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The National Arts Awards are presented by Americans for the Arts annually during National Arts & Humanities Month to distinguish private sector arts leadership.

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The National Arts Awards are divided into the following categories:

  • Arts Advocacy Award is presented to a noted artist or arts advocate with a track record of advocating for the arts.
  • Arts Education Award is presented to a noted artist or arts advocate with a track record of contributing to the advancement of arts education.
  • Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award is presented to a high-profile, major corporate leader with a record of contributing to arts and cultural institutions or initiatives.
  • Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts is presented to an individual with a demonstrable history of philanthropic giving to one or more major arts institutions.
  • Isabella and Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a nationally recognized, established artist with a lifetime of exemplary artistic accomplishment in his or her field.
  • The Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award is presented to an individual who has achieved incredible accomplishments and exemplary leadership while still early in their careers.
  • Outstanding Contributions to the Arts celebrates the artistic excellence of an established artist or arts advocate.
  • Kitty Carlisle Hart Award, Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award, was awarded by the Arts & Business Council from 1996 to 2004, it became part of the National Arts Awards in 2005.

    • Recipients

    Not all categories are awarded each year

    Arts Advocacy Award

  • Christopher Reeve

    • Kitty Carlisle Hart Award

    Awarded by the Arts & Business Council from 1996 to 2004, it became part of the National Arts Awards in 2005.

    1998

  • Alec Baldwin, Arts Advocacy Award
  • Midori Gotō, Arts Education Award
  • Isaac Stern, Colleen Dewhurst Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Hugh McColl, Corporate Citizen Award
  • Michael H. Jordan and CBS, Special tribute for outstanding vision and exemplary contributions to the arts in America

    • 1999

  • Hillary Clinton, Arts Advocacy Award
  • Agnes Gund, Arts Education Award
  • Sanford I. Weill, Corporate Citizen Award
  • Jacob Lawrence, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Brooke Astor, Philanthropy Award

    • 2000

  • Wendy Wasserstein, Arts Advocacy Award
  • Peter I. Bijur, Corporate Citizen Award
  • Frank Gehry and Thomas Krens, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Jo Carole Lauder, Philanthropy Award
  • Uma Thurman, Young Artist Special Recognition Award

    • 2001

  • Peter Martins, Artistic Leadership Award
  • Michael Greene, Arts Advocacy Award
  • The Honorable Schuyler Chapin, Arts Education Award
  • Robert H. Benmosche, Corporate Citizen Award
  • Richard Meier, Lifetime Achievement Award

    • 2002

  • Cindy Sherman, Artistic Excellence
  • Alberto Vilar, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts
  • David Rockefeller, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Pinchas Zukerman, Isaac Stern Award for Excellence in Classical Music
  • Dr. Robert S. Martin, Special Recognition for 25 Years of Service
  • Kathleen A. Dore, Special Recognition for Excellence in Arts & Media
  • Natalie Portman, Young Artist Award

    • 2003

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Artistic Leadership
  • Dr. Vance D. Coffman, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts
  • Teresa Heinz, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Richard Avedon, Lifetime Achievement
  • Kirk Varnedoe, Special Memorial Tribute for Extraordinary Contributions to the Arts
  • Sofia Coppola, Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence

    • 2004

  • Chuck Close, Artistic Leadership and Arts Advocacy
  • A.G. Lafley, Procter & Gamble, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts
  • Raymond Nasher, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Paul Taylor, Lifetime Achievement
  • William Bassell, Principal, Long Island City High School, Special Arts Education Recognition Award
  • Mena Suvari, Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence

    • 2005

  • Pierre Dulaine and Yvonne Marceau, Arts Education Award
  • Target Corporation, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts
  • Eli Broad, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts
  • John Baldessari, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Kerry Washington, Young Artist Award

    • 2006

  • Jeff Koons, Artistic Achievement Award
  • United Technologies Corporation, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award
  • Sheila C. Johnson, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Aretha Franklin, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Kitty Carlisle Hart, Special Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
  • Jake Gyllenhaal, Young Artist Award

    • 2007

  • Music Industry and NAMM, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award
  • Wallis Annenberg, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Anna Deavere Smith, Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
  • Ellsworth Kelly, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The United States Conference of Mayors, Special Recognition in Honor of Its 75th Anniversary
  • John Legend, Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence

    • 2008

  • Phil Ramone, Arts Advocacy Award
  • The Principal Financial Group, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award
  • Joan W. Harris, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy
  • Yoko Ono, Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
  • Dame Julie Andrews, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Kehinde Wiley, Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence

    • 2009

  • Ed Ruscha, Artistic Excellence Award
  • Anne Finucane, Bank of America, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award
  • Sidney Harman, Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Salman Rushdie, Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
  • Robert Redford, Lifetime Achievement Award

    • 2010

  • Martha Rivers Ingram, Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Angela Lansbury, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Rodarte, Maria and Bill Bell Young Artist Award
  • Herb Alpert, Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award

    • 2011

  • Frank Stella, Isabella and Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Jenny Holzer, Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
  • President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Arts Education Award
  • Gabourey Sidibe, Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award
  • Beverley Taylor Sorenson, Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Wells Fargo & Company, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award

    • 2012

  • Paul G. Allen, Eli and Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • James Rosenquist, Isabella and Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Brian Stokes Mitchell, Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award
  • Josh Groban, Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award
  • Lin Arison, Arts Education Award
  • AXA Art Insurance Corporation, Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award

    • 2013

  • Dakota Fanning - Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award
  • B.B. King – Isabella and Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award
  • John and Mary Pappajohn – Eli & Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
  • Joel Shapiro – Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award
  • Alberto Carvalho – Arts Education Award

    • 2014

  • Richard Serra - Lifetime Achievement Award
  • David Hallberg - Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award
  • Norie Sato - Public Art Network Award
  • Malissa Feruzzi Shriver - Arts Education Award

    • 2015

  • Lady Gaga - Young Artist Award

    • 2016

  • Doug Aitken - Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award
  • Esperanza Spalding - Ted Arison Young Artist Award

    • References

    National Arts Awards Wikipedia
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