The Cleveland Arts Prize has championed the arts, artists and cultural leaders in the region since 1960. In 1999, the organization began collecting images and stories about the lives of Arts Prize awardees. This ongoing project documents the accomplishments of all Cleveland Arts Prize awardees, past and present.
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Cleveland Arts Prize Artist Awardees
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Design
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Design
Literature
Visual Arts
Literature
Visual Arts
Music
Literature
Literature
Music
Music
Visual Arts
Theatre & Dance
Music
Theatre & Dance
Visual Arts
Literature
Visual Arts
Theatre & Dance
Literature
Design
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Design
Music & Dance
Visual Arts
Music & Dance
Visual Arts
Design
Music
Literature
Design
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Dance
Literature
Music & Dance
Visual Arts
Music & Dance
Design
Visual Arts
Literature
Visual Arts
Literature
Music & Dance
Literature
Literature
Visual Arts
Literature
Design
Design
Music & Dance
Visual Arts
Literature
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Design
Music & Dance
Visual Arts
Literature
Music & Dance
Design
Visual Arts
Music & Dance
Literature
Design
Music & Dance
Literature
Visual Arts
Music & Dance
Architecture
Music
Visual Arts
Literature
Architecture
Literature
Visual Arts
Music
Architecture
Music
Dance
Visual Arts
Literature
Literature
Visual Arts
Music
Dance
Visual Arts
Dance
Literature
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Visual Arts
Music
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Dance
Visual Arts
Architecture
Literature
Visual Arts
Music
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Visual Arts
Literature
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Visual Arts
Visual Arts
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Architecture
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Visual Arts
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Architecture
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Visual Arts
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Architecture
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Visual Arts
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Dance
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Architecture
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Dance
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Architecture
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Visual Arts
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Visual Artist, Designer
Visual Artist, Painter
Illustrator, Author
Architect
Poet, Author
Visual Artist
Author
Visual Artist
Musician, Conductor
Poet
Poet
Musician, Composer
Conductor
Sculptor
Dancer, Choreographer
Musician, Composer
Dancer
Visual Artist, Painter
Author
Visual Artist, Painter
Executive Artistic Director, Cleveland Public Theatre
Author
Designer
Artist
Filmmaker
Artist
Concert Violinist
Painter
Musicians
Artist
Architect
Songwriter, Composer
Writer, Activist
Architect
Photographer
Visual Artist, Painter
Choreographer
Author
Harpist, Composer and Arranger
Artist
Violinist and Teacher
Architect
Artist and Photographer
Playwright
Artist
Poet
Percussionist
Writer
Author
Ceramic Artist
Author
Urban Planner
Designer
Jazz Performer and Composer
Artist
Children's Author
Artist
Artist
Designer
Composer
Visual Artist
Playwright
Composer
Urban Planner
Photographer
Choreographer
Comic Book Author
Industrial Designers
Musician and Composer
Poet
Installation Artist and Sculptor
Composer
Architect
Composer
Sculptor
Writer
Architect
Poet and Memoirist
Artist
Composer
Architect
Composer
Choreographer
Graphic Artist
Novelist
Poet
Photographer
Composer
Choreographer
Artist
Composer
Novelist
Writer
Painter
Composer
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Choreographer
Painter
Architect
Poet
Photographer
Composer
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Sculptor
Author
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Novelist
Weaver
Painter
Art Historian
Architect
Composer
Playwright
Composer
Ceramist
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Sculptor
Author
Painter
Architects
Glass Artist
Composer
Novelist
Author and Biographer
Composer
Painter
Poet
Architects
Composer
Painter
Composer
Novelist
Quilted Tapestry Designer
Ceramist
Author
Composer
Architect
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Short Story Writer
Painter and Printmaker
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Sculptor
Choreographers
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Sculptor
Author and Art Educator
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Painter
Poet
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Painter and Printmaker
Novelist
Architect
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Painter
Novelist and Biographer
Author
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Painter
Choreographer
Composer
Architect
Poet
Historian
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Architect
Industrial Designer and Painter
Historian
Painter
Architect
Composer
Printmaker
Novelist and Playwright
Architect
Author
Painter
Composer
Painter
Architect
Poet
Composer
Silversmith
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Architect
Sculptor
Composer
Novelist
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Painter
Composer
Architect
Author
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Painter
Architect
Dance Teacher and Advocate
Composer
Art Historian
Sculptor
Historian
Composer
Enamelist
Architect
Composer
Novelist
Potter
Composer
Novelist
Goldsmith
Cleveland Arts Prize Special Prize Awardees
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Louise and Thomas Boddie
Suzanne DeGaetano
William Griswold, PhD
Robert P. Madison, FAIA
Grafton Nunes
Joanne Cohen and Trudy Wiesenberger
Michael Ruhlman and Michael Symon
William P. Blair and William R. Joseph
Art Falco, Kit Jensen and Jerry Wareham
Robert P. Bergman (posthumous)
Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein
Case Western Reserve University
The Men and Women of The Cleveland Orchestra
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Wilda M. Donegan and Robert E. Woide
William M. Milliken (posthumous)
Jerome Gross, M.D. (posthumous)
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PRIZE
Robert P. Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Barbara S. Robinson Prize
Special Honoree
Robert P. Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Special Honoree
Robert P. Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Special Honoree
Martha Joseph Prize
Special Honoree
Robert P. Bergman Prize
Robert P. Bergman Prize
Robert P. Bergman Prize
Robert P. Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
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Martha Joseph Prize
Bergman Prize
Martha Joseph Prize
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President, Boddie Records
Co-founder Mac's Backs Books, Advocate
Director, Cleveland Museum of Art
Architect, Activist
President of the Cleveland Institute of Art
Art Conservator
Choreographer
Broadcasting Icon
Founder of the Singing Angels
Architect
Concert Promoters
Visual Artist (CAP 1969)
Urban Planner, Activist
Executive Director DANCECleveland
Gallery Owner
Director of Institutional Learning and Arts Initiatives, The Cleveland Foundation
Senior Program Officer, The George Gund Foundation
Arts Patrons & Philanthropists
Executive Director Heights Arts
Executive Director MOCA Cleveland
Arts Patrons & Philanthropists
Musician, Founder, El Sistema@Rainey
Museum Consultant
Arts Innovator
Fine Art Printmaking Workshop
Community Arts Leader
Executive Director, Cleveland International Film Festival
Executive Director, Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio
Community Arts Leader
Curator Emeritus, Cleveland Museum of Art
Art and Architecture Critic, Plain Dealer
Community Arts Leader
Community Arts Leader
Corporate Art Curators
Community Arts Leaders
Co-Founder and Choreographer, New West Theatre
Arts Leader and Patron
Community Arts Leader
Producing Artistic Director, Great Lakes Theater Festival
Master Floral Designer
Culinary Stars
Director, Akron Art Museum
Arts Leader and Activist
Master Bookseller
Arts Patron and Philanthropist
CEO of Community Partnership For Arts and Culture
Director of SPACES
Proprietor, Beachland Ballroom
Proprietor, Nighttown
Advocates for the Arts
Legendary Jazz Singer
Founders of Idea Center
Executive Director, East Cleveland Library
Founding Music Director, Apollo's Fire
Master Voice Teacher
Arts Outreach Innovator
Arts Advocate
Architectural Pioneer, Mentor and Arts Patron
Innovative Arts Educator
Director, Cleveland Museum of Art
Pioneering Dance Educator
Director, Cleveland Public Library
Arts Patron and Advocate
Public Art Advocate
Partners in Cultural and Civic Leadership
Advocate and Patron of the Arts
Inspiring Example for Urban Education
Master Organist and Curator of Musical Arts, Cleveland Museum of Art
Co-Founder and Director, Cleveland Cinematheque
Revered Teacher, Noted Scholar, Discerning Arts Patron
Pioneering Gallery Owners and Art Educators
As Individual Artists and Cleveland's Ambassadors to the World
Facilitators and Supporters of Arts Education
Art Educator and Director, Teacher Resource Center, Cleveland Museum of Art
Publisher and Friend of Literature
Patron and Cultural Leader
Director, Cleveland Museum of Art
Patron and Cultural Activist
Co-Founder and Director, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
Artistic Director, Great Lakes Theater Festival
Music Director, Cleveland Orchestra, and Champion of New Music
Chief Designer, Cleveland Museum of Art
Compiled and Edited by David D. Van Tassel and John J. Grabowski
President, Cleveland Institute of Art
Cultural Leader and Advocate
Leader in Cultural Enterprises
Activist for Community Enhancement
Catalysts for Arts Education
Master Performer and Teacher
Cultural Catalyst
Record Industry Pioneers
Lexicographer
Violinist and Conductor
Actors and Directors
Cultural Catalyst and Arts Advocate
Artistic and Producing Director, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
News Commentator and Author
General Manager, WVIZ-TV Channel 25
Director, Cleveland Play House
Music Director, Cleveland Orchestra
Chief Curator of Modern Art, Cleveland Museum of Art
National Endowment for the Arts, Catalyst for Support of Music
Architect and Historical Preservationist
Enlightened Patron of Music
Advocate for the Arts
Gallery Director and Art Spokesperson
Director, Cleveland Museum of Art
Music Director, Cleveland Orchestra
Architect and City Planner
Professor, Oberlin College, Author
Founders, Publix Book Mart
Teacher and Curator, Cleveland Museum of Art
Architect and Civic Leader
Organist, Conductor and Curator, Cleveland Museum of Art
Vice President and Program Manager, WCLV-FM
Director, Cleveland Institute of Music
Director, Cleveland Museum of Art
Resident Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra
Pioneer in Glass Sculpture
Structural Engineer
Literary Critic, Friend of Literature
Violinist, Surgeon, Friend of Music
Pianist, Author and Teacher
Associate Professor Emerita of Education, Western Reserve University
Cultural Leader
Founder and Conductor, Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra
Founder, Publisher and Editor, Fine Arts Magazine
Founders and Directors, Karamu House