Chamber Arts Awards Ceremony

The Winners Have Been Announced - Now It’s Time to Celebrate

The public is invited to attend the Chamber Arts Awards ceremony free of charge and celebrate our local winners, which are:

• Business Leadership Award: Manya Vee Selects (now MaJe Gallery)
  for the Art Walk and Mural Society.
• Creative Collaboration Award: Rick Steves/Europe Through the Back Door,
  KCTS, Cascade Symphony Orchestra and Edmonds Center for the Arts
  for “Europe: A Symphonic Journey.”
• Individual Leadership Award: Mike Popke of Lynnwood Honda for
  encouraging partnerships between business and the arts.
• Individual Volunteer Award: Barbara Kindness for supporting
  and sustaining arts and culture.

Those who plan to attend are asked to please RVSP by sending an email to events@edmondswa.com with the number attending. More information is available at www.edmondswa.com/awards.

Nominations were received from the general public and the selection was made by the Chamber Arts & Culture. Committee members are: Mary Lou Block, Edmonds Port Commissioner; Frances Chapin, City of Edmonds Cultural Services Manager; Valerie Claypool, Edmonds Chamber of Commerce Membership and Events Director; Keith Gehrig, Driftwood Players Office Manager; Jamie Herlich, Chamber Board Member and Edmonds Center for the Arts Director of Advancement; Gretchen Johnston, Director of Community Education at Edmonds Community College, Jack Loos, Edmonds Chamber of Commerce 1st Vice President; Darlene McLellan, Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation President; Samantha Saether, Edmonds Art Commission; Janette Turner, My Edmonds News Arts Reporter and EPIC Group Writers President. Individual committee members were not eligible for awards.