Arts award 2025
Nominations Now Being Accepted
ARTSWESTCHESTER SEEKS NOMINATIons FOR
THE 2025 ARTS AWARDS
Who deserves the spotlight? Nominations for 2025 Arts Awards are now open!
Each spring, ArtsWestchester recognizes individuals and organizations for their extraordinary impact on arts and culture in Westchester. The Arts Award has been presented since 1976 to recognize individuals and organizations whose vision, commitment and leadership have enriched the cultural life of Westchester, its communities and its citizens.
As 2025 marks ArtsWestchester’s 65th anniversary we aim to spotlight the work of individual artists and organizations that provide opportunities to elevate local artists. We are open to all nominations but we encourage nominations that support artists and artist-driven organizations and initiatives.
Categories include:
Arts Patron • Artist • Arts Organization • Community • Education • Larry Salley Award
NOMINATION DEADLINES:
Larry Salley Photography Award: November 1, 2024
Arts Award Nominations: October 29, 2024
Nomination forms are available at submittable.com
EVENT INFORMATION:
DATE: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
LOCATION: Brae Burn Country Club, Purchase, NY
Questions about nominations please email: events@artswestchester.org
Arts Patron
A person who lives or works in Westchester County and has made a significant contribution to the arts through his/her extraordinary leadership, personal commitment, and philanthropic activities, providing consistent support of the arts without direct financial compensation to advance the arts in Westchester.
Artist
An artist who lives or works in Westchester County, and whose achievements in his/her discipline are nationally recognized. Candidates must have produced a significant body of work that demonstrates a unique and compelling vision that has had an impact on the cultural world and on the general public.
Arts Organization
A Westchester County non-profit arts organization that has made important contributions to the growth of Westchester’s cultural life over a significant period of time and has had an impact beyond its immediate community.
Community
An artist, individual group organization or agency that has demonstrated extraordinary vision and leadership in using the arts to enhance community life, increase access to cultural experiences, or to enrich the county’s cultural heritage. Candidates have a long-standing involvement in the arts rather than involvement in a one-time initiative.
Education
An artist, individual, group, school district, or organization who, through extraordinary vision and leadership, has enriched education in Westchester. Generally, honorees demonstrate a significant level of accomplishment over and above the standards of excellence in their profession.
Larry Salley Photography Award
For Westchester-based photographers, with a significant body of work of outstanding artistic merit. All award nominees will be reviewed and selected by a panel consisting of ArtsWestchester’s Arts Committee, the African American Men of Westchester, and the family of Larry Salley.