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Past Recipients

Mayor Greg Nickels has announced the recipients of the sixth annual 2008 Mayor's Arts Awards.


"Creativity is one of the things that help Seattle lead in so many different areas. I'm pleased to honor the people and organizations making a difference in our community through arts and culture," said Nickels. "The Mayor's Arts Awards allow us to shine a spotlight on the recipients' diverse contributions and share in their inspiring stories."

The Seattle Arts Commission reviewed 229 public nominations and recommended the recipients to the mayor. The recipients of the 2008 Mayor's Arts Awards are:

The mayor will honor the recipients at a Mayor's Arts Awards ceremony, noon, Friday, Aug. 29 at Seattle Center's Northwest Court. The Mayor's Arts Awards are presented in partnership with Bumbershoot®: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival and are sponsored by City Arts Seattle, a city magazine discovering creativity throughout Seattle.

The outdoor ceremony is free and open to the public and will feature the official opening of Bumbershoot's visual arts exhibits. The festival's arts exhibits will open to the public a day early, in a free public viewing from noon to 8 p.m. on
Aug. 29.

The Mayor's Arts Awards recognize the contributions made by artists, arts and cultural organizations and community members who make a difference through arts and cultural activities. To reflect the diversity of artistic achievement throughout the city, the awards do not have set categories.

14/48 - the world's quickest theater festival

In its 11th year, 14/48 is Seattle's beloved theater marathon. Twice a year, it boasts 14 plays conceived, written, designed, scored, rehearsed and performed in 48 hours, thus its official nickname - "the world's quickest theater festival."

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Coyote Central and Marybeth Satterlee

Student creating mosaic art. Photo by Jerry Satterlee.
Marybeth Satterlee, an inspired middle-school teacher, co-founded Coyote Central in 1986 with fellow teacher Greg Ewert. Their goal - to offer the richness of creative discovery to all kids.

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Hugo Ludeña

Chambelanes, 2006, photograph.
© Hugo Ludeña.
Photographer Hugo Ludeña has been shining a lens on Latino culture in the Northwest for 15 years. His documentary photography creates a colorful visual narrative of everyday activities and celebrations - from weddings to quinceañeras and community festivals.

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Nonsequitur

Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford.
Nonsequitur Foundation, a new music nonprofit, recently transformed a chapel space into a hopping hub for experimental music.

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Cathryn Vandenbrink

Hiawatha Lofts in the Central District.
Cathryn Vandenbrink has dedicated the past dozen years of her career working to carve out long-term affordable space for artists and arts organizations in Seattle. In her role as regional director of Artspace Projects, Vandenbrink gives artists room to create in the face of a common scenario - artists settle in low-rent neighborhood, neighborhood becomes hip, artists are forced out by rising prices.

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The Wing Luke Asian Museum

Visitors explore Saya Moriyasu's representation of family through dolls as part of the How the Soy Sauce was Bottled exhibit.
It began as a modest museum more than 40 years. Today, the Wing Luke Asian Museum has grown into a nationally acclaimed institution for Asian Pacific American history, art and culture. Last month, the museum entered a new era when it opened the doors to its new home in the historic East Kong Yick Building in the Chinatown/International District.

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