Submitted by
Dee Loflin SMT Manager/Writer
Jefferson City, Missouri - The Missouri Arts Council is looking for arts heroes—people, organizations, and communities who have made significant contributions to the state’s cultural well-being, to receive the 2014 Missouri Arts Awards. The council is seeking nominations in six categories: Arts Education, Arts Organization, Creative Community, Individual Artist, Leadership in the Arts, and Philanthropy.
The Creative Community category can be made up of groups from arts districts, business districts, tax districts, and neighborhood associations. Nominees in the Philanthropy category may be non-Missouri residents as long as they benefit a nonprofit Missouri arts organization. Nominees in the other five categories must be current Missouri residents or Missouri-based organizations or communities.
The award recipients will be announced in October and the ceremony will be held on February 5, 2014, in the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City.
Missouri Arts Awards recipients are selected by an independent panel of distinguished representatives of the arts community throughout the state. Cynthia Cartwright chairs the panel, vice chair of Missouri Arts Council and Trust Board.
The deadline to nominate artists is August 26, 2013 (mailed nominations must be postmarked by the 26th). Online nominations must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. For more information, go toartsheroesneeded.com or contact Virginia Sanders, Missouri Arts Awards coordinator at 314-340-6851 or artsawards@ded.mo.gov. Individual artists can nominate themselves.
About the Missouri Arts Council
The Missouri Arts Council is a division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The council provides support to nonprofit organizations through grants that meet our strategic goals:
• Increase participation in the arts in Missouri
• Grow Missouri’s economy using the arts
• Strengthen Missouri education through the arts
The Missouri Arts Council awards grants to organizations to stimulate the growth, development, and appreciation of the arts in Missouri. This funding makes possible quality arts programming to communities throughout Missouri. In addition to financial assistance, the Missouri Arts Council provides expertise in community development, fundraising, marketing, grant writing, arts education, artistic disciplines (visual arts, music, literature, theater, dance, festivals, and film/media), and more.
