The Roswell Cultural Arts Board (CAB) is taking nominations for the third annual CABY Awards to honor the work of local artists and cultural organizations in our community...
Roswell, GA (September 20, 2007)-The Roswell Cultural Arts Board (CAB) is taking nominations for the third annual CABY Awards to honor the work of local artists and cultural organizations in our community. Award nomination forms will be distributed to the more than 22 local arts and cultural organizations in Roswell and are also available on the City of Roswell website, www.roswellgov.com. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on November 30, 2007. Anyone may nominate themselves or others for as many categories as are appropriate.
The third annual CABY Arts Awards program will be held on March 13, 2008 at 8 p.m. The CAB created the awards program to elevate awareness in the community of the high quality visual and performing arts which so positively impact Roswell’s quality of life.
The CAB will present awards in the following eight categories:
· DISTINGUISHED VISUAL ARTIST AWARD: An individual visual artist in any medium who has achieved a high degree of excellence and who has received recognition for their work over time.
· DISTINGUISHED PERFORMING ARTIST AWARD: An individual performing artist in any discipline who has achieved a high degree of excellence and who has received recognition for their work over time.
· EXCELLENCE IN ARTS EDUCATION AWARD: An individual, school or community organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the enhancement of arts education.
· ORGANIZATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: An arts organization whose achievements demonstrate a commitment to artistic excellence.
· EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD: An organization or venue that has created a unique event which provided special support to local artists and made significant contributions to the local community.
· EMERGING ARTIST/S AWARD: An artist or arts organization that has come into the community within the last 5 years and shows promise of contributing significantly to the community’s cultural enrichment – in terms of quality of work, organizational excellence, community service and public recognition.
· RISING STAR AWARD: New this year, awarded to an arts student in visual or performing arts who has achieved a high degree of excellence and who has received recognition for his/her work within the academic community. Student should be enrolled in a public or private school in grades 9-12 or have achieved the home schooling equivalent.
· BOARD’S CHOICE AWARD: Also new this year, this special honor recognizes a person (or organization) that contributes to the cultural enrichment of the community in some exceptional way - through advocacy, creativity, volunteerism, collaboration, educational endeavor or personal contribution. The contribution may be a one-time effort that has had a significant impact or may be the cumulative result of a long-term effort.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions or obtain assistance with completion of the nomination form at the October 15th Arts and Culture Roundtable meeting scheduled from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Cultural Arts Center.
The Cultural Arts Board encourages everyone to send in nominations of deserving artists, performing artists, or cultural organizations and events. Completed nomination forms can be sent to the attention of G. Morgan Timmis at the City of Roswell, 38 Hill Street – Suite 100, Roswell, GA 30075
Past winners of the CABY Award have expressed the benefit of receiving their award.
· “I cannot put a value on being honored with the first CA BY award as outstanding visual artist...it is priceless.” Joan Hilliard
· “Through the CABY awards Roswell has made a powerful statement that it supports the arts in our city. To all of us in the arts, both individuals and organizations, this is a strong encouragement as we try to make a difference in our community.” Michael O’Neal, Music/Artistic Director of the Michael O’Neal Singers
· “The CABY Award for Event of the Year gave Alive After 5 recognition by the City and the Cultural Arts Board invigorating energies to make the event even better in the future. “ Sally Johnson, President – Historic Roswell Merchants’ Association
Artist Selected to Create Awards Statuette
A highlight of the CABYs is the uniquely designed awards statuette. The commission for the statuettes has become an honor for the artist selected to produce them. Previous commissions were awarded to well known Roswell clay artists Debra Fritts (’06) and Joan Rasmussen (’07). Roswell mixed media artist George Long has been commissioned to design the 2008 awards. George is represented by the Marcia Wood Gallery in Atlanta and has participated in numerous shows here and around the country such as the recent “Art in Freedom Park” installation.
“The Roswell Cultural Arts Board is gearing up for another fantastic evening hosting the 2008 CABYs next March 13th! We, as a board, continue to strive to cultivate and promote the artists and arts organizations of Roswell,” explains Sharon Moskowitz, CAB Chairman. “This third annual event will honor and showcase a very well-deserving sector of our community. We are a city with many attributes, but the arts are truly what help to give this city its vibrancy and life. The CAB welcomes business sponsorships to make this program the best it can be, year after year.”
In addition to the Cultural Arts Board volunteers, many other individuals and businesses have and will contribute to this effort including: WSB TV’s John Pruitt serving as Master of Ceremonies; the Bank of North Georgia returning for the third year as a Presenting Sponsor and professionals providing production design for the March 13 event.
Funding for this program comes entirely from corporate sponsors, ticket revenues from the event, and advertising sold in the event program. The CAB and the Roswell Arts Renaissance, Inc. (RoAR) are solely responsible for raising funds for the event.
Interested donors should, contact CAB Chair Sharon Moskowitz at srmevents@yahoo.com. All proceeds from the event will be held in a special fund maintained by RoAR for a future ‘Contracts for Services’ program that will place the funds back into the community in the form of financial support for Roswell arts and culture-related organizations.
For further details and/or images from previous CABYs, please contact G. Morgan Timmis at mtimmis@ci.roswell.ga.us.