Americans for the Arts, the leading organization for advancing
the arts in America, announces recipients of the
2009 National Arts Awards. The annual awards
recognize those artists and arts leaders who exhibit
exemplary national leadership and whose work
demonstrates extraordinary artistic achievement.
They are organizations and individuals—artists,
business leaders, and patrons—who understand that
the arts enrich people and communities alike.
WHAT:
Americans for the Arts 2009 National
Arts Awards
HONORING: Robert Redford, Lifetime
Achievement Award
Salman
Rushdie, Kitty
Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding
Contributions to the Arts
Ed Ruscha,
Artistic Excellence Award
Sidney Harman,
Frederick R. Weisman Award for
Philanthropy in the Arts
Rosario Dawson,
Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence
Anne Finucane,
Bank of
America,
Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award
WHERE:
Cipriani
42nd Street
110 East 42nd Street,
New York City
WHEN: Monday,
October 5, 2009
6:30 pm
Cocktail Reception
7:30 pm Dinner
HONORARY
CHAIRS: Sheila C. Johnson and William T.
Newman, Jr.
CHAIR: Maria Bell
CO-CHAIRS: Edythe
and Eli Broad, Isabella and
Theodor Dalenson,
Julie and Edward J. Minskoff
FEATURED ARTIST:
Kelly Richardson
PRESENTERS: Author
Paul Auster;
filmmaker Ken Burns;
Lisa Phillips,
Director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art
in New York City
TICKETS: Sponsorship
opportunities and ticket prices range from
$1,000 to $50,000.
For ticket
information, please visit
www.AmericansForTheArts.org/events/2009/naa/default.asp.
Americans for the Arts
is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing
the arts in America. With
offices in Washington, DC, and New York
City, it has a record of 49
years of service. Americans for the Arts is
dedicated to representing and serving local
communities and creating opportunities for every
American to participate in and appreciate all forms
of the arts. Additional information is available at
www.AmericansForTheArts.org.