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2018 National Arts AwardsMonday, October 22, 2018

Welcome from Carolyn Clark PowersChair, National Arts Awards

Arts Education AwardAlliance for Young Artists & WritersAccepted by Virginia McEnerney Presented by Zac Posen

Carolyn Clark Powers Lifetime Achievement AwardMavis StaplesPresented by Stephen Colbert

Remarks by Robert L. LynchPresident and CEO of Americans for the Arts

Dinner

Remarks by Sarah ArisonCo-Chair, National Arts Awards

Performance by National YoungArts Foundation Alumni

Philanthropy in the Arts AwardAnn ZiffPresented by Renée Fleming

Ted Arison Young Artist AwardJustin PeckPresented by Tiler Peck

Marina Kellen French Outstanding Contributions to the Arts AwardAi WeiweiPresented by Alexandra Munroe

Closing RemarksJulie C. Muraco Chair, Americans for the Arts Board of Directors

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It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 presentation of Americans for the Arts’ National Arts Awards.

Tonight’s honorees include three artists who are trailblazers in their respective fi elds, along with a philanthropist whose support resonates throughout the art world and beyond, and an exceptional arts education non-profi t celebrating a milestone 95 years empowering young artists to fi nd their voices. Each of our honorees exemplifi es the mission of Americans for the Arts to promote access to the arts for all and communicate the many values of the arts in all our lives.

The past year has reaffi rmed the critical role of our strategic partners and collaborators as we launched new tools for the fi eld and helped lead the fi ght, once again, to save the National Endowment for the Arts and the country’s other cultural agencies. With the help of our nationwide network of advocates like you, we received support for the arts from a bipartisan majority in Congress that resolutely rejected the efforts to terminate our nation’s cultural agencies. We even gained modest increases to those appropriations two years in a row.

However, our work is never done. Despite this increase, federal funding alone is not enough to support truly robust arts and cultural industries. We will continue advocating for increased private and public support at the federal, state, and local levels and in January we will be tasked with educating a whole new class of legislators about the indelible power of the arts in communities. In making the case for the arts across the country, we employ a range of arguments emphasizing the multi-faceted impact of the arts. One argument is centered around the importance of the creative industries and their economic impact – non-profi t arts and culture organizations make up a $166.3 billion industry in the U.S. And when including the broader for-profi t creative industries, that number soars to $760 billion. While these economic impacts resonate, we must also consider the profound social impacts of our sector. These are highlighted in our new tool, the Arts + Social Impact explorer. This tool explores the ways in which the arts intersect with a number of pressing social issues – among them community development, civic dialogue, cultural equity, and the environment. In recognizing these varied impacts, we are best placed to make the compelling arguments in favor of the arts to the widest possible audience.

Americans for the Arts is committed to healing and empowering our nation through access to the arts. We hope you enjoy this evening celebrating the accomplishments of our honorees. Thank you for joining us tonight and thank you, as always, for your support.

Julie C. Muraco Robert L. LynchChair, Board of Directors President and CEO

Greetings from the Board Chair and President

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Dear Friends of Americans for the Arts,

I am happy to welcome you to the National Arts Awards in my fourth year serving as chair. This year, we have a stellar group of honorees and I cannot wait for you to learn more about them and their incredible work.

I am particularly excited that my namesake Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Mavis Staples. Honoring Mavis is particularly personal to me, because she feels like a member of my extended musical family—we are connected through Dockery Farms, my ancestral home and the place where Mavis’ father, “Pops” Staples, learned from and played with blues artists such as the great Charlie Patton. In addition to her decades-long success as an artist, Mavis is a true activist. During the Civil Rights Movement, she used her powerful voice – both in song and in protest—to speak out for important causes, working with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as Congressman John Lewis. Mavis continues her music and activism today and has collaborated across genres and social issues.

Empowering artists to use and explore their creativity is important to us all, and perhaps the most important moment for this is during adolescence. For this reason, we are grateful that, 95 years ago, Maurice R. Robinson, the founder of Scholastic, Inc., recognized the necessity of highlighting and elevating the work and voices of young people. Over the years, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers has continued to recognize this work through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and its list of prestigious alumni has continued to grow. It includes: Robert Redford, Americans for the Arts' Artists Committee member and co-founder of our National Arts Policy Roundtable; Lena Dunham; Zac Posen; Ken Burns; Joyce Carol Oates; and many others who have made their mark on both the arts and non-arts world. Congratulations, and we look forward to seeing what the next 95 years bring!

Ann Ziff is one of the most prolifi c philanthropists in the art world today. She is deeply committed not only to major institutions, such as the Metropolitan Opera, the Los Angeles Opera, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (in my neck of the woods), but to smaller organizations, such as Sing for Hope. Ann’s philanthropic work also extends beyond the arts to organizations like the New York Restoration Project and Smile Train. Artistry runs in Ann’s veins; the daughter of an opera singer, she also makes and designs her own jewelry.

Becoming a soloist dancer in a major ballet company is impressive enough but being named that same company’s resident choreographer before the age of 30 is even more so. This evening, we honor Justin Peck—New York City Ballet soloist and resident choreographer—with the Ted Arison Young Artist Award in recognition of his work that explores how dance

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can push boundaries and evolve while building on centuries of tradition. At the same time, Justin is a phenomenal collaborator and has recently brought his talents to the theater world, when he choreographed the Broadway revival of Carousel, for which he won a Tony Award. The brilliance of his work is being recognized around the country, and the world, as more and more companies perform his work and commission new pieces. We cannot wait to see how he continues to impact and change the dance world in all its forms.

Ai Weiwei is recognized throughout the world not only as a phenomenal visual artist, but also a social provocateur in the interest of justice and human rights. His activism through art is exactly what the Marina Kellen French Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award is intended to recognize. He uses multiple mediums to speak truth to power, and his work resonates with people around the global, whether in a public space or a private collection. I want to add my thanks to Marina Kellen French —we have named the Outstanding Contributions Award in her name this year, in recognition of her generosity and dedication to support for the arts writ large.

There is a particular synergy in the room this evening, brought on by the work of John Baldessari displayed in this stunning space. As a student, John was the recipient of a Scholastic Art & Writing Award, which set him on his journey as an artist. His path crossed with that of another of tonight’s honorees later in his career when, in 2016, he designed the sets for Justin Peck’s original ballet Entre Chien et Loup. These collaborations demonstrate the breadth and depth of the work of this year’s honorees, as well as the extraordinary relationships that are built within our community of artists and supporters.

I am grateful to my co-chairs Sarah Arison, Betsy and Edward Cohen, David and Susan Goode, Agnes Gund, Marina Kellen French, Jeff and Justine Koons, Nora Orphanides, and Richard Robinson/Scholastic, Inc, in addition to the benefi t committee, who have all worked so hard to make tonight a success.

Finally, I want to thank all of you—without your support none of this would be possible. I am heartened that, in a time of great division, the arts continue to unify us all. I am so happy we can come together tonight to share and celebrate how the arts have touched us and our communities.

Carolyn Clark Powers

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ChairCarolyn Clark Powers

Co-Chairs

Sarah Arison

Betsy and Edward Cohen

David and Susan Goode

Agnes Gund

Marina Kellen French

Justine and Jeff Koons

Nora C. Orphanides

Richard Robinson/Scholastic, Inc.

Benefi t Committee

Alec Baldwin

Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto

Eli and Edythe Broad

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Gail and Alfred Engelberg

Ben Folds

Josh Groban

David Hallberg

Suzanne and Richard Kayne

John Legend

The Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. Mack

Timothy J. McClimon

Julie Mehretu

Bette Midler

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Montrone

Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer and Joseph Neubauer

Yoko Ono

Robert Redford

Charles Segars, Ovation TV

Cindy Sherman

Nancy Stephens and Rick Rosenthal

Jamie and David Wolf

Benefi t Committee

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Arts Education Award

Since their launch in 1923 by Scholastic Inc. founder Maurice R. Robinson, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by the nonprofi t organization Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, have empowered teenagers and helped them navigate the most tem-pestuous time in their development by providing encouragement, as well as a platform of expression for their creative visions and voices to be seen and heard. The objective of elevating teen voice has been at the center of the Awards for nearly 100 years, and to this day it remains the largest scholarship and recognition pro-gram for creative teenagers. In collaboration with approximately 100 Affi liate Partners—school districts, museums, colleges and universities, libraries, and other educational organizations—the Alliance reaches out to hundreds of thousands of students in grades 7-12 and invites them to submit their creative works to the Awards. Outstanding works are recognized and presented to a large audience through regional and national award ceremo-nies and exhibitions, publications, and online galleries. Students with exceptional artistic and literary talents and skills also receive scholarship opportunities. Every year, the Alliance brings together families, educators, community members, philanthropists, and major players in the arts and education to celebrate and support creative youth and future leaders. In addition to serving teens, the Alliance also provides audience and community building, pro-grammatic opportunities, talent identifi cation, and an additional endorsement of the importance of arts and literary education; networking and career explorations for our alumni; and apprecia-tion and encouragement for educators with tools and workshops that help them develop the creative capacity of their students.

Zac Posen, presenter Zac Posen, who in 1999 was a Scholastic Award Winner, launched his eponymous collection in 2001, with a vision for modern American glamour that married couture technique with striking innovation. Raised in New York, Mr. Posen began his design training early. He attended London’s Central Saint Martins University in the womenswear degree program. In 2004, he was awarded one of fashion’s most prestigious honors, Swarovski’s The Perry Ellis Award for Women’s Wear by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. In 2015, Mr. Posen was also awarded Designer of the Year by Women’s Wear Daily and Variety Magazine. Today, he is known globally for his technique in artisanal craftsmanship, anatomical construction, and textile manipulation, as well as his designs infused with his bold sophistication and distinctive glamour. In Fall 2014, Mr. Posen was named Creative Director for the Brooks Brothers signature women’s collection and accessories. Worn by leading women, including Uma Thurman, First Lady Michelle Obama, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, Claire Danes, and Rihanna, he has become a staple on the red carpet. His collections have grown to include Zac Posen, ZAC Zac Posen, and Truly Zac Posen with offerings in handbags, accessories, bridal, eyewear, footwear, and fi ne jewelry. Mr. Posen has also served as a judge on Lifetime’s Project Runway. He partnered with Delta Air Lines to re-design its iconic uniforms, which were offi cially launched in May 2018. Philanthropy is an integral part of the Zac Posen brand: along with consistent support of St. Jude’s, the LGBTQIA community, and City Harvest, among others, Mr. Posen also acts as a board member of the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation. The documentary, House of Z, chronicling his career, premiered at the TriBeCa fi lm Festival in April 2017, and is currently available on Netfl ix. His latest project, a cookbook entitled Cooking with Zac, is available worldwide.

ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS

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Carolyn Clark Powers Lifetime Achievement AwardMAVIS STAPLES

Iconic singer Mavis Staples is an alchemist of American music, having continuously crossed genre lines like no musician since Ray Charles. Over the course of her 70-year career as an intrepid musical pioneer, she has blurred the lines between gospel, soul, folk, pop, R&B, blues, rock, Americana, and hip hop. Now on the cusp of her eighth decade of sharing her powerful voice, she is only gaining momentum – she released her latest album If All I Was Was Black in 2018, she was the subject of the HBO documentary Mavis!, and was named a 2016 Kennedy Center Honoree. She continues to tour the world, remaining vital and engaged, continually evolving her sound to refl ect the times she traverses and new infl uences she fi nds. Since her fi rst paying gig at Chicago’s Holy Trinity Baptist Church in 1948, Ms. Staples has learned from, worked with, and mentored countless legends,

and has brought her own timeless talent to every performance. Through her illustrious career and varied experiences, the one constant has been Ms. Staples’ singular voice: from the Delta-infl ected gospel sound she helped create in the 1950s with her father Pops and her brother and sisters as The Staple Singers; to the freedom songs of the Civil Rights era; to international pop radio stardom during the Stax era with hits “I’ll Take You There” and “Respect Yourself;” to her riveting performance in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz; to serving as muse to both Bob Dylan and Prince at the peak of their careers; to 21st-century collaborations with Gorillaz, Van Morrison, Billy Preston, Zac Brown, Ry Cooder, Chuck D., Willie Nelson, and Arcade Fire; to her Grammy Award®-winning partnership with fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy of WILCO, and so much more. She has embraced her evolution, absorbing new sounds and ideas, rising to meet the challenges of longevity, and bringing her message of hope and positivity to new listeners—song after song, show after show.

Stephen Colbert, presenterStephen Colbert hosts the Emmy Nominated late-night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. From 2005 to 2014, he hosted The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, following his eight years as a correspondent on The Daily Show. The Report received two Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, fi ve Emmy Awards, and thirty-seven total Emmy Nominations. Mr. Colbert is also a New York Times bestselling author and has written four books, including his most recent work, Stephen Colbert’s Midnight Confessions.

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Philanthropy in the Arts Award ANN ZIFF

Tamsen Ann Ziff has had a lifelong passion for the arts. The daughter of American opera singer Harriet Henders, Ms. Ziff has carried her love of opera throughout her life and into her current position as Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera. In addition, she is a Vice Chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and of the Artist Tribe Foundation. Ms. Ziff’s philanthropic reach

spans artistic disciplines and extends beyond the arts as well. She currently serves on the boards of the American Museum of Natural History, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Lang Lang International Music Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles Opera Company, New York Restoration Project, Sing for Hope, and World Science Festival. She is a member of the Visiting Committee of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, and Friends of Asian Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ms. Ziff was co-founder and founding Chairman of Smile Train and is the founder and producer of the Caribbean Community Theater in St. Croix. With a Master’s of Social Work from NYU and a Master’s in Music Therapy from Temple University, Ms. Ziff is a Visiting Professor at Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple and has been a guest lecturer at Worcester College and the Said Business School at Oxford University. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the Juilliard School and an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Wittenberg University. An artist in her own right, Ms. Ziff designs and makes jewelry under the eponymous company Tamsen Z.

Renée Fleming, presenterRenée Fleming is one of the most acclaimed singers of our time. A four-time Grammy Award winner, she has sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. In 2013, President Obama awarded her the National Medal of Arts. Ms. Fleming brought her voice to a vast new audience in 2014, as the only classical artist ever to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl. Ms. Fleming earned a 2018 Tony Award nomination for her appearance in Carousel on Broadway. Heard on the soundtracks of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriand the 2018 Best Picture Oscar winner The Shape of Water, she also provided the singing voice of Roxane, played by Julianne Moore, in the fi lm of the best-selling novel Bel Canto. As Artistic Advisor to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Ms. Fleming spearheads a collaboration with the NIH focused on the science connecting music, wellness, and the brain. She has given 18 presentations with scientists and practitioners across the country on this subject over the past year. In September, Decca released Ms. Fleming’s latest album, Renée Fleming: Broadway. She has recorded everything from complete operas and song recitals to indie rock and jazz; and her album Signatureswas selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for the National Recording Registry, as an “aural treasure worthy of preservation as part of America’s patrimony.” Ms. Fleming is the fi rst-ever Creative Consultant at Lyric Opera of Chicago and a member of the Boards of Carnegie Hall and Sing for Hope. Among her awards are the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal, Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit, and France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

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Ted Arison Young Artist AwardJUSTIN PECK

Justin Peck is the Resident Choreographer and a soloist with the New York City Ballet. He began choreographing in 2009 at the New York Choreographic Institute and, in 2014, after the creation of his acclaimed ballet Everywhere We Go, he was appointed Resident Choreographer of New York City Ballet. He is the second person in the institution’s history to hold this title. Mr. Peck

joined New York City Ballet as a dancer in 2006. As a performer, he has danced a vast repertoire of works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Alexei Ratmansky, Benjamin Millepied, Christopher Wheeldon, and many others. In 2013, he was promoted to the rank of Soloist. Mr. Peck has created over 30 ballets -- 16 of those for New York City Ballet – and his works have been performed by Paris Opera Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pacifi c Northwest Ballet, LA Dance Project, Dutch National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Pennsylvania Ballet, to name a few. A choreographer who works across disciplines, Mr. Peck’s collaborators include composers Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner (The National), Dan Deacon; visual artists Shepard Fairey, Marcel Dzama, John Baldessari, Steve Powers, and Jules de Balincourt; and fashion designers Mary Katrantzou, Humberto Leon (Kenzo, Opening Ceremony), Tumori Chisato, and Dries Van Noten. In 2014, Mr. Peck was the subject of the documentary Ballet 422, which followed him for two months as he created NYCB’s 422nd original dance, Paz de la Jolla. In 2015, his ballet Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes won the Bessie Award for Outstanding Production. Mr. Peck choreographed and consulted on the 20th Century Fox feature fi lm Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton, and directed by Francis Lawrence. Mr. Peck choreographed

the 2018 Broadway revival of Carousel, which was directed by Jack O’Brien and starred Jesse Meuller, Joshua Henry, & Renée Fleming. That same year, he received the Tony Award for Best Choreography, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreography for his work on the production.

Tiler Peck, presenter Tiler Peck is an award-winning Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet, an actress, and a designer. Last summer, she added the title of Curator to her ever-growing list of accolades, as she helmed and starred in the second installment of The Los Angeles Music Center’s presentation of Ballet Now. During the week of rehearsals, the process was fi lmed for a feature documentary now streaming on Hulu, called BalletNow. Additionally, Ms. Peck recently made her debut as a choreographer at the Vail International Dance Festival on a piece titled Lincoln Square. Ms. Peck was born in Bakersfi eld, California where she began her dance training at the age of two at her mom’s dance studio. At the age of 14, she entered the School of American Ballet, the offi cial school of New York City Ballet, full time. The same year, she became an apprentice with the New York City Ballet and in a few short months was asked to join the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. Ms. Peck was promoted to Soloist in 2006 and to Principal Dancer in 2009. Ms. Peck’s TV and fi lm credits include Dancing With The Stars, Rocco’s Dinner Party on Bravo, Julie Andrews’ new Netfl ix series, Julie’s Greenroom, and the fi lm Ballet 422. Ms. Peck recently became the fi rst ever ballet dancer to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Ms. Peck had the honor of performing for President Obama at the 2012 and 2014 Kennedy Center Honors and played the title role in Susan Stroman’s newest musical, Little Dancer, at the Kennedy Center. She was also seen on Broadway in the Tony-nominated On The Town in the role of Ivy Smith. Ms. Peck has received numerous awards and, in 2013, she was named to Forbes 30 under 30 in Hollywood Entertainment. Ms. Peck is also the designer of Tiler Peck Designs – a line of dancewear – for Body Wrappers.

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Ai Weiwei is renowned for making strong aesthetic statements that resonate around the world due to their timeliness and relevance to geopolitical issues. From architecture to installations, social media to documentaries, Mr. Ai uses a wide range of mediums to express himself, allowing his audiences to examine society and its values in new and innovative ways. Born in Beijing in 1957, Mr. Ai currently resides and works in both Beijing and Berlin. He is the current Einstein Visiting Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and is the recipient of the 2015 Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International and the 2012 Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent from the Human Rights Foundation. Recent exhibitions include: Life Cycle at the Marciano Arts Foundation in Los Angeles; Maybe, Maybe Not at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; Law of the Journey at the

National Gallery in Prague; Ai Weiwei. Libero at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence; #SafePassage at Foam in Amsterdam; translocation - transformation at 21er Haus in Vienna; Ai Weiwei at the Royal Academy of Arts in London; and @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz in San Francisco. His project on Alcatraz was recognized by Americans for the Arts as one of the best public art projects of 2015.

Alexandra Munroe, presenterAlexandra Munroe, Ph.D., is an award-winning curator, Asia scholar, and author focusing on art, culture, and institutional global strategy. She is the Samsung Senior Curator of Asian Art and Senior Advisor, Global Arts at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation where she has led the Guggenheim’s Asian Art Initiative since its founding in 2006. She is recognized for bringing international critical acclaim to artists Cai Guo Qiang, Daido Moriyama, Yayoi Kusama, Lee Ufan, Mu Xin, and Yoko Ono, among others, and for garnering international attention for historic avant-garde movements such as Gutai, Mono-ha, Japanese otaku culture, and Korean Tanseakwa. Her project Japanese Art after 1945: Scream Against the Sky (1994) is recognized for initiating the fi eld of postwar Japanese art history in North America. In 2011, Ms. Munroe led the international museums petition calling for Ai Weiwei’s release from detention by Chinese authorities. Ms. Munroe is lead curator of the Guggenheim’s exhibition, Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World, which The New York Times named as one of the Top 10 exhibitions of 2017.

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Performers

The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to identify and nurture the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts, and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional development. Each year, YoungArts receives thousands of applications from emerging artists (ages 15–18 or in grades 10–12) and, from these, approximately 800 winners are selected. YoungArts provides these promising artists with life-changing experiences, monetary awards, and opportunities for professional and artistic advancement. To date, YoungArts has honored more than 20,000 alumni and has enabled its participants to work with master artists such as Debbie Allen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Dana Schutz, Mickalene Thomas, Wynton Marsalis, Salman Rushdie and Tarell A. McCraney. Learn more at youngarts.org.

Jake Goldbas (Musical Director, percussion), 2007 YoungArts Winner in Jazz, is a Grammy-nominated artist who has taken the music scene by storm. A respected educator and clinician, Goldbas leads a band for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s new education program Jazz for Young People and has performed at the world’s most distinguished venues from Carnegie Hall to Madison Square Garden. Jake is musical director for John Splithoff, Michael Blume, and Kate Kaye Es. He just fi nished recording an album for the legendary O’Jays and is currently the drummer for Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway.

India Carney (vocals), 2011 YoungArts Winner in Voice/Theater, American singer-songwriter and actress, made her international debut touring with Katy Perry’s Witness: The Tour 2018. Carney became a national name when she appeared on NBC’s The Voice, Season 8. She has performed at the Apollo Theater, and on television at MTV Music Awards, Today Show, and The Ellen Show, among others. At the 2015 National Arts Awards, Carney received rave reviews for her tribute to honoree Lady Gaga, performing incredible anthemic versions of her dance hits.

Vanisha Gould (vocals), 2009 YoungArts Winner in Vocal Jazz and California native, began singing at the age of 4. Her love of jazz and its culture led her to New York where she currently sings professionally. Gould has curated her own sound infl uenced by Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Billie Holiday. She has performed on some of New York’s best stages: Mezzrow, Smalls Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, Minton’s, just to name a few. In New York she leads her own band performing original compositions and classics from the Great American Songbook.

Jabu Graybeal (dancer), 2018 YoungArts Winner in Tap, studied with Gene Medler of the Chapel Hill Ballet School, is an 8 year member of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (one of the most renowned youth tap companies in the world), and is a Jacob’s Pillow alum who has performed with a diverse group of companies. He was the fi rst tap dancer accepted into the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Workshop at the Newport Jazz Festival and was included in the December 2017 issue of DanceSpirit magazine as one of the dancers to look for in the next generation of tap.

Gabe Schnider (guitar), 2011 YoungArts Winner in Jazz, a guitarist, is a recent graduate of The Julliard School. He has performed at venues and festival around the world, and with a number of high-profi le collaborators, including Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Bell, and Esperanza Spalding, among others. Schnider also recently served as Guitar Arranger for the award-winning independent motion picture Teresa is a Mother. He is currently working on his fi rst record, set to release in 2018.

Elliot Skinner (vocals, bass), 2013 YoungArts Winner in Voice/Jazz, is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His style is rooted in soul and folk/rock and his collaborations range from Chance the Rapper and Tori Kelly to Jon Batiste and more. He is a member of the band Thirdstory, a trio of singer-songwriters grounded in a blend of soul, acoustic R&B, folk, and indie pop. They released EP, Searching, in 2016, and in 2018, they dropped their debut full-length album, Cold Heart.

Caleb Teicher (dancer, Choreographer), 2011 YoungArts Winner in Dance/Tap, has garnered acclaim for his work as a performer, choreographer, and teacher. He was named one of Dance Magazine’s 2012 “25 to Watch” and has been featured in countless other publications. After many years dancing with Dorrance Dance, the International Tour of West Side Story, and several others, his primary focus is now creating dance work for Caleb Teicher & Company. The group’s work has been presented and commissioned by New York City Center and the Kennedy Center, among others.

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Featured Artist JOHN BALDESSARI

John Baldessari was born in National City, California in 1931. He attended San Diego State University and did post-graduate work at Otis Art Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA from 1970 - 1988 and the University of California at Los Angeles from 1996 - 2007. Mr. Baldessari’s artwork has

been featured in more than 200 solo exhibitions and in over 1000 group exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe. His projects include artist books, videos, fi lms, billboards, and public works. His many awards and honors include: the 2014 National Medal of Arts Award, memberships in the American Academy of Arts and Letters and in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Americans for the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award, the BACA International 2008, and the Golden Lion for Lifetime

Achievement awarded by La Biennale di Venezia and the City of Goslar Kaiserring in 2012, among others. Mr. Baldessari has received honorary degrees from the National University of Ireland, San Diego State University, Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, and California College of the Arts. He currently works in Venice, California. In 2017, Museo Jumex in Mexico City held a retrospective entitled “Learning to Read with John Baldessari.” Editions have been showcased at Gemini G.E.L. and Mixografi a in Los Angeles. In 2018, Marian Goodman exhibited a series of unique works entitled All Z’s (Picabia/Mondrian) in New York. John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Four: 1994-2004 was published by Yale University Press in 2017, and Volume Five 2005-2010 is forthcoming in 2019.

Jeff Koons, a member of the Americans for the Arts Artists Committee, designed the National Arts Awards Balloon Rabbit award in 2009. One of the world’s most preeminent artists, Mr. Koons’s work has been widely exhibited and is in numerous public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City; the National Gallery of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC; The Broad in Los Angeles; the Tate Gallery in London; the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam; the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum; and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AK. In 2008, he was the fi rst contemporary artist to have his work installed at the Palais de Versailles in France. A retrospective of Mr. Koons’ work, was organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2014. The Americans for the Arts National Arts Awards evokes both Mr. Koons’s iconic 1986 Rabbit sculpture as well as the balloon forms of his Celebration Series and is truly a visual exemplifi cation of artistic “celebration!” We are grateful to the artist and his studio for their generosity and support.

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The Alliance for Young Artists & WritersJean-Paul BassWinston ChmielinskiBilly DiMicheleTimarie HarriganAva ImperioMadeleine LeCesneJessie LuttrellCeline MaritonRichard RobinsonDanielle VreelandRena WeinblattRobin Wong

Ann ZiffIldar AbdrazakovAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryCarnegie HallCaribbean Community TheatreEileen Des JardinsRenée FlemingMary Pat FortierPeter GelbDmitri HrovostovskyLincoln CenterMia McDonaldThe Metropolitan OperaBette MidlerThe New York Restoration ProjectSing for HopeSmile TrainElizabeth VeneskeyAnna YatskevichCamille Zamora

Justin PeckAmerican Ballet TheatreLauren AuslanderErin BaianoEllen BarReid BartelmeIsabella BoylstonJulieta CervantesChernin EntertainmentErin CullenDKC/O&MHarriet JungPaul Kolnik

Francis LawrenceHenry LeutwylerJody Lee LipesMagnolia PicturesNew York City BalletJack O’BrienAlberto OviedoYoonha ParkRyan Pfl ugerKatharina PlumbKina PoonKelly RyanKevin SmithSufjan Stevens

Ai WeiweiKerry BrougherMelissa ChiuPaula CrownGeorgia HarrellAlison KlaymanMonira KleineidamDarryl LeungAlexandra MunroeJennifer NgHans Ulrich ObristNadine StenkeHank Willis Thomas

Mavis StaplesAdam AyersBrainstorm MediaNeko CaseConcord MusicMatt CornellDeep River FilmsJessica EdwardsThe Ellen Degeneres ShowRachel FloatardCaroline HenryHozierThe Honorable John LewisRed Light ManagementStax Records

John BaldessariVirginia AllisonCatherine BelloyMarian Goodman GalleryBetty Sokol

Special Thanks Kathy ArtleyCipriani 42nd StreetPeggy ChapmanCrystal CunninghamMitch CurtisDigiLinkMatt Eller, Afternoon Inc.Krista FragosJake GoldbasDanielle IwataJeff KoonsBetsy LibrettaDebby MackanickJana and Larry Morales, TV MamboJustin Morris, Morris BureauNadine Johnson & Associates Inc.National YoungArts FoundationSchmit PrototypesJoseph SingerText Design, Inc.Mish TworkowskiWide Graphics, Inc.

Featured Art

JOHN BALDESSARI(lobby gallery)Two Suitcases (Blue)/Six Advocates, 1990Two black and white photographs with vinyl paint on board

60 x 107 in. overall dimensionsCourtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery

JOHN BALDESSARI(stage and journal cover)I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art, 1973Lithograph22-½ x 38-7/16 in.Courtesy of the artist, Cirrus Edition Ltd., Los Angeles

Credits and Special Thanks

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I am delighted to once again be engaged with Americans for the Arts, serving as the chair of the National Arts Awards, and I’m proud to lend my name to the award for lifetime achievement.

I was raised in a family immersed in American music history. My ancestral home, Dockery Farms in the Mississippi Delta, is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places for its role in the creation of blues music. Musicians who once lived on the farm or had a presence in the community include Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, and B.B. King, who I helped connect with Americans for the Arts when he received our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. The farm remains a vibrant place of pilgrimage for musicians and enthusiasts alike.

From this musical foundation, I grew to passionately embrace all forms of the arts and I’m a strong champion for arts education. Because of this, I was thrilled at the opportunity to underwrite the National Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement.

This award has gone to recipients from every artistic discipline and includes such luminaries as opera singer Beverly Sills, the choreographer Paul Taylor, architect Frank O. Gehry, the late, great Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, actor/director Robert Redford, visual artist John Baldessari, Sophia Loren, and the incomparable Tony Bennett.

I am so pleased that the award bearing my name for the fourth year goes to a music legend, whose father was one of those with a presence at Dockery Farms, Mavis Staples. Her contributions to the world of music and civil rights are truly remarkable.

Carolyn Clark Powers

Carolyn Clark Powers Lifetime Achievement Award

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I am so pleased to have the opportunity to name this award after my late grandfather, Ted Arison. He and my grandmother, Lin, had the visionary idea in 1981 to found the National YoungArts Foundation to identify and support the next generation of artists and assist them at critical junctures in their development. To date, YoungArts has provided more than 20,000 alumni with access to signifi cant fi nancial awards, national recognition and opportunities to study with renowned mentors.

The involvement of YoungArts with Americans for the Arts and the National Arts Awards goes back to 2009, when alumni and students from our program became the featured performers at the event. The ceremony is a wonderful opportunity for these young artists to shine in front of an audience of true arts enthusiasts. And I note with pride that several National Arts Awards honorees have been associated with YoungArts, including my grandmother, Lin Arison, who received the Arts Education Award in 2012, and alumni Josh Groban and Kerry Washington, who are past recipients of the Young Artist Award.

We applaud Americans for the Arts for ensuring that young artists are expressly honored for their achievements, right alongside the established artists who have made a lifetime of contributions to our country’s cultural landscape.

On behalf of the Arison Arts Foundation, I congratulate the phenomenal Justin Peck as this year’s recipient of the Ted Arison Young Artist Award.

Sarah ArisonPresident, Arison Arts Foundation

Ted Arison Young Artist Award

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Past Honorees

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Marian Anderson §Dame Julie Andrews Richard AvedonGeorge Balanchine § John Baldessari Tony Bennett ~Leonard Bernstein §Hume Cronyn §Clive Davis ~Agnes DeMille §Aretha Franklin Frank O. Gehry Martha Graham §Helen Hayes §Ellsworth Kelly B.B. King+Lincoln Kirstein §Thomas Krens Jacob Lawrence Angela LansburySophia Loren ~ Richard Meier Arthur Mitchell §Jessye Norman §William Paley §Joseph Papp §Itzhak Perlman §Robert Redford Jason Robards §James Rosenquist +Richard SerraBeverly Sills §Neil Simon §Stephen Sondheim §Frank Stella+Isaac Stern §Jessica Tandy §Billy Taylor § Paul Taylor Lila Acheson Wallace §

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARTS Doug AitkenEdward Albee µHerb Alpert American Legion AuxiliaryRichard Avedon µWill Barnet µMikhail Baryshnikov µHarry Belafonte µChuck Close µBetty Comden &

Adolph Green µBarbara Cook µMerce Cunningham µAnna Deavere Smith µRenée Fleming µThelma GoldenHerbie HancockHugh Hardy µKitty Carlisle HartAl Hirschfeld µJenny HolzerJudith Jamison µPeter Martins µYoko Ono µNam June Paik µGordon Parks µJames Stewart Polshek µHarold Prince µRobert Rauschenberg µSalman Rushdie µMartin Scorsese µJoel Shapiro Beverly Sills µBrian Stokes MitchellPaul Taylor µTwyla Tharp µ

ARTS ADVOCACY Alec Baldwin Hillary Clinton Chuck Close National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Phil Ramone Christopher ReeveWendy Wasserstein

ARTS EDUCATIONLin Arison, YoungArtsMartina Arroyo, artistWilliam Bassell,

public school principal Alberto M. Carvalho,

public school superintendentSchuyler Chapin, civic leader Pierre Dulaine &

Yvonne Marceau, American Ballroom Theater

Midori Goto, artist Agnes Gund, philanthropist Wynton Marsalis, artist Arthur Mitchell, artistThe Mr. Holland’s

Opus FoundationP.S. ARTS President’s Committee

on the Arts and the Humanities

Studio in a School Association

Alice Walton

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE Christo and Jeanne-Claude Jeff Koons Peter Martins Ed Ruscha Cindy Sherman Kirk Varnedoe,

Memorial Tribute Pinchas Zukerman,

Isaac Stern Award, Excellence in Classical Music

CORPORATE HONOREES American Express Amerindo Investment Advisors AT&T AXA Art Insurance CorporationBank of America Citigroup, Inc. FleetBoston Financial

Corporation General Electric The Hearst Corporation IBM Corporation JP Morgan Chase & Co. Lockheed Martin The McGraw-Hill Companies MetLife Music Industry and NAMM NationsBank

Principal Financial Group Procter & Gamble Target Corporation Texaco Inc. Time Warner United Technologies

Corporation VH1 Wells Fargo & Company

INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY Paul G. Allen**Wallis Annenberg* Brooke Astor Eli Broad* Stefan Edlis and Gael NeesonSidney Harman* Joan W. Harris* Martha Rivers Ingram**Joan and Irwin Jacobs Sheila C. Johnson* Teresa Heinz Kerry* Jo Carole Lauder Raymond Nasher* John and Mary Pappajohn**David Rockefeller* Vicki and Roger Sant**Beverley Taylor Sorenson** Roselyne Chroman Swig

LEGACY Maria Arena BellMadeleine H. BermanSusan and David GoodeWilliam Lehr, Jr.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION Representative

John Brademas Bravo Television,

Excellence in Arts & Media Representative

Amory Houghton, Jr. Mike Jordan, CBS, Outstanding

Vision and Exemplary Contributions to the Arts

Institute for Museum and Library Services,In Honor of 25 Years of Service

National Endowment for the Arts, In Honor of 40 years of Service

Representative Jerrold Nadler United States Conference of

Mayors, In Honor of its 75th Anniversary

YOUNG ARTISTSofi a CoppolaAndra Day ^ Dakota Fanning ∞Lady GagaJosh Groban∞Jake Gyllenhaal David Hallberg∞John Legend Kate and

Laura Mulleavy, Rodarte ∞Natalie Portman Gabourey Sidibe ∞Esperanza Spalding^Mena Suvari Uma Thurman Kerry Washington Kehinde Wiley

FEATURED ARTIST Will CottonSalvador Dali Todd Eberle Jeff Koons Sol LeWittKerry James MarshallJulie MehretuRobert RauschenbergKelly Richardson Ed Ruscha Kenny Scharf Jennifer Steinkamp Frank Stella Sarah SzeAndy Warhol

§ Arnold Gingrich Memorial Award

µ Kitty Carlisle Hart Award* Frederick R. Weisman Award

for Philanthropy in the Arts ** Eli and Edythe Broad Award

for Philanthropy in the Arts ∞ Bell Family Foundation Young

Artist Award^Ted Arison Young Artist Award

+ Isabella and Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award~ Carolyn Clark Powers Lifetime Achievement Award

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Americans for the Arts Board of Directors

CHAIR

Julie MuracoPraeditis Group LLCNew York, NY

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Abel LopezGALA Hispanic TheatreWashington, DC

SECRETARY

Michael SpringMiami-Dade County

Department of Cultural Affairs

Miami, FL

TREASURER

Deborah JordyScientifi c and Cultural

Facilities DistrictDenver, CO

VICE CHAIRS

Alessandra DiGiustoDeutsche Bank

Americas FoundationNew York, NY

John HaworthNational Museum of the

American IndianNew York, NY

Margie Johnson ReeseWichita Falls Alliance for

Arts and CultureWichita Falls, TX

William Lehr, Jr.Community VolunteerHershey, PA

Timothy McClimonAmerican Express FoundationNew York, NY

Steven D. Spiess Arts PatronDenver, CO

AT LARGE

Sarah ArisonArison Arts FoundationNew York, NY

Floyd W. Green, IIIAetna, Inc.Hartford, CT

Vijay GuptaLA Philharmonic/Street

SymphonyLos Angeles, CA

Dorothy Pierce McSweenyDC Commission on the Arts

and HumanitiesWashington, DC

Edgar L. Smith, Jr.World Pac Paper, LLCCincinnati, OH

Nancy StephensActor and ActivistLos Angeles, CA

DIRECTORS

Marty AlbertsonArts PatronKetchum, ID

Ramona BakerRamona Baker Consulting

and Goucher CollegeIndianapolis, IN

Maria Arena BellVitameatavegamin ProductionsLos Angeles, CA

Michelle T. BooneNavy Pier, Inc.Chicago, IL

Danielle BrazellCity of Los Angeles

Department of Cultural AffairsLos Angeles, CA

Jennifer ColeArizona State UniversityPhoenix, AZ

Susan S. GoodeArts PatronNorfolk, VA

Glen S. HowardSMU DataArtsWashington, DC

Brian Stokes MitchellThe Actors FundNew York, NY

Charles B. OrtnerProskauer Rose LLPLos Angeles, CA

Carolyn PowersArts PatronManhattan Beach, CA

Ty StikloriusFriends At WorkVenice, CA

Ann StockWomen in Foreign Policy

Alexandria, VA

Michael S. VerrutoHPI Capital LLCPalm Beach, FL

Andrew ZolliAndrew Zolli Z+ PartnersNew York, NY

EX-OFFICIO

Robert L. LynchAmericans for the ArtsWashington, DC

IN MEMORIAM

Peggy Amsterdam

Madeleine H. Berman

Peter F. Donnelly

EMERITUS

C. Kendric Fergeson

Fred Lazarus

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Americans for the Arts Artists Committee

Doug Aitken

Jane Alexander

Kwaku Alston

Dame Julie Andrews

Martina Arroyo

Paul Auster

Bob Balaban

John Baldessari

Alec Baldwin

Tony Bennett

Lewis Black

Lauren Bon

Amy Brenneman

Connie Britton

Blair Brown

Kate Burton

Will Cotton

Chuck D

Jacques d’Amboise

Andra Day

Carla Dirlikov Canales

Fran Drescher

Pierre Dulaine

Todd Eberle

Hector Elizondo

Giancarlo Esposito

Shepard Fairey

Suzanne Farrell

Laurence Fishburne

Ben Folds

Hsin-Ming Fung

Frank O. Gehry

Marcus Giamatti

Josh Groban

Vijay Gupta

David Hallberg

Hill Harper

Craig Hodgetts

Lorin Hollander

Jenny Holzer

Siri Hustvedt

David Henry Hwang

Melina Kanakaredes

Moisés Kaufman

Kenna

Jon Kessler

Richard Kind

Jeff Koons

Swoosie Kurtz

Norman Lear

Ledisi

John Legend

Liz Lerman

Glenn Ligon

John Lithgow

Graham Lustig

Kyle MacLachlan

Yo-Yo Ma

Yvonne Marceau

Marlee Matlin

Kathy Mattea

Trey McIntyre

Julie Mehretu

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Walter Mosley

Paul Muldoon

Kate Mulleavy

Laura Mulleavy

Matt Mullican

Shirin Neshat

Alessandro Nivola

Naomi Shihab Nye

Richard On

Yoko Ono

Justin Peck

Harold Prince

Robert Redford

Michael Ritchie

Marc Roberge

Victoria Rowell

Salman Rushdie

Martin Scorsese

Laramie “Doc” Shaw

Cindy Sherman

Gabourey Sidibe

Anna Deavere Smith

Arnold Steinhardt

Meryl Streep

Holland Taylor

Julie Taymor

Marlo Thomas

Stanley Tucci

Ben Vereen

Leo Villareal

Edward Villella

Clay Walker

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Kerry Washington

William Wegman

Bradley Whitford

Kehinde Wiley

Henry Winkler

Joanne Woodward

Kulapat Yantrasast

Peter Yarrow

Michael York

IN MEMORIAM

Theodore Bikel

Ossie Davis

Patty Duke

Mary Rodgers Guettel

Skitch Henderson

Arthur Hiller

Arthur Mitchell

Paul Newman

Leonard Nimoy

John Raitt

Lloyd Richards

Billy Taylor

Wendy Wasserstein

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About Americans for the Arts

Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofi t organization for advancing the arts and arts education. We are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and to creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms

of the arts. Each year, Americans for the Arts provides a rich array of programs that meet the needs of more than 150,000 members and stakeholders.

For more information about our programs or to learn how you can become more involved in our work, please visit us online at www.AmericansForTheArts.org or contact us at 202.371.2830 or 212.223.2787.

Singer and songwriter Andra Day accepts the Ted Arison Young Artist Award at the 2017 National Arts Awards

(L-R) Former Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Richard Parsons, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, Americans for the Arts Board Chair Julie Muraco, Founding Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Lonnie Bunch, and President and CEO Robert L. Lynch.

Artists Committee members Cristina Pato and Vijay Gupta perform at the 2018 National Arts Policy Roundtable in Sundance, Utah.

Artists Committee member Carla Canales speaks at the Congressional Arts Kick-off during Arts Advocacy Day 2018.

President and CEO Robert L. Lynch kicks off Arts Advocacy Day 2017.

Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, delivers the keynote address at Americans for the Arts’ 2017 Annual Convention in San Francisco.

Javier Gonzalez, Mayor of Santa Fe, presents at the 2017 National Arts Policy Roundtable in Sundance, Utah.

Artists Committee Member Ben Folds speaks at a Summer Advocacy Fly-In on Capitol Hill supporting the launch of Americans for the Arts’ Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 study.

CONGRATULATIONS

TO THIS YEAR'S

NATIONAL

ARTS AWARDS

HONOREES

Carolyn Clark Powers

Dear Justin,

Congratulations on receiving the Ted Arison Young Artist Award, and for always pushing the boundaries and encouraging important discussions through your work.

Sarah ArisonPresident, Arison Arts Foundation

Justin Peck and Sufjan Stevens participating in a panel discussion at National YoungArts Foundation as part of its Salon series.

It is our privilege to support your mission of celebrating creative students across America each year through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. For nearly a century, the Awards have provided young people with recognition, exhibition, publication and scholarships. Over the

program’s history, some of the most remarkable talents of our time have found encouragement thanks to your commitment and vision. We applaud your dedication to lifting up the voices of young people everywhere, for they are our possibility, our future and our hope.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS ON RECEIVING THE 2018 ARTS EDUCATION AWARD.

Richard R. Robinson, Chairman, President and CEO, Scholastic, Inc.

FRANCES FARMER, 1931, ACTRESS

BERNARD MALAMUD, 1932, AUTHOR ROBERT MCCLOSKEY, 1932, AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR

JACOB LANDAU, 1933–34, PAINTER, PRINTMAKER • HARRY BERTOIA, 1934, ’36, DESIGNER • EZRA JACK KEATS, 1934, AUTHOR,

ILLUSTRATOR • HUGHIE LEE-SMITH, 1934, ARTIST • TRUMAN CAPOTE 1936, AUTHOR • CHARLES WHITE, 1937, ARTIST • RICHARD AVEDON, 1941

PHOTOGRAPHER • PHILIP PEARLSTEIN, 1941–42, ARTIST • MOZELLE THOMPSON 1944, ARTIST • ANDY WARHOL, 1945, ARTIST • ROBERT INDIANA, 1946, ARTIST • SYLVIA

PLATH, 1947, AUTHOR, POET • EDWARD SOREL, 1947, ARTIST • IDELLE WEBER, 1947 ARTIST • CY TWOMBLY, 1948, ARTIST • JOHN UPDIKE, 1948, AUTHOR • KAY WALKINGSTICK

1948, ARTIST • JOHN BALDESSARI, 1949, ARTIST • DONALD BARTHELME, 1949, WRITER ALAN ARKIN, 1951, ACTOR • RED GROOMS, 1952, ARTIST • ROBERT REDFORD, 1954, ACTOR ACTIVIST, DIRECTOR • PETER S. BEAGLE, 1955, AUTHOR • JOYCE CAROL OATES, 1956, AUTHOR LUIS JIMÉNEZ, 1957-58, SCULPTOR • MEL BOCHNER, 1958, ARTIST • ARNOLD HURLEY, 1962–64 PAINTER • MARC BROWN, 1963, AUTHOR, ILUSTRATOR • JOHN LITHGOW, 1963,ACTOR • STEPHEN KING, 1965, AUTHOR • DONALD LIPSKI, 1965, SCULPTOR • JOYCE MAYNARD, 1966–71, AUTHOR CAROLYN FORCHÉ, 1967, POET • GARY PANTER, 1968, ARTIST • KEVIN BALES, 1970, ACTIVIST TOM OTTERNESS, 1970, SCULPTOR • DAVID SALLE, 1970, PAINTER • KEN BURNS, 1971, DIREC-TOR, PRODUCER • MICHAEL BIERUT, 1974, GRAPHIC DESIGNER • THANE ROSENBAUM, 1976

PROFESSOR, NOVELIST, ACTIVIST • RODNEY ALAN GREENBLAT, 1977, ARTIST • RICHARD LINKLATER, 1978, FILMMAKER • JOHN CURRIN, 1979, ARTIST • AUDREY NIFFENEG-

GER, 1981, AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR • MYLA GOLDBERG, 1989, AUTHOR • YOLANDA WISHER, 1991, POET • PAUL CHAN, 1992, ARTIST, ACTIVIST • NED VIZZINI

1996, AUTHOR • LUCIANNE WALKOWICZ, 1996, ASTROPHYSICIST ZAC POSEN, 1998, FASHION DESIGNER • LENA DUNHAM, 1999

ACTRESS, DIRECTOR • ERIK MADIGAN HECK, 2001 PHOTOGRAPHER • WINSTON CHMIELINSKI

2006, ARTIST • TSCHABALALA SELF 2008, ARTIST

FRANCES FARMER, 1931, ACTRESS

BERNARD MALAMUD, 1932, AUTHOR ROBERT MCCLOSKEY, 1932, AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR

JACOB LANDAU, 1933–34, PAINTER, PRINTMAKER • HARRY BERTOIA, 1934, ’36, DESIGNER • EZRA JACK KEATS, 1934, AUTHOR,

ILLUSTRATOR • HUGHIE LEE-SMITH, 1934, ARTIST • TRUMAN CAPOTE 1936, AUTHOR • CHARLES WHITE, 1937, ARTIST • RICHARD AVEDON, 1941

PHOTOGRAPHER • PHILIP PEARLSTEIN, 1941–42, ARTIST • MOZELLE THOMPSON 1944, ARTIST • ANDY WARHOL, 1945, ARTIST • ROBERT INDIANA, 1946, ARTIST • SYLVIA

PLATH, 1947, AUTHOR, POET • EDWARD SOREL, 1947, ARTIST • IDELLE WEBER, 1947 ARTIST • CY TWOMBLY, 1948, ARTIST • JOHN UPDIKE, 1948, AUTHOR • KAY WALKINGSTICK

1948, ARTIST • JOHN BALDESSARI, 1949, ARTIST • DONALD BARTHELME, 1949, WRITER ALAN ARKIN, 1951, ACTOR • RED GROOMS, 1952, ARTIST • ROBERT REDFORD, 1954, ACTOR ACTIVIST, DIRECTOR • PETER S. BEAGLE, 1955, AUTHOR • JOYCE CAROL OATES, 1956, AUTHOR LUIS JIMÉNEZ, 1957-58, SCULPTOR • MEL BOCHNER, 1958, ARTIST • ARNOLD HURLEY, 1962–64 PAINTER • MARC BROWN, 1963, AUTHOR, ILUSTRATOR • JOHN LITHGOW, 1963,ACTOR • STEPHEN KING, 1965, AUTHOR • DONALD LIPSKI, 1965, SCULPTOR • JOYCE MAYNARD, 1966–71, AUTHOR CAROLYN FORCHÉ, 1967, POET • GARY PANTER, 1968, ARTIST • KEVIN BALES, 1970, ACTIVIST TOM OTTERNESS, 1970, SCULPTOR • DAVID SALLE, 1970, PAINTER • KEN BURNS, 1971, DIREC-TOR, PRODUCER • MICHAEL BIERUT, 1974, GRAPHIC DESIGNER • THANE ROSENBAUM, 1976

PROFESSOR, NOVELIST, ACTIVIST • RODNEY ALAN GREENBLAT, 1977, ARTIST • RICHARD LINKLATER, 1978, FILMMAKER • JOHN CURRIN, 1979, ARTIST • AUDREY NIFFENEG-

GER, 1981, AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR • MYLA GOLDBERG, 1989, AUTHOR • YOLANDA WISHER, 1991, POET • PAUL CHAN, 1992, ARTIST, ACTIVIST • NED VIZZINI

1996, AUTHOR • LUCIANNE WALKOWICZ, 1996, ASTROPHYSICIST ZAC POSEN, 1998, FASHION DESIGNER • LENA DUNHAM, 1999

ACTRESS, DIRECTOR • ERIK MADIGAN HECK, 2001 PHOTOGRAPHER • WINSTON CHMIELINSKI

2006, ARTIST • TSCHABALALA SELF 2008, ARTIST

AMBASSADOR & MRS. MACKCONGRATULATE

all the recipients of AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS’

NATIONAL ARTS AWARDS, but ESPECIALLY THE

LEADERSHIP AND STAFF OF AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

FOR THEIR EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PRESERVING THE

NATION’S CULT URAL AGENCIES.

Mavis,Thank you for

sharing your artistic gift with us.

With your voice, your music, and your

compassion…you “take us there”.

Carolyn Clark Powers

& Dockery Farms Foundation, Birthplace of The Blues

Wealth & Trust StrategistsPaul M. Montrone, ChairmanOne Liberty Lane, Suite 100 | Hampton NH, 03842 | 603.929.2300

We are thankful to Americans for the Arts for theirtireless support of the arts in America.

Congratulations tothe 2018 National Arts Awards honorees.

The arts enrich all of our lives everyday and we are thankful for all the contributions each of you have made.

We congratulate tonight’s honorees

and proudly support

the critically important work of

Americans for the Arts

PRAEDITIS GROUP LLCCONGRATULATES

the 2018 NATIONAL ARTS AWARDS HONOREES

Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Julie C. Muraco

Americans for the Arts and the 2018 National Arts Awards honorees.Your work in and on behalf of the arts are needed and appreciated now more than ever.

The Rosenthal Family Foundation, Rick Rosenthal and Nancy Stephens, Jane Stephens Rosenthal, and Jamie Rosenthal Wolf and David Wolf

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Congratulations to tonight's National Arts Awards Honorees

T h� k You to our friends and supporters

Mish Tworkowski and Joseph Singer.

Carolyn Clark Powers

CarolynYOU ARE THE BEST!

Love,Alan Hergott & Curt Shepard

To Nora, Christine, Emily, and all the staff at Americans for the Arts who make the National

Arts Awards a success… THANK YOU!

All my love and gratitude,

Carolyn Clark Powers

My congratulations and support to

Americans for the Artsin honoring

Ai Weiwei, The Alliance for Young Artists & WritersJustin Peck, Mavis Staples & Ann Zi�

in celebration of their contributions to the arts

With much gratitudeAgnes Gund

Congratulations to Julie Muraco

on her fi rst year as chair of the Americans for the Arts Board of Directors.

from all of us at Americans for the Arts

PROUD TO SUPPORT

AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

Improving Society Through Social Activism

B O H N E T T F O U N D AT I O N . O R G

Americans for the Arts Congratulates

Robert L. Lynch on his 33rd year as our

President and CEO

Congratulations to

Carolyn Clark Powers with Affection and Gratitude

from the Board and Staff of Americans for the Arts

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