National Arts Awards

The National Arts Awards^[1] are presented by Americans for the Arts^[2] annually during National Arts & Humanities Month to distinguish private sector arts leadership.

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.^[3]

Recipients

Not all categories are awarded each year

Recipients before 1998

Arnold Gingrich Memorial Award

Arts Advocacy Award

• Christopher Reeve

Arts Education Award

Corporate Citizenship in the Arts

Featured Artist

Kitty Carlisle Hart Award

Awarded by the Arts & Business Council from 1996 to 2004, it became part of the National Arts Awards in 2005.^[3]

Lifetime Achievement Award

Special Recognition

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^[5]
• 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^[5][6]

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