Louisville’s Awards in the Arts was established to celebrate the extraordinary arts community in the Greater Louisville region and the arts tremendous contribution to our unique cultural landscape and quality of place. But most of all, Louisville’s Awards in the Arts were established to celebrate the artists themselves, their talent and passion, to create, produce and present transformative and inspiring works of arts, in and for our community.

Awards Presentation

Louisville’s Awards in the Arts will be presented at Churchill Downs on April 27, 2019. Award recipients and a guest will be provided tickets to the awards event. Videos featuring the award recipients will be shown throughout the night. Continue scrolling to learn more about past Awards in the Arts recipients.

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Watch the 2018 Awards in the Arts and Opening Night Video

Please click on the links below to view 2017 Awards in the Arts winners’ award videos:

Stephen Gaghan – The Delta Dental of Kentucky National Award in the Arts

Tim Daly – The Unbridled Charitable Foundation Inc. National Arts Advocate Award

Kentucky Shakespeare – The Bobby Petrino Family Foundation Arts Impact Award

Louisville Story Program – The David Fenley, Founder of UpStartU, Arts Innovation Award

La’Nita Rocknettes School of Dance – The Yum! Brands Arts Education Award

Paul Owen – The Ronda Gordon Foundation Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award

Rachel Mauser – The Lift A Life Foundation Emerging Leader in the Arts Award

Please click on the links below to view 2016 Awards in the Arts winners’ award videos:

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts: The Republic Bank Foundation Arts Impact Award

Teddy Abrams: The Bittners Arts Innovation Award

StageOne Family Theatre: The Yum! Brands Foundation Arts Education Award

Edward Hamilton: Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award

Jecorey “1200” Arthur: The University of Louisville Emerging Leader in the Arts Award

Wendy Whelan: National Award in the Arts