PHOTO BY WILLIAM RICHARDS PHOTOGRAPHY
Left to proper: Sarah Thomas, award-designing artist; Mary Kate Smith, arts educator; Toni Lowenthall, proprietor of Views Artwork Gallery, Enterprise Supporting the Arts; John Paul Jaramillo, Literary Artist; Robert Mazrim, Visible Artist; Timothy Crawford, Performing Artist; Jennifer Bettis, Arts Volunteer; Gus Gordon, government director of Hoogland Heart for the Arts, Arts Group; Alderwoman Erin Conley, metropolis of Springfield.Not Pictured: Cicely Flynn, Distinctive Arts Pupil; Austin Wells, Particular Recognition.
The Springfield Space
Arts Council and the town of Springfield have introduced the winners of
the 2024 Mayor’s Awards for the Arts, recognizing distinctive expertise and
dedication to the humanities in Sangamon and Menard counties. This 12 months’s honorees
had been celebrated at an awards ceremony held Nov. 2 on the Inn at
835. The occasion introduced collectively neighborhood members, supporters and artists,
celebrating those that have made excellent contributions to the native arts
scene.
“Every winner exemplifies
the vibrancy, resilience and creativity that outline our neighborhood. With awards
throughout classes together with particular person artists, training and volunteerism,
the night highlighted the variety of our neighborhood’s arts panorama,” stated Bella Szabo, government director of the Springfield Space Arts Council.
2024 Mayor’s Awards for
the Arts recipients:
Visible
Artist: Robert Mazrim –
Acknowledged for his impactful contributions to the visible arts in
Springfield.
Performing
Artist: Timothy Crawford
– Celebrated for his dynamic presence and dedication to the performing
arts.
Literary
Artist: John Paul Jaramillo
– Honored for his contributions to literary arts, offering engagement by way of
his written work.
Arts
Group: Hoogland Heart for
the Arts – Acknowledged for its ongoing assist and cultivation of arts
programming that serves and uplifts the neighborhood.
Enterprise
Supportive of the Arts: Views
Artwork Gallery – Recommended for his or her dedication to supporting native artists
and fostering an appreciation for the humanities in Menard County and past.
Arts
Volunteer: Jennifer Bettis
– Acknowledged for her selfless dedication and numerous hours supporting arts
occasions and initiatives.
Arts
Educator: Mary Kate Smith
– Honored for her influence on younger artists, nurturing expertise and fostering
creativity in her college students.
Distinctive
Arts Pupil: Cicely Flynn –
Celebrated as an rising artist with outstanding promise and achievement in her
tutorial achievements.
This 12 months, the
nomination committee unanimously agreed to honor Austin Wells with a particular recognition award for his distinctive contributions and dedication to advancing the
arts in Springfield. Earlier this 12 months, Wells painted a mural of Sonya Massey on the Clear Lake Avenue pedestrian bridge, which has now been renamed the Massey Memorial Bridge.
