The prestigious Cleveland Arts Prize has announced their 2024 Discipline and Special Award winners:
● Emerging Arts Prize: Amber N. Ford (Visual Arts)
● Mid-Career Prize: Clint Needham (Music)
● Lifetime Achievement Prize: Barbara Bosworth (Visual Arts)
Special Prizes selected by Special Prize Jury
● Robert P. Bergman Prize: Shannon Morris (Founding Executive Director, Artful
Cleveland)
● Martha Joseph Prize for Distinguished Service to the Arts: Dr. Ronald and Eugenia
Strauss (Founders, CityMusic)
● Barbara Robinson Prize for the Advancement of the Arts: Ellen Stirn Mavec
(President and Chairman of The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation)
“We are thrilled to honor these incredible individuals who have made profound contributions to the arts in Northeast Ohio. This year, we received a total of 178 applications from a diverse and talented pool of artists, a testament to the vibrant artistic community we have. Despite the lack of funding forcing us to reduce the number of Prizes this year from five to three $10,000 prizes, the dedication and passion of our artists continue to inspire us all,” said Aseelah Shareef, Board Co-Chair of the Cleveland Arts Prize in a statement.
The new winners will be honored at the Annual Awards Event on Thu 10/24 at Cuyahoga Community College East Campus beginning at 6:30PM. The event will feature performances by past winners including “Next to Normal” Tony Award-winning actress, performer and composer Alice Ripley (CAP 2019), the Ohio Contemporary Ballet performing 1995 CAP winner Heinz Poll’s choreography, and 2024 Verge Fellowship winner TJ Maclin (aka Peachcurls) performing his original music. Tickets are available at www.clevelandartsprize.org.
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