The Meriden Arts Council will acknowledge one or more adults for their contribution to our community and the world of the arts by awarding recognition with the Art Council's ARTS AWARD.

The arts nominees will have excelled in or made other notable contributions to one or more of the arts. Candidates will be considered in four areas: literary, performing, visual and specialized, a category that can include culinary arts, education, and patronage and other support of the arts.

Any member of the community may nominate a candidate for an arts award by completing a nomination form.

The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2011.

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Past Recipients

2010: Staci Roy, Arts Administrator
2009: Tom Mayer, artist; John Surowiecki, poet and educator
2008: Mario Cavallo, poet, educator and patron
2007: Rose Cignatta, artist and administrator
2006: Frank Lamphier, cartoonist; Nancy Whitcher, artist and educator
2005: Nicholas Scalise, artist; Warren Stephan, director and producer; Laura Van Wormer, novelist

The Meriden Arts Council will award grants of money to encourage high school students to pursue the arts or an arts career beyond graduation from high school. All forms of art will be considered. This includes literary, performing and visual arts. Candidates shall be residents of Meriden, Southington or Wallingford, who will be graduating from high school in the current academic year. Candidates must show achievement in at least one of the arts, a desire to continue learning in that art, and proof that he or she plans to enter a formal educational setting to pursue that art form.

The application deadline is APRIL 1, 2011.

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Past Recipients

2010: Stephanie Duchesene, Maloney High School; Elizabeth Fraser, Maloney High School; Erin Hewitt, Maloney High School; Jesssica Swanson, Lyman Hall High School
2009: Kristen M Brazauski, Platt High School; Dannielle C Poulin, Maloney High School; Cody M Ripa, Sheehan High School
2008: Hannah Fraser; Alex Malanych; Eric Zeiser