Nominations Due July 20 for Cultural Arts Award

Nominations are due July 20th for the 2013 Birmingham/Bloomfield Cultural Arts Award. Jointly sponsored by The Birmingham Community House, the Observer and Eccentric Newspapers, the Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) and the Cultural Council of Birmingham/Bloomfield, the public is invited to nominate anyone who has been influential in furthering the arts in the communities of Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Franklin.

A jury of more than a dozen arts enthusiasts from the community will select the winner on the basis of the nominations. Past award winners have included musicians, philanthropists, writers, sculptors, teachers, photographers, and volunteers. Last year’s honoree was Cathie Badalamenti, founder of the Village Youth Theater, for her extraordinary dedication to the dramatic arts and the youth in our community.

Link Wachler, the jewelry designer of Life Links, will again create the award which will be presented to the honoree on Sept. 20th from 6-8 p.m. at the BBAC. The honorees’ names will also be inscribed on a perpetual Cultural Arts Award plaque at Birmingham City Hall.

Nomination forms can be downloaded from partnerswiththearts.com.  Completed nominations may be submitted online to marcy1fish@gmail.com or mailed to The Birmingham-Bloomfield Cultural Arts Award, c/o Cultural Council of Birmingham Bloomfield , P.O. Box 465, Birmingham, MI, 48012

Questions may be directed to: Marcy Heller Fisher (248) 647-7724 or email marcy1fish@gmail.com.