For each of the past 13 years, The Independent has presented Indies Arts Awards to individuals, groups and organizations who've made significant contributions to the local arts scene. Each year we convene a new panel to choose winners, and every year the criteria are slightly different, as befits the Triangle's ever-changing cultural landscape. This year's group of winners are storytellers: transmitters of culture across generations, color lines and physical limitations. They are conduits for visual, lyrical and musical expression. And voices for communities, both underrepresented and underserved. All of them do it for the love of art and for the belief that everyone should have access to it.
Howard L. Craft: Playwright, poet, teacher
Andre Leon Gray: The alchemist
Arts Access, Inc.: A brighter, broader view
Cynthia Hill: Dedicated documentarian
Barbara Lau: Committed to community
Shepard Jazz Camp: Stanley Baird, Chip Crawford & Eve Cornelious
Voices in the Wilderness: Richard Badu and the Triangle Swing Dance Society; Melody and Jeffery Zentner; Peter Kramer; Ms. Films Festival
We've also included a category--an Honorable Mention of sorts--for folks our judges felt compelled to recognize for their long-standing, and in some cases, newer, contributions to the Triangle arts community. "Voices in the Wilderness," as one judge put it.
We hear you. And along with many local residents, we applaud your dedication and look forward to your continued success. -- the editors
This year's winners
The following people contributed to this year's awards as jury members and writers: shirlette ammons, Brett Chambers, Dawn Dreyer, olufunke moses, Kirsten Mullen, Surabhi Shah and Byron Woods.
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