National Arts Awards

National Arts Awards

The National Arts Awards[1] are presented by Americans for the Arts[2] annually during National Arts & Humanities Month to distinguish private sector arts leadership.

Awards Categories

The National Arts Awards are divided into the following categories:

  • Arts Advocacy Award is presented to a noted artist or arts advocate with a track record of advocating for the arts.
  • Arts Education Award is presented to a noted artist or arts advocate with a track record of contributing to the advancement of arts education.
  • Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award is presented to a high-profile, major corporate leader with a record of contributing to arts and cultural institutions or initiatives.
  • Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts is presented to an individual with a demonstrable history of philanthropic giving to one or more major arts institutions.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a nationally recognized, established artist with a lifetime of exemplary artistic accomplishment in his or her field.
  • The Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award is presented to an individual who has achieved incredible accomplishments and exemplary leadership while still early in their careers.
  • Outstanding Contributions to the Arts celebrates the artistic excellence of an established artist or arts advocate.

Past National Arts Awards Recipients

2011

  • Frank Stella, Isabella and Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Jenny Holzer, Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
  • President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Arts Education Award
  • Gabourey Sidibe, Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award
  • Beverley Taylor Sorenson, Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Wells Fargo & Company, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award

2010

2009

  • Ed Ruscha, Artistic Excellence Award
  • Anne Finucane, Bank of America, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award
  • Sidney Harman, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Salman Rushdie, Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
  • Robert Redford, Lifetime Achievement Award

2008

2007

  • Music Industry and NAMM, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award
  • Wallis Annenberg, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Anna Deavere Smith, Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
  • Ellsworth Kelly, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The United States Conference of Mayors, Special Recognition in Honor of Its 75th Anniversary
  • John Legend, Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence

2006

2005

2004

  • Chuck Close, Artistic Leadership and Arts Advocacy
  • A.G. Lafley, Procter & Gamble, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts
  • Raymond Nasher, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Paul Taylor (choreographer), Lifetime Achievement
  • William Bassell, Principal, Long Island City High School, Special Arts Education Recognition Award
  • Mena Suvari, Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence

2003

2002

2001

  • Peter Martins, Artistic Leadership Award
  • Michael Greene, Arts Advocacy Award
  • The Honorable Schuyler Chapin, Arts Education Award
  • Robert H. Benmosche, Corporate Citizen Award
  • Richard Meier, Lifetime Achievement Award

2000

  • Wendy Wasserstein, Arts Advocacy Award
  • Peter I. Bijur, Corporate Citizen Award
  • Frank Gehry and Thomas Krens, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Jo Carole Lauder, Philanthropy Award
  • Uma Thurman, Young Artist Special Recognition Award

1999

1998

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