends of Americans for the Arts,

I am happy to welcome you to the National Arts Awards in my fourth year serving as chair. This year, we have a stellar group of honorees and I cannot wait for you to learn more about them and their incredible work.

I am particularly excited that my namesake Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Mavis Staples. Honoring Mavis is particularly personal to me, because she feels like a member of my extended musical family—we are connected through Dockery Farms, my ancestral home and the place where Mavis’ father, “Pops” Staples, learned from and played with artists such as the great Charlie Patton. In addition to her decades-long success as an artist, Mavis is a true activist. During the , she used her powerful voice – both in song and in protest—to speak out for important causes, working with Dr. Martin Luther , Jr., as well as Congressman John Lewis. Mavis continues her music and activism today and has collaborated across genres and social issues.

Empowering artists to use and explore their creativity is important to us all, and perhaps the most 3 important moment for this is during adolescence. For this reason, we are grateful that, 95 years ago, Maurice R. Robinson, the founder of Scholastic, Inc., recognized the necessity of highlighting and elevating the work and voices of young people. Over the years, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers has continued to recognize this work through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and its list of prestigious alumni has continued to grow. It includes: , Americans for the Arts' Artists Committee member and co-founder of our National Arts Policy Roundtable; Lena Dunham; Zac Posen; ; Joyce Carol Oates; and many others who have made their mark on both the arts and non-arts world. Congratulations, and we look forward to seeing what the next 95 years bring!

Ann Ziff is one of the most prolifi c philanthropists in the art world today. She is deeply committed not only to major institutions, such as the , the Opera, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (in my neck of the woods), but to smaller organizations, such as Sing for Hope. Ann’s philanthropic work also extends beyond the arts to organizations like the Restoration Project and Smile Train. Artistry runs in Ann’s veins; the daughter of an opera singer, she also makes and designs her own jewelry.

Becoming a soloist dancer in a major company is impressive enough but being named that same company’s resident choreographer before the age of 30 is even more so. This evening, we honor Justin Peck— Ballet soloist and resident choreographer— with the Ted Arison Young Artist Award in recognition of his work that explores how dance The National Arts Awards Chair

can push boundaries and evolve while building on centuries of tradition. At the same time, Justin is a phenomenal collaborator and has recently brought his talents to the theater world, when he choreographed the Broadway revival of Carousel, for which he won a Tony Award. The brilliance of his work is being recognized around the country, and the world, as more and more companies perform his work and commission new pieces. We cannot wait to see how he continues to impact and change the dance world in all its forms.

Ai Weiwei is recognized throughout the world not only as a phenomenal visual artist, but also a social provocateur in the interest of justice and human rights. His activism through art is exactly what the Marina Kellen French Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award is intended to recognize. He uses multiple mediums to speak truth to power, and his work resonates with people around the global, whether in a public space or a private collection. I want to add my thanks to Marina Kellen French —we have named the Outstanding Contributions Award in her name this year, in recognition of her generosity and dedication to support for the arts writ large.

There is a particular synergy in the room this evening, brought on by the work of 4 displayed in this stunning space. As a student, John was the recipient of a Scholastic Art & Writing Award, which set him on his journey as an artist. His path crossed with that of another of tonight’s honorees later in his career when, in 2016, he designed the sets for Justin Peck’s original ballet Entre Chien et Loup. These collaborations demonstrate the breadth and depth of the work of this year’s honorees, as well as the extraordinary relationships that are built within our community of artists and supporters.

I am grateful to my co-chairs Sarah Arison, Betsy and Edward Cohen, David and Susan Goode, , Marina Kellen French, Jeff and Justine Koons, Nora Orphanides, and Richard Robinson/ Scholastic, Inc, in addition to the benefi t committee, who have all worked so hard to make tonight a success.

Finally, I want to thank all of you—without your support none of this would be possible. I am heartened that, in a time of great division, the arts continue to unify us all. I am so happy we can come together tonight to share and celebrate how the arts have touched us and our communities.

Carolyn Clark Powers Benefi t Committee

Chair Carolyn Clark Powers

Co-Chairs

Sarah Arison Agnes Gund Nora C. Orphanides

Betsy and Edward Cohen Marina Kellen French Richard Robinson/ Scholastic, Inc. David and Susan Goode Justine and Jeff Koons

Benefi t Committee

Alec Baldwin Suzanne and Richard Kayne Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer and Joseph Neubauer and Susan Benedetto The Honorable and Mrs. Eli and Edythe Broad Earle I. Mack Robert Redford 5

BVLGARI Timothy J. McClimon Charles Segars, Ovation TV

Gail and Alfred Engelberg Julie Mehretu

Ben Folds Nancy Stephens and Rick Rosenthal Josh Groban Jamie and David Wolf David Hallberg Mr. and Mrs. Paul Montrone Arts Education Award ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS

Zac Posen, presenter Zac Posen, who in 1999 was a Scholastic Award Winner, launched his eponymous collection in 2001, with a vision for modern American glamour that married couture technique with striking innovation. Raised in New York, Mr. Posen began Since their launch in 1923 by Scholastic Inc. founder Maurice R. his design training early. He attended London’s Central Saint Robinson, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by the Martins University in the womenswear degree program. In nonprofi t organization Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, have 2004, he was awarded one of fashion’s most prestigious honors, empowered teenagers and helped them navigate the most tem- Swarovski’s The Perry Ellis Award for Women’s Wear by the pestuous time in their development by providing encouragement, Council of Fashion Designers of America. In 2015, Mr. Posen as well as a platform of expression for their creative visions and was also awarded Designer of the Year by Women’s Wear voices to be seen and heard. The objective of elevating teen voice Daily and Variety Magazine. Today, he is known globally for his has been at the center of the Awards for nearly 100 years, and technique in artisanal craftsmanship, anatomical construction, to this day it remains the largest scholarship and recognition pro- and textile manipulation, as well as his designs infused with his gram for creative teenagers. In collaboration with approximately bold sophistication and distinctive glamour. In Fall 2014, Mr. 100 Affi liate Partners—school districts, museums, colleges and Posen was named Creative Director for the Brooks Brothers 6 universities, libraries, and other educational organizations—the signature women’s collection and accessories. Worn by leading Alliance reaches out to hundreds of thousands of students in women, including , First Lady , grades 7-12 and invites them to submit their creative works to Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, Claire Danes, and , he the Awards. Outstanding works are recognized and presented to has become a staple on the red carpet. His collections have a large audience through regional and national award ceremo- grown to include Zac Posen, ZAC Zac Posen, and Truly Zac nies and exhibitions, publications, and online galleries. Students Posen with offerings in handbags, accessories, bridal, eyewear, with exceptional artistic and literary talents and skills also receive footwear, and fi ne jewelry. Mr. Posen has also served as a judge scholarship opportunities. Every year, the Alliance brings together on Lifetime’s Project Runway. He partnered with Delta Air Lines families, educators, community members, philanthropists, and to re-design its iconic uniforms, which were offi cially launched major players in the arts and education to celebrate and support in May 2018. Philanthropy is an integral part of the Zac Posen creative youth and future leaders. In addition to serving teens, the brand: along with consistent support of St. Jude’s, the LGBTQIA Alliance also provides audience and community building, pro- community, and City Harvest, among others, Mr. Posen also acts grammatic opportunities, talent identifi cation, and an additional as a board member of the Aids Foundation. The endorsement of the importance of arts and literary education; documentary, House of Z, chronicling his career, premiered at the networking and career explorations for our alumni; and apprecia- TriBeCa fi lm Festival in April 2017, and is currently available on tion and encouragement for educators with tools and workshops Netfl ix. His latest project, a cookbook entitled Cooking with Zac, that help them develop the creative capacity of their students. is available worldwide. MAVIS STAPLES Carolyn Clark Powers Lifetime Achievement Award

and has brought her own timeless talent to every performance. Through her illustrious career and varied experiences, the one constant has been Ms. Staples’ singular voice: from the Delta- infl ected gospel sound she helped create in the 1950s with her father Pops and her brother and sisters as ; to the freedom songs of the Civil Rights era; to international pop radio stardom during the Stax era with hits “I’ll Take You There” and “Respect Yourself;” to her riveting performance in ’s The Last Waltz; to serving as muse to both and Prince at the peak of their careers; to 21st-century collaborations with Gorillaz, , Billy Preston, Zac Brown, Ry Cooder, ., Willie Nelson, and Arcade Fire; to her Grammy Award®-winning partnership with fellow Chicagoan of WILCO, and so much more. She has embraced Iconic singer Mavis Staples is an alchemist of American music, her evolution, absorbing new sounds and ideas, rising to meet the having continuously crossed genre lines like no musician since challenges of longevity, and bringing her message of hope and . Over the course of her 70-year career as an intrepid positivity to new listeners—song after song, show after show. musical pioneer, she has blurred the lines between gospel, soul, 7 folk, pop, R&B, blues, rock, Americana, and hip hop. Now on Stephen Colbert, presenter the cusp of her eighth decade of sharing her powerful voice, Stephen Colbert hosts the Emmy Nominated late-night talk show she is only gaining momentum – she released her latest The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. From 2005 to 2014, he If All I Was Was Black in 2018, she was the subject of the HBO hosted on Comedy Central, following his documentary Mavis!, and was named a 2016 Kennedy Center eight years as a correspondent on The Daily Show. The Report Honoree. She continues to tour the world, remaining vital and received two Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, fi ve Emmy engaged, continually evolving her sound to refl ect the times she Awards, and thirty-seven total Emmy Nominations. Mr. Colbert traverses and new infl uences she fi nds. Since her fi rst paying is also a New York Times bestselling author and has written gig at Chicago’s Holy Trinity Baptist Church in 1948, Ms. Staples four books, including his most recent work, Stephen Colbert’s has learned from, worked with, and mentored countless legends, Midnight Confessions. Philanthropy in the Arts Award ANN ZIFF

Tamsen Ann Ziff has had a lifelong passion for the Renée Fleming, presenter arts. The daughter of Renée Fleming is one of the most acclaimed singers of our time. American opera singer A four-time Grammy Award winner, she has sung for momentous Harriet Henders, Ms. occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the Diamond Ziff has carried her love Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. In of opera throughout her 2013, President Obama awarded her the . life and into her current Ms. Fleming brought her voice to a vast new audience in 2014, as position as Chairman of the only classical artist ever to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” the Metropolitan Opera. at the Super Bowl. Ms. Fleming earned a 2018 Tony Award In addition, she is a Vice nomination for her appearance in Carousel on Broadway. Heard Chairman of Lincoln on the of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Center for the Performing and the 2018 Best Picture Oscar winner The Shape of Water, Arts, and of the Artist she also provided the voice of Roxane, played by Julianne Tribe Foundation. Ms. Moore, in the fi lm of the best-selling novel Bel Canto. As Artistic Ziff’s philanthropic reach Advisor to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, spans artistic disciplines and extends beyond the arts as well. Ms. Fleming spearheads a collaboration with the NIH focused on 8 She currently serves on the boards of the American Museum of the science connecting music, wellness, and the brain. She has Natural History, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Lang Lang International given 18 presentations with scientists and practitioners across the Music Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los country on this subject over the past year. In September, Decca Angeles Opera Company, New York Restoration Project, Sing for released Ms. Fleming’s latest album, Renée Fleming: Broadway. Hope, and World Science Festival. She is a member of the Visiting She has recorded everything from complete operas and song Committee of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, recitals to indie rock and jazz; and her album Signatures and Friends of Asian Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. was selected by the U.S. for the National Ms. Ziff was co-founder and founding Chairman of Smile Train Recording Registry, as an “aural treasure worthy of preservation and is the founder and producer of the Caribbean Community as part of America’s patrimony.” Ms. Fleming is the fi rst-ever Theater in St. Croix. With a Master’s of Social Work from NYU Creative Consultant at Lyric Opera of Chicago and a member and a Master’s in Music Therapy from Temple University, Ms. Ziff of the Boards of Carnegie Hall and Sing for Hope. Among her is a Visiting Professor at Boyer College of Music and Dance at awards are the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal, ’s Temple and has been a guest lecturer at Worcester College and Cross of the Order of Merit, and ’s Chevalier de la Légion the Said Business School at Oxford University. She was awarded d’Honneur. an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the and an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Wittenberg University. An artist in her own right, Ms. Ziff designs and makes jewelry under the eponymous company Tamsen Z. JUSTIN PECK Ted Arison Young Artist Award

Justin Peck is the the 2018 Broadway revival of Carousel, which was directed Resident Choreographer by Jack O’Brien and starred Jesse Meuller, Joshua Henry, & and a soloist with the Renée Fleming. That same year, he received the Tony Award . He for Best Choreography, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding began choreographing Choreography, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding in 2009 at the New York Choreography for his work on the production. Choreographic Institute and, in 2014, after the

Photo by Ryan Pfluger Tiler Peck, presenter creation of his acclaimed Tiler Peck is an award-winning Principal Dancer with the New ballet Everywhere We York City Ballet, an actress, and a designer. Last summer, Go, he was appointed she added the title of Curator to her ever-growing list of Resident Choreographer accolades, as she helmed and starred in the second installment of New York City Ballet. of The Los Angeles Music Center’s presentation of Ballet He is the second person Now. During the week of rehearsals, the process was fi lmed in the institution’s history for a feature documentary now streaming on Hulu, called to hold this title. Mr. Peck BalletNow. Additionally, Ms. Peck recently made her debut as joined New York City Ballet as a dancer in 2006. As a performer, a choreographer at the Vail International Dance Festival on a he has danced a vast repertoire of works by , piece titled Lincoln Square. Ms. Peck was born in Bakersfi eld, 9 , , Alexei Ratmansky, Benjamin where she began her dance training at the age of two Millepied, , and many others. In 2013, at her mom’s dance studio. At the age of 14, she entered the he was promoted to the rank of Soloist. Mr. Peck has created School of American Ballet, the offi cial school of New York City over 30 -- 16 of those for New York City Ballet – and his Ballet, full time. The same year, she became an apprentice with works have been performed by Paris Opera Ballet, the New York City Ballet and in a few short months was asked Ballet, City Ballet, Pacifi c Northwest Ballet, LA Dance to join the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. Ms. Project, Dutch National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Peck was promoted to Soloist in 2006 and to Principal Dancer in Pennsylvania Ballet, to name a few. A choreographer who works 2009. Ms. Peck’s TV and fi lm credits include Dancing With The across disciplines, Mr. Peck’s collaborators include composers Stars, Rocco’s Dinner Party on Bravo, ’ new Netfl ix Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner (The National), Dan Deacon; series, Julie’s Greenroom, and the fi lm Ballet 422. Ms. Peck visual artists Shepard Fairey, Marcel Dzama, John Baldessari, recently became the fi rst ever to appear on The Steve Powers, and Jules de Balincourt; and fashion designers Ellen DeGeneres Show. Ms. Peck had the honor of performing for Mary Katrantzou, Humberto Leon (Kenzo, Opening Ceremony), President Obama at the 2012 and 2014 Tumori Chisato, and Dries Van Noten. In 2014, Mr. Peck was and played the title role in ’s newest musical, Little the subject of the documentary Ballet 422, which followed him Dancer, at the Kennedy Center. She was also seen on Broadway for two months as he created NYCB’s 422nd original dance, in the Tony-nominated On The Town in the role of Ivy Smith. Paz de . In 2015, his ballet Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes Ms. Peck has received numerous awards and, in 2013, she won the Bessie Award for Outstanding Production. Mr. Peck was named to Forbes 30 under 30 in Entertainment. choreographed and consulted on the 20th Century Fox feature Ms. Peck is also the designer of Tiler Peck Designs – a line of fi lm , starring and , dancewear – for Body Wrappers. and directed by Francis Lawrence. Mr. Peck choreographed Marina Kellen French Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award AI WEIWEI

National Gallery in Prague; Ai Weiwei. Libero at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence; #SafePassage at Foam in Amsterdam; translocation - transformation at 21er Haus in ; Ai Weiwei at the Royal Academy of Arts in London; and @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz in San Francisco. His project on Alcatraz was recognized by Americans for the Arts as one of the best public art projects of 2015.

Alexandra Munroe, presenter Alexandra Munroe, Ph.D., is an award-winning curator, Asia scholar, and author focusing on art, culture, and institutional global strategy. She is the Samsung Senior Curator of Asian Art

Photo by AI WEIWEI STUDIO by Photo and Senior Advisor, Global Arts at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Ai Weiwei is renowned for making strong aesthetic statements Museum and Foundation where she has led the Guggenheim’s that resonate around the world due to their timeliness and Asian Art Initiative since its founding in 2006. She is recognized relevance to geopolitical issues. From architecture to installations, for bringing international critical acclaim to artists Cai Guo Qiang, social media to documentaries, Mr. Ai uses a wide range of Daido Moriyama, Yayoi Kusama, Lee Ufan, Mu Xin, and Yoko Ono, 10 mediums to express himself, allowing his audiences to examine among others, and for garnering international attention for historic society and its values in new and innovative ways. Born in Beijing avant-garde movements such as Gutai, Mono-ha, Japanese otaku in 1957, Mr. Ai currently resides and works in both Beijing and culture, and Korean Tanseakwa. Her project Japanese Art after Berlin. He is the current Einstein Visiting Professor at the Berlin 1945: Scream Against the Sky (1994) is recognized for initiating University of the Arts (UdK) and is the recipient of the 2015 the fi eld of postwar Japanese art history in North America. In Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International 2011, Ms. Munroe led the international museums petition calling and the 2012 Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent from the for Ai Weiwei’s release from detention by Chinese authorities. Ms. Human Rights Foundation. Recent exhibitions include: Life Cycle Munroe is lead curator of the Guggenheim’s exhibition, Art and at the Marciano Arts Foundation in Los Angeles; Maybe, Maybe after 1989: Theater of the World, which The New York Not at the Museum in Jerusalem; Law of the Journey at the Times named as one of the Top 10 exhibitions of 2017. Performers

Jake Goldbas (Musical Director, percussion), 2007 YoungArts Winner in Jazz, is a Grammy-nominated artist who has taken the music scene by storm. A respected educator and clinician, Goldbas leads a band for Jazz at ’s new education program Jazz for Young People and has performed at the world’s most distinguished venues from Carnegie Hall to Madison Square Garden. Jake is musical director for John Splithoff, Michael Blume, and Kate Kaye Es. He just fi nished recording an album for the legendary O’Jays and is currently the drummer for Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. Carney (vocals), 2011 YoungArts Winner in Voice/Theater, American singer-songwriter and actress, made her international debut touring with Katy Perry’s Witness: The Tour 2018. Carney became a national name when she appeared on NBC’s The Voice, Season 8. She has performed at the Theater, and on television at MTV Music Awards, Today Show, and The Ellen Show, among others. At the 2015 National Arts Awards, Carney received rave reviews for her tribute to honoree , performing incredible anthemic versions of her dance hits. Vanisha Gould (vocals), 2009 YoungArts Winner in Vocal Jazz and California native, began singing at the age of 4. Her love of jazz and its culture led her to New York where she currently sings professionally. Gould has curated her own sound infl uenced by , Sarah Vaughan, and . She has performed on some of New York’s best stages: Mezzrow, Smalls Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, Minton’s, just to name a few. In New York she leads her own band performing original compositions and classics from the Great American Songbook. Jabu Graybeal (dancer), 2018 YoungArts Winner in Tap, studied with Gene Medler of the Chapel Hill Ballet School, is an 8 year member of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (one of the most renowned youth tap companies in the world), and is a Jacob’s Pillow alum 11 who has performed with a diverse group of companies. He was the fi rst tap dancer accepted into the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Workshop at the Newport Jazz Festival and was included in the December 2017 issue of DanceSpirit magazine as one of the dancers to look for in the next generation of tap. Gabe Schnider (), 2011 YoungArts Winner in Jazz, a guitarist, is a recent graduate of The Julliard School. He has performed at venues and festival around the world, and with a number of high-profi le collaborators, including , Joshua Bell, and Esperanza Spalding, among others. Schnider also recently served as Guitar Arranger for the award-winning independent motion picture Teresa is a Mother. He is currently working on his fi rst record, set to release in 2018. Elliot Skinner (vocals, bass), 2013 YoungArts Winner in Voice/Jazz, is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His style is rooted in soul and folk/rock and his collaborations range from Chance the Rapper and Tori Kelly to Jon Batiste and more. He is a member of the band Thirdstory, a trio of singer-songwriters grounded in a blend of soul, acoustic R&B, folk, and indie pop. They released EP, Searching, in 2016, and in 2018, they dropped their debut full-length album, Cold Heart. Caleb Teicher (dancer, Choreographer), 2011 YoungArts Winner in Dance/Tap, has garnered acclaim for his work as a performer, choreographer, and teacher. He was named one of Dance Magazine’s 2012 “25 to Watch” and has been featured in countless other publications. After many years dancing with Dorrance Dance, the International Tour of West Side Story, and several others, his primary focus is now creating dance work for Caleb Teicher & Company. The group’s work has been presented and commissioned by and the Kennedy Center, among others.

The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to identify and nurture the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts, and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional development. Each year, YoungArts receives thousands of applications from emerging artists (ages 15–18 or in grades 10–12) and, from these, approximately 800 winners are selected. YoungArts provides these promising artists with life-changing experiences, monetary awards, and opportunities for professional and artistic advancement. To date, YoungArts has honored more than 20,000 alumni and has enabled its participants to work with master artists such as Debbie Allen, , Dana Schutz, Mickalene Thomas, Wynton Marsalis, Salman Rushdie and Tarell A. McCraney. Learn more at youngarts.org. Featured Artist JOHN BALDESSARI

John Baldessari was born Achievement awarded by La Biennale di Venezia and the City in National City, California of Goslar Kaiserring in 2012, among others. Mr. Baldessari has in 1931. He attended San received honorary degrees from the National University of Ireland, Diego State University San Diego State University, Otis Art Institute of Parsons School and did post-graduate of Design, and California College of the Arts. He currently works work at Otis Art Institute, in Venice, California. In 2017, Museo Jumex in Mexico City held Chouinard Art Institute, a retrospective entitled “Learning to Read with John Baldessari.” and the University of Editions have been showcased at Gemini G.E.L. and Mixografi a California at Berkeley. He in Los Angeles. In 2018, exhibited a series of taught at the California unique works entitled Institute of the Arts in All Z’s (Picabia/ Valencia, CA from 1970 - Mondrian) in New 1988 and the University of York. John Baldessari

Photo by Nicole Shibata Nicole by Photo California at Los Angeles Catalogue Raisonné, from 1996 - 2007. Mr. Volume Four: 1994- Baldessari’s artwork has 2004 was published been featured in more than 200 solo exhibitions and in over by 12 1000 group exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe. His projects Press in 2017, and include artist books, videos, fi lms, billboards, and public works. Volume Five 2005- His many awards and honors include: the 2014 National Medal 2010 is forthcoming of Arts Award, memberships in the American Academy of Arts in 2019. and Letters and in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Americans for the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award, the BACA International 2008, and the Golden Lion for Lifetime

John Baldessari's certifi cate from Scholastic, 1949.

Balloon Rabbit Award

Jeff Koons, a member of the Americans for the Arts Artists Committee, designed the National Arts Awards Balloon Rabbit award in 2009. One of the world’s most preeminent artists, Mr. Koons’s work has been widely exhibited and is in numerous public collections, including the , the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City; the National Gallery of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC; in Los Angeles; the Tate Gallery in London; the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam; the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum; and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AK. In 2008, he was the fi rst contemporary artist to have his work installed at the Palais de Versailles in France. A retrospective of Mr. Koons’ work, was organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2014. The Americans for the Arts National Arts Awards evokes both Mr. Koons’s iconic 1986 Rabbit sculpture as well as the balloon forms of his Celebration Series and is truly a visual exemplifi cation of artistic “celebration!” We are grateful to the artist and his studio for their generosity and support. Credits and Special Thanks

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Francis Lawrence John Baldessari Jean-Paul Bass Henry Leutwyler Virginia Allison Winston Chmielinski Jody Lee Lipes Catherine Belloy Billy DiMichele Magnolia Pictures Marian Goodman Gallery Timarie Harrigan New York City Ballet Betty Sokol Ava Imperio Jack O’Brien Special Thanks Madeleine LeCesne Alberto Oviedo Kathy Artley Jessie Luttrell Yoonha Park Cipriani 42nd Street Celine Mariton Ryan Pfl uger Peggy Chapman Richard Robinson Katharina Plumb Crystal Cunningham Danielle Vreeland Kina Poon Mitch Curtis Rena Weinblatt Kelly Ryan DigiLink Robin Wong Kevin Smith Matt Eller, Afternoon Inc. Ann Ziff Sufjan Stevens Krista Fragos Ildar Abdrazakov Ai Weiwei Jake Goldbas American Museum of Natural History Kerry Brougher Danielle Iwata Carnegie Hall Melissa Chiu Jeff Koons Caribbean Community Theatre Paula Crown Betsy Libretta Eileen Des Jardins Harrell Debby Mackanick Renée Fleming Alison Klayman Jana and Larry Morales, TV Mambo 13 Mary Pat Fortier Monira Kleineidam Justin Morris, Morris Bureau Peter Gelb Darryl Leung Nadine Johnson & Associates Inc. Dmitri Hrovostovsky Alexandra Munroe National YoungArts Foundation Lincoln Center Jennifer Ng Schmit Prototypes Mia McDonald Joseph Singer The Metropolitan Opera Nadine Stenke Text Design, Inc. Bette Midler Hank Willis Thomas Mish Tworkowski The New York Restoration Project Wide Graphics, Inc. Mavis Staples Sing for Hope Adam Ayers Smile Train Featured Art Brainstorm Media Elizabeth Veneskey Neko Case JOHN BALDESSARI Anna Yatskevich Concord Music (lobby gallery) Camille Zamora Matt Cornell Two Suitcases (Blue)/Six Advocates, 1990 Justin Peck Deep River Two black and white photographs American Ballet Theatre Jessica Edwards with vinyl paint on board Lauren Auslander The Ellen Degeneres Show 60 x 107 in. overall dimensions Erin Baiano Rachel Floatard Courtesy of the artist and Ellen Bar Caroline Henry Marian Goodman Gallery Reid Bartelme Hozier JOHN BALDESSARI Isabella Boylston The Honorable John Lewis (stage and journal cover) Julieta Cervantes Red Light Management I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art, 1973 Stax Records Erin Cullen Lithograph DKC/O&M 22-½ x 38-7/16 in. Harriet Jung Courtesy of the artist, Paul Kolnik Cirrus Edition Ltd., Los Angeles Carolyn Clark Powers Lifetime Achievement Award

I am delighted to once again be engaged with Americans for the Arts, serving as the chair of the National Arts Awards, and I’m proud to lend my name to the award for lifetime achievement.

I was raised in a family immersed in American music history. My ancestral home, Dockery Farms in the Mississippi Delta, is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places for its role in the creation of blues music. Musicians who once lived on the farm or had a presence in the community include Charlie Patton, , Howlin’ Wolf, and B.B. King, who I helped connect with Americans for the Arts when he received our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. The farm remains a vibrant place of pilgrimage for musicians and enthusiasts alike.

From this musical foundation, I grew to passionately embrace all forms of the arts and I’m a strong champion for arts education. Because of this, I was thrilled at the opportunity to underwrite the National Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement.

This award has gone to recipients from every artistic discipline and includes such luminaries as opera singer , the choreographer Paul Taylor, architect Frank O. Gehry, the late, great Queen of Soul , actor/director Robert Redford, visual artist John Baldessari, Sophia Loren, and the incomparable Tony Bennett.

I am so pleased that the award bearing my name for the fourth year goes to a music legend, whose father was one of those with a 14 presence at Dockery Farms, Mavis Staples. Her contributions to the world of music and civil rights are truly remarkable.

Carolyn Clark Powers Ted Arison Young Artist Award

I am so pleased to have the opportunity to name this award after my late grandfather, Ted Arison. He and my grandmother, Lin, had the visionary idea in 1981 to found the National YoungArts Foundation to identify and support the next generation of artists and assist them at critical junctures in their development. To date, YoungArts has provided more than 20,000 alumni with access to signifi cant fi nancial awards, national recognition and opportunities to study with renowned mentors.

The involvement of YoungArts with Americans for the Arts and the National Arts Awards goes back to 2009, when alumni and students from our program became the featured performers at the event. The ceremony is a wonderful opportunity for these young artists to shine in front of an audience of true arts enthusiasts. And I note with pride that several National Arts Awards honorees have been associated with YoungArts, including my grandmother, , who received the Arts Education Award in 2012, and alumni Josh Groban and , who are past recipients of the Young Artist Award.

We applaud Americans for the Arts for ensuring that young artists are expressly honored for their achievements, right alongside the established artists who have made a lifetime of contributions to our country’s cultural landscape.

On behalf of the Arison Arts Foundation, I congratulate the phenomenal Justin Peck as this year’s recipient of the Ted Arison Young Artist Award. 15

Sarah Arison President, Arison Arts Foundation Past Honorees

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT OUTSTANDING ARTS EDUCATION Principal Financial Group Representative Jerrold Nadler § CONTRIBUTIONS Lin Arison, YoungArts Procter & Gamble Conference of Dame Julie Andrews Martina Arroyo, artist Mayors, In Honor of its TO THE ARTS 75th Anniversary William Bassell, Inc. Doug Aitken George Balanchine § public school principal Time Warner µ YOUNG ARTIST John Baldessari Alberto M. Carvalho, United Technologies S o fi a C o p p o l a Tony Bennett ~ public school superintendent Corporation American Legion Auxiliary Andra Day ^ § Schuyler Chapin, civic leader VH1 Richard Avedon µ ∞ § Pierre Dulaine & & Company µ Yvonne Marceau, Lady Gaga Clive Davis ~ Mikhail Baryshnikov µ American Ballroom Theater INDIVIDUAL Josh Groban∞ Agnes DeMille § µ Midori Goto, artist PHILANTHROPY Aretha Franklin David Hallberg∞ µ Agnes Gund, philanthropist Paul G. Allen** Frank O. Gehry John Legend & Wynton Marsalis, artist Wallis Annenberg* § Kate and µ , artist § Laura Mulleavy, Rodarte ∞ µ The Mr. Holland’s * Opus Foundation µ Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson B.B. King+ P.S. ARTS Gabourey Sidibe ∞ Anna Deavere Smith µ Sidney Harman* § President’s Committee Esperanza Spalding^ Renée Fleming µ Joan W. Harris* Thomas Krens on the Arts and the Mena Suvari Thelma Golden Martha Rivers Ingram** Humanities Uma Thurman Herbie Hancock Joan and Irwin Jacobs Studio in a Kerry Washington Hugh Hardy µ School Association Sheila C. Johnson* Sophia Loren ~ Kehinde Wiley Hart Alice Walton 16 Richard Meier Teresa Heinz Kerry* µ Jo Carole Lauder FEATURED ARTIST Arthur Mitchell § Jenny Holzer ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE Raymond Nasher* Will Cotton § µ Christo and Jeanne-Claude John and Mary Pappajohn** Salvador Dali William Paley § Peter Martins µ Jeff Koons David Rockefeller* Todd Eberle § Yoko Ono µ Peter Martins Vicki and Roger Sant** Jeff Koons § µ Ed Ruscha Beverley Taylor Sorenson** Sol LeWitt Robert Redford µ Cindy Sherman Roselyne Chroman Swig Kerry James Marshall § Polshek µ Kirk Varnedoe, Julie Mehretu James Rosenquist + µ Memorial Tribute LEGACY Robert Rauschenberg µ Pinchas Zukerman, Maria Arena Bell Award, Excellence Kelly Richardson Beverly Sills § Salman Rushdie µ Madeleine H. Berman in Classical Music Ed Ruscha § Martin Scorsese µ Susan and David Goode Kenny Scharf § Joel Shapiro CORPORATE HONOREES William Lehr, Jr. + Jennifer Steinkamp Beverly Sills µ Isaac Stern § SPECIAL RECOGNITION Frank Stella Brian Stokes Mitchell Amerindo Investment Advisors § Representative Sarah Sze Paul Taylor µ AT&T § John Brademas µ AXA Art Insurance Corporation Paul Taylor Bravo Television, § Arnold Gingrich § ARTS ADVOCACY Excellence in Arts & Media Memorial Award Citigroup, Inc. Representative µ Kitty Carlisle Hart Award FleetBoston Financial Amory Houghton, Jr. * Frederick R. Weisman Award Corporation Mike Jordan, CBS, Outstanding for Philanthropy in the Arts Chuck Close General Electric Vision and Exemplary ** Eli and Edythe Broad Award National Academy of The Hearst Corporation Contributions to the Arts for Philanthropy in the Arts Recording Arts & Sciences IBM Corporation Institute for Museum and ∞ Bell Family Foundation Young Phil Ramone JP Morgan Chase & Co. Library Services, Artist Award In Honor of 25 Years ^Ted Arison Young Artist Award Lockheed Martin of Service Wendy Wasserstein The McGraw-Hill Companies + Isabella and Theodor National Endowment for the Dalenson Lifetime MetLife Arts, In Honor of 40 years Achievement Award Music Industry and NAMM of Service ~ Carolyn Clark Powers NationsBank Lifetime Achievement Award Americans for the Arts Board of Directors

CHAIR VICE CHAIRS Edgar L. Smith, Jr. Charles B. Ortner Julie Muraco Alessandra DiGiusto World Pac Paper, LLC Proskauer Rose LLP Praeditis Group LLC Deutsche Bank Cincinnati, OH Los Angeles, CA New York, NY Americas Foundation Nancy Stephens Carolyn Powers Arts Patron IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR New York, NY Actor and Activist Los Angeles, CA Manhattan Beach, CA Abel Lopez John Haworth GALA Hispanic Theatre National Museum of the DIRECTORS Ty Stiklorius Washington, DC American Indian Marty Albertson Friends At Work New York, NY Venice, CA SECRETARY Arts Patron Margie Johnson Reese Ketchum, ID Ann Stock Michael Spring Wichita Falls Alliance for Women in Foreign Policy Miami-Dade County Ramona Baker Arts and Culture Ramona Baker Consulting Alexandria, VA Department of Wichita Falls, TX Cultural Affairs and Goucher College Michael S. Verruto Miami, FL William Lehr, Jr. Indianapolis, IN HPI Capital LLC Community Volunteer Palm Beach, FL TREASURER Maria Arena Bell Hershey, PA Vitameatavegamin Productions Andrew Zolli Deborah Jordy Timothy McClimon Los Angeles, CA Andrew Zolli Z+ Partners 17 Scientifi c and Cultural American Express Foundation Michelle T. Boone New York, NY Facilities District New York, NY Denver, CO Navy Pier, Inc. EX-OFFICIO Steven D. Spiess Chicago, IL Robert L. Lynch Arts Patron Danielle Brazell Americans for the Arts Denver, CO City of Los Angeles Washington, DC AT LARGE Department of Cultural Affairs IN MEMORIAM Los Angeles, CA Sarah Arison Peggy Amsterdam Arison Arts Foundation Jennifer Cole New York, NY Arizona State University Madeleine H. Berman Floyd W. Green, III Phoenix, AZ Peter F. Donnelly Aetna, Inc. Susan S. Goode EMERITUS Hartford, CT Arts Patron C. Kendric Fergeson Vijay Gupta Norfolk, VA Fred Lazarus LA Philharmonic/Street Glen S. Howard Symphony SMU DataArts Los Angeles, CA Washington, DC Dorothy Pierce McSweeny Brian Stokes Mitchell DC Commission on the Arts The Actors Fund and Humanities New York, NY Washington, DC Americans for the Arts Artists Committee

Doug Aitken Marcus Giamatti Brian Stokes Mitchell Clay Walker Jane Alexander Josh Groban Walter Mosley Malcolm-Jamal Warner Kwaku Alston Vijay Gupta Paul Muldoon Kerry Washington Dame Julie Andrews David Hallberg Kate Mulleavy William Wegman Martina Arroyo Hill Harper Laura Mulleavy Bradley Whitford Paul Auster Craig Hodgetts Kehinde Wiley Bob Balaban Lorin Hollander Henry Winkler John Baldessari Jenny Holzer Alessandro Nivola Alec Baldwin Siri Hustvedt Naomi Shihab Nye Kulapat Yantrasast Tony Bennett David Henry Hwang Richard On Peter Yarrow Lewis Black Melina Kanakaredes Yoko Ono Michael York Lauren Bon Justin Peck IN MEMORIAM Amy Brenneman Kenna Harold Prince Theodore Bikel Connie Britton Jon Kessler Robert Redford 18 Blair Brown Richard Kind Michael Ritchie Patty Duke Jeff Koons Marc Roberge Mary Rodgers Guettel Will Cotton Swoosie Kurtz Victoria Rowell Skitch Henderson Chuck D Salman Rushdie Arthur Hiller Jacques d’Amboise Ledisi Martin Scorsese Arthur Mitchell Andra Day John Legend Laramie “Doc” Shaw Carla Dirlikov Canales Liz Lerman Cindy Sherman Leonard Nimoy Fran Drescher Glenn Ligon Gabourey Sidibe John Raitt Pierre Dulaine John Lithgow Anna Deavere Smith Todd Eberle Graham Lustig Arnold Steinhardt Billy Taylor Hector Elizondo Kyle MacLachlan Wendy Wasserstein Giancarlo Esposito Yo-Yo Ma Holland Taylor Shepard Fairey Yvonne Marceau Marlee Matlin Kathy Mattea Stanley Tucci Ben Folds Trey McIntyre Ben Vereen Hsin-Ming Fung Julie Mehretu Leo Villareal Frank O. Gehry Lin-Manuel Miranda About Americans for the Arts

Artists Committee members Cristina Pato and Vijay Singer and songwriter Andra Day accepts the Ted Arison President and CEO Robert L. Lynch kicks off Arts Gupta perform at the 2018 National Arts Policy Young Artist Award at the 2017 National Arts Awards Advocacy Day 2017. Roundtable in Sundance, Utah.

Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofi t organization for advancing the arts and arts education. We are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and to creating opportunities for every 19 American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Each year, Americans for the Arts provides a rich array of programs that meet the needs of more than 150,000 members and stakeholders. Javier Gonzalez, Mayor of Santa Fe, Artists Committee Member Ben Folds presents at the 2017 National Arts Policy speaks at a Summer Advocacy Fly-In Roundtable in Sundance, Utah. For more information about our programs or to learn how you on Capitol Hill supporting the launch can become more involved in our work, please visit us online at of Americans for the Arts’ Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 study. www.AmericansForTheArts.org or contact us at 202.371.2830 or 212.223.2787.

Artists Committee member Carla Canales speaks at (L-R) Former Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Congressional Arts Kick-off during Arts Advocacy Richard Parsons, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, the Equal Justice Initiative, delivers the keynote address Day 2018. Americans for the Arts Board Chair Julie Muraco, at Americans for the Arts’ 2017 Annual Convention in Founding Director of the National Museum of African San Francisco. American History and Culture Lonnie Bunch, and President and CEO Robert L. Lynch. CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S

NATIONAL ARTS AWARDS HONOREES

Carolyn Clark Powers Dear Justin,

Congratulations on receiving the Ted Arison Young Artist Award, and for always pushing the boundaries and encouraging important discussions through your work.

Justin Peck and Sufjan Stevens participating in a panel discussion at Sarah Arison National YoungArts Foundation as President, Arison Arts Foundation part of its Salon series. FRANCES FARMER, 1931, ACTRESS BERNARD MALAMUD, 1932, AUTHOR ROBERT MCCLOSKEY, 1932, AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR JACOB LANDAU, 1933–34, PAINTER, PRINTMAKER • HARRY BERTOIA, 1934, ’36, DESIGNER • EZRA JACK KEATS, 1934, AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR • HUGHIE LEE-SMITH, 1934, ARTIST • TRUMAN CAPOTE 1936, AUTHOR • CHARLES WHITE, 1937, ARTIST • RICHARD AVEDON, 1941 PHOTOGRAPHER • PHILIP PEARLSTEIN, 1941–42, ARTIST • MOZELLE THOMPSON 1944, ARTIST • ANDY WARHOL, 1945, ARTIST • ROBERT INDIANA, 1946, ARTIST • SYLVIA PLATH, 1947, AUTHOR, POET • , 1947, ARTIST • IDELLE WEBER, 1947 ARTIST • CY TWOMBLY, 1948, ARTIST • , 1948, AUTHOR • KAY WALKINGSTICK 1948, ARTIST • JOHN BALDESSARI, 1949, ARTIST • DONALD BARTHELME, 1949, WRITER ALAN ARKIN, 1951, ACTOR • RED GROOMS, 1952, ARTIST • ROBERT REDFORD, 1954, ACTOR ACTIVIST, DIRECTOR • PETER S. BEAGLE, 1955, AUTHOR • JOYCE CAROL OATES, 1956, AUTHOR LUIS JIMÉNEZ, 1957-58, SCULPTOR • MEL BOCHNER, 1958, ARTIST • ARNOLD HURLEY, 1962–64 PAINTER • MARC BROWN, 1963, AUTHOR, ILUSTRATOR • JOHN LITHGOW, 1963,ACTOR • , 1965, AUTHOR • DONALD LIPSKI, 1965, SCULPTOR • JOYCE MAYNARD, 1966–71, AUTHOR CAROLYN FORCHÉ, 1967, POET • GARY PANTER, 1968, ARTIST • KEVIN BALES, 1970, ACTIVIST TOM OTTERNESS, 1970, SCULPTOR • , 1970, PAINTER • KEN BURNS, 1971, DIREC- TOR, PRODUCER • MICHAEL BIERUT, 1974, GRAPHIC DESIGNER • THANE ROSENBAUM, 1976 PROFESSOR, NOVELIST, ACTIVIST • RODNEY ALAN GREENBLAT, 1977, ARTIST • RICHARD LINKLATER, 1978, FILMMAKER • JOHN CURRIN, 1979, ARTIST • AUDREY NIFFENEG- GER, 1981, AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR • MYLA GOLDBERG, 1989, AUTHOR • YOLANDA WISHER, 1991, POET • PAUL CHAN, 1992, ARTIST, ACTIVIST • NED VIZZINI 1996, AUTHOR • LUCIANNE WALKOWICZ, 1996, ASTROPHYSICIST ZAC POSEN, 1998, FASHION DESIGNER • LENA DUNHAM, 1999 ACTRESS, DIRECTOR • ERIK MADIGAN HECK, 2001 PHOTOGRAPHER • WINSTON CHMIELINSKI 2006, ARTIST • TSCHABALALA SELF 2008, ARTIST

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS ON RECEIVING THE 2018 ARTS EDUCATION AWARD.

It is our privilege to support your mission of celebrating creative students across America each year through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. For nearly a century, the Awards have provided young people with recognition, exhibition, publication and scholarships. Over the program’s history, some of the most remarkable talents of our time have found encouragement thanks to your commitment and vision. We applaud your dedication to lifting up the voices of young people everywhere, for they are our possibility, our future and our hope.

Richard R. Robinson, Chairman, President and CEO, Scholastic, Inc.

AMBASSADOR & MRS. MACK CONGRATULATE all the recipients of AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS’ NATIONAL ARTS AWARDS, but ESPECIALLY THE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF OF AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS FOR THEIR EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PRESERVING THE NATION’S CULTURAL AGENCIES. Mavis, Thank you for sharing your artistic gift with us. With your voice, your music, and your compassion…you “take us there”.

Carolyn Clark Powers & Dockery Farms Foundation, Birthplace of The Blues We are thankful to Americans for the Arts for their tireless support of the arts in America.

Congratulations to the 2018 National Arts Awards honorees. The arts enrich all of our lives everyday and we are thankful for all the contributions each of you have made.

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We congratulate tonight’s honorees and proudly support the critically important work of Americans for the Arts Congratulations to Americans for the Arts and the 2018 National Arts Awards honorees. Your work in and on behalf of the arts are needed and appreciated now more than ever.

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To Nora, Christine, Emily, and all the staff at Americans for the Arts who make the National Arts Awards a success… THANK YOU! All my love and gratitude, Carolyn Clark Powers My congratulations and support to Americans for the Arts in honoring

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Americans for the Arts Congratulates Robert L. Lynch on his 33rd year as our President and CEO Congratulations to Carolyn Clark Powers with Affection and Gratitude from the Board and Staff of Americans for the Arts Savethe Date for the 2019

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