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The Council's Arts Award Program

2009 Arts Award Program 2007 Arts Award Program 2005 Arts Award Program 2003 Arts Award Program 2001 Arts Award Program History of the Arts Award Program Jonnie Dee Little Lifetime Achievement Distinguished Artist Award Folk Heritage Award Governor's Arts Awards Art Leadership Award How to Nominate

Award Nominations

You are encouraged to submit nominations for any of the Council's Awards.  The Awards Presentations are held in alternating years. The next presentations are scheduled for May 2009 in Montgomery.  Future Award Presentations will be held in the spring of 2011 and 2013. In general, nominations are due in October with the award presentations taking place in the spring of the following year.  

Nominations were due on October 24, 2008 for the 2009 awards program. The awards ceremony and gala will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center, Renaissance Hotel and Spa in downtown Montgomery.

• You may download a copy of the nomination form and the selections criteria in Adobe Acrobat format. You will need a copy of the free Acrobat Reader to open the file and print. To download the file containing the nominations criteria and previous awards recipients, click here.

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The Jonnie Dee Little Lifetime Achievement Award represents recognition by the Council for one who has devoted a lifetime of energy, service, and contributions to the arts in Alabama. The award is named after a past Council Member Dr. Jonnie Dee Little who exemplified the spirit of this award in every respect.

• James Hatcher, Birmingham
• Jonnie Dee Little, Auburn
• J. L. Lowe, Birmingham
• Wynton Blount, Montgomery
• Louise Rodgers, Huntsville
• Hugh Thomas, Birmingham
• Allen Bales, Tuscaloosa
• Jack Warner, Tuscaloosa
• Elton B. Stephens, Birmingham
• James Nelson, Birmingham
• Philip A. Sellers, Montgomery
• Gloria Narramore Moody, Birmingham
• Robert P. Gamble, Greenville
• Dot Moore, Guntersville

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The Distinguished Artist Award is recognition by the Council to a professional artist who is considered a native or adopted son of Alabama and who has earned significant national acclaim for their art over an extended period.

• Jim Nabors, Honolulu/Sylacauga
• William Christenberry, Washington, D. C.
• Frank Fleming, Birmingham
• Fannie Flagg, Fairhope/Los Angeles
• Albert Murray, New York, N.Y.
• George Lindsey, Jasper/Nashville
• Nall, Troy/Fairhope
• Beth Nielsen Chapman, Montgomery/Nashville

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The Alabama Folk Heritage Award was established to recognize master folk artists who have made outstanding contributions to their particular artistic tradition. The award is intended to honor long-term achievement within art forms that are rooted in the traditional or ethnic culture of Alabama.

For additional information on the Alabama Folk Heritage Award recipients, visit the Folklife Section. Use the back button on your browser to return to this page.

• H. Japeth Jackson, Ozark
• Johnny Shines, Tuscaloosa
• Nora Ezell, Eutaw
• Noah Lacy, Ider
• Gail Thrower, Atmore
• Lomia Nunn, Graham
• Betty Kimbrell, Mt. Olive
• Art Deason, Centreville
• Sterling Jubilee Singers, Bessemer
• Bo McGee, Eutaw
• Jerry Brown, Hamilton
• Margie and Enoch Sullivan, St. Stephens
• Jerry McCain, Gadsden
• Willie King, Old Memphis

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• Representative Bill Fuller, LaFayette

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