The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs posted the following information about the award and ceremony on their website:
"Creativity is one of the things that help Seattle lead in so many different areas. I'm pleased to honor the people and organizations making a difference in our community through arts and culture," said Nickels. "The Mayor's Arts Awards allow us to shine a spotlight on the recipients' diverse contributions and share in their inspiring stories."
The Seattle Arts Commission reviewed 229 public nominations and recommended the recipients to the mayor. The recipients of the 2008 Mayor's Arts Awards are:
- 14/48: the world's quickest theater festival
- Coyote Central and Marybeth Satterlee, executive director
- Hugo Ludeña, photographer and founder of Latino Cultural magazine
- Nonsequitur, comtemporary/experimental music presenter
- Cathryn Vandenbrink, regional director of Artspace Projects
- Wing Luke Asian Museum
The recipients will be honored at a Mayor's Arts Awards ceremony, noon, Friday, Aug. 29 at Seattle Center's Northwest Court. The Mayor's Arts Awards are presented in partnership with Bumbershoot®: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival and are sponsored by City Arts Seattle, a city magazine discovering creativity throughout Seattle, with support from Seattle Channel.
The outdoor ceremony is free and open to the public and will feature the official opening of Bumbershoots visial arts exhibits. The festival's arts exhibits will open to the public a day early, in a free public viewing from noon to 8 p.m. on Aug. 29.
The Mayor's Arts Awards recognize the contributions made by artists, arts and cultural organizations and community members who make a difference through arts and cultural activities. To reflect the diversity of artistic achievement throughout the city, the awards do not have set categories.
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