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2023 Artist of the Year Awards Ceremony
September 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The 2023 Artist of the Year award winners will be honored at the annual awards ceremony hosted by Art Spark Texas at The Cathedral, 2403 East 16th Street, Austin, TX 78702 on Sunday, September 17, 2023. This free event will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 PM CDT, and is free to attend. This will be an in-person live event. All ages are welcome.
Congratulations to our 2023 Artists of the Year!
Haven Street Allen Artist of the Year – Mario Lopez
Spark Award – Kurt Wilkinson
Lynn Marie Johnson Media Arts Award – Valois Vera
Gloria Bond Creative Aging Award – Kathyna Hatla
Director’s Commendation – Karen Lamb
Director’s Commendation – Tommy Nienaber
Event Details:
MC – Ann Ciccolella, Artistic Director, Austin Shakespeare, a professional theater company that performs plays with “heightened language” at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Ann began her directing career Off-Off Broadway after graduating from New York University. These days, Ann facilitates a weekly Artist’s Way creativity group on zoom, and brings Shakespeare into middle and high school classes.
Music by The Spinrockers, an Austin-based band featuring singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger Devin Gutierrez and piano-playing singer-songwriter Mary Rose Bushland! Expect a feel-good blend of rock and R&B classics along with some tasteful originals!
Light refreshments and music starting at 1:30 PM.
Awards Presentation until 4:00 PM.
Location: The Cathedral
The 2023 event will be in person. A recorded version will be available on YouTube after the event.
Please let us know by Monday September 11th if you would like ASL Interpretation. Captioning will be provided.
For more about the celebration or to request accommodations, contact April at 512-454-9912 or [email protected].
