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| MAC Art Awards
This year, the Meriden Arts Council will acknowledge three established artists for their contributions to Meriden and the artistic world by awarding them recognition as Artist of the Year. Artists 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 MARCH 21, 2008. |
MAC Educational Awards
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 Meriden residents 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 |