2011 Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Arts & History

Boise - Mayor David Bieter will present the winners of the 2011 Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Art & History, including two Lifetime Achievement Awards on September 22 at the Old Pen. Doors open at 5:00 and the event concludes at 8:00. The Awards are presented every two years and celebrate people, organizations, and businesses that have contributed to Boise's artistic and cultural community. The awards began in 1986 to honor the arts, and more than 80 people and organizations have been recognized since its inception.

Dinner tickets to the Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Arts & History are available through September 15th at www.brownpapertickets.com; after that, only dessert tickets are available and can be purchased at the same website, the Department of Arts & History office, or at the door. The evening at the Old Pen, promised to be fun-filled with a local-foods dinner, music, dance, visual art, a photo contest, a photo booth, and the possibility of making your own art...all while honoring our deserving winners and recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Percent for Art program. Cell-block art installations by local artists Grant Olsen, Reham Aarti, Francis Fox, Mark Baltes, Marcus Pierce, Amber Conger, Ward Hooper, and Ben Love will show the quality and variety of work over the past ten years.

The recipients for 2011 are:

Excellence in Arts--Individual
Surel Mitchell
Excellence in History--Individual
Mark Baltes
Excellence in Arts--Organization
The Cabin
Excellence in History--Organization
Basque Museum and Cultural Center
Business Support for the Arts
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Business Support for History
Planmakers (John Bertram)
Excellence in Art Education
Organization: Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Individual: Leah Stephens Clark
Excellence in History Education
Doug StanWiens, Boise School District
Lifetime Achievement
Jane Oppenheimer (posthumously)
Lifetime Achievement
Tim Woodward, retired, Idaho Statesman

The Department of Arts & History hosts the event, and Mayor Bieter will present the awards.
www.boiseartsandhistory.org

The mission of the Boise City Department of Arts & History is to enhance the culture of the Boise community by providing leadership, advocacy, service and support for art and history.