Arts Missoula

Arts Missoula is excited to announce the Arts and Culture Awards Program this spring in June 2023.  Established in 1999, these awards demonstrate the importance of the arts as they relate to Missoula’s quality of life by honoring those who have made significant contributions to the arts community. The Arts & Culture Award winners will be honored at a reception scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 4:30 pm at Missoula’s Doubletree Hotel. 

Tickets to attend the event and further details will be available online after April 15th. 

For more information, visit www.artsmissoula.org

Use the form below to either type within the box or attach a document at the bottom of the page and click the submit button. You must chose one of the following categories for your nomination.

• The John Engen Cultural Ambassador Award - In honor of Mayor Engen’s legacy of philanthropy, this award goes to an individual or couple who have supported Missoula’s arts community or helped to advance cultural diplomacy through volunteer, administrative, philanthropic, professional or legislative efforts.
• The Individual Artist Award -  Presented to someone who has shown exceptional achievement in music, visual art, dance, literature, film, theater or performance art.
• The Arts Educator Award - Honors an outstanding educator for any age level who has devoted a career to teaching one or more of the arts, and making a significant impact on this community.
• The Business Support of the Arts Award - Honors a local business that has made significant contributions to Missoula’s art and cultural organizations.
• The Cultural Vision Award - Recognizes an organization, group or individual that has developed a special project or program demonstrating unique artistic vision.

And new this year…

• The New to the Zoo Award - Honors an artist or professional who has benefited the arts and cultural communities they lived in prior to Missoula and shown great promise for stewardship and creativity in our community as residents.