The Arts Alliance Mountain Empire announces the call for nominations for its 12th annual Arts Achievement Awards. These awards recognize five living individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts in the Tri-Cities area.
The five awards are selected from these categories: Achievement in performance, visual or literary arts; Arts Educator — Achievement in arts education in a college or university, primary or secondary school; Arts Administrators — Achievement in the management of arts institutions; Arts Advocate — Achievement in sustaining the arts through volunteering or financial support.
The selections are based on artistic excellence, perseverance, commitment and sustained contributions to the arts and the cultural community.
A gala awards ceremony is held Saturday, May 16, at the Delta Hotel by Marriott--Bristol to celebrate the winners. Current AAME board members and A! Magazine committee members are not eligible to be nominated.
The nominees should reside in the cities of Johnson City, Kingsport, Abingdon, Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee; Washington and Sullivan counties in Tennessee; Washington County, Virginia.
The nomination form is on page 8 of our January print issue, as well as on the website of the Arts Alliance Mountain Empire.
Nominations are due by Monday, Feb. 23.
If you have questions, contact Ben Jennings at ben.h.jennings@gmail.com.
Previous winners include:
2025
Nancy Fischman
Joyce Kistner
Kenn Naegele
Derek Smith
Barbara and Jim Street
2024
Laken Bridges
Jack Hinshelwood
Tricia Matthews
Mary Munsey
Glenn Patterson
2023
Kellie Brown
Jason Flack
Dottie Havlik
Ann Holler
Lisa Withers
2022
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Katy Brown
Rick McVey
Rob Simis
Suzanne Stryk
2021
Wilhelmina Banks
Pat Flannagan
Barbara Kingsolver
Nick Piper
Judy and Fred Slaughter
2020
Gary Aday
Steve Baskett
Mary Lucy Bivins
Miles Marek
Brent Treash
2019
Rose Marie & Bill Burriss
Anita Coulthard
Samantha Gray
Jane DeLoach Morison
Ted Olson
Eugene Wolf
2018
Kelly Bremner
Cornelia Laemmli Orth
Mary Beth Rainero
Leah Ross
Charles Vess
2017
Nancy Carter Arnold
Schery Collins
Marcia & Marvin Glliam
Beth P. McCoy
Benjamin Walls
2016
Amanda Aldridge
Nancy DeFriece
Michele Plescia
Diane & Bill Thomas
Betsy K. White
2015
Deanna Cole-Roberts
Charles Goolsby
Val Lyle
Rick Rose
Laura Ann Warner
