Arts & Cultural Council accepting
nominations for Arts awards

The Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester requests nominations for the 19th Annual Arts Awards. Community members are invited to submit nominations in one or more of the following categories:

•Business/Foundation: A business or foundation that has provided significant support to the arts and cultural life of the Rochester region.

•Cultural Organization: An organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the arts and cultural life of our community.

•Individual: An individual who has made a significant contribution to the arts in our community, including: arts in education, patronage, development of cultural programming or arts activism.

•Literary Artist: A literary artist, residing in the Rochester region, who has made a significant contribution to the art form in our community.

•Media Artist: A film, video or electronic media artist, residing in the Rochester region, who has made a significant contribution to the art form in our community.

•Performing Artist: A performing artist, residing in the Rochester region, who has made a significant contribution to the art form in our community.

•Visual Artist: A visual artist, residing in the Rochester region, who has made a significant contribution to the art form in our community.

The Arts & Cultural Council will also recognize significant anniversaries of local cultural organizations. Anniversaries, in five-year intervals, of organizations in continuous operation for at least 15 years will be recognized. This is not a competitive category.

For information or to receive a nomination form, contact Molly Grattan, communications manager, at the Arts & Cultural Council at (585) 473-4000 extension 206. All nominations are due by July 15.