The Rockford Area Arts Council will host its annual Rockford Area Arts Awards on Friday, March 10, 2023. The Arts Awards will be hosted at the Rockford Theatre at the Rockford Woman’s Club and will feature inspiring performances and powerful testimonials.
The Arts Awards celebrate those who have contributed to the enrichment of our Rockford community; nominees included individual artists and arts and culture organizations that demonstrated innovative, imaginative, and outstanding achievement in the arts in 2022.
2023 Sponsors
RAAA 2022 Awardees
Brian Hierstein
Arts Educator of the Year ’22
Dorothy Paige-Turner
Lifetime Achievement Award ’22
Juwayria Zahurullah
Youth Arts Ambassador ’22
Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Placemaking ’22
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Plaza
Public Art of the Year ’22
Jenny Mathews
Visual Artist of the Year ’22
Fatherless Print Posse
Distinguished Artist of the Year ’22
317 Art Collective
Innovation in the Arts ’22
Stars of Light – Stepping Stones
Excellence in Service to the Arts ’22
Robert Rub
Performing Artist of the Year ’22
Check out this video of Giulyana Gamero’s (City of Rockford Youth Poet) inspiring story.
The Rockford Area Arts Council will host its annual Rockford Area Arts Awards on Friday, March 10, 2023. The Arts Awards will be hosted at the Rockford Theatre at the Rockford Woman’s Club and will feature inspiring performances and powerful testimonials.
The Arts Awards celebrate those who have contributed to the enrichment of our Rockford community; nominees included individual artists and arts and culture organizations that demonstrated innovative, imaginative, and outstanding achievement in the arts in 2022.
RAAA 2022 Awardees
Dorothy Paige-Turner
Lifetime Achievement Award ’22
Fatherless Print Posse
Distinguished Artist of the Year ’22
Jenny Mathews
Visual Artist of the Year ’22
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Plaza
Public Art of the Year ’22
Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Placemaking ’22
317 Art Collective
Innovation in the Arts ’22
Robert Rub
Performing Artist of the Year ’22
Juwayria Zahurullah
Youth Arts Ambassador ’22
Brian Hierstein
Arts Educator of the Year ’22
Stars of Light – Stepping Stones
Excellence in Service to the Arts ’22
Check out this video of Giulyana Gamero’s (City of Rockford Youth Poet) inspiring story.