206 Zulu is incredibly honored to receive the forthcoming 2024 Governor’s Arts & Heritage Award! We are grateful to be recognized for our contributions to building community in Washington State. Spanning seven award categories, including a new category for Tribal Arts & Culture, the honorees encompass carving, painting, hip-hop, woodturning, and children’s programming.
Awardees Include:
Tribal Arts and Heritage Award: Philip H. Red Eagle
Organization Award: 206 Zulu
Organization Award: Look, Listen & Learn
Community Impact Award: Inspire Washington
Educator Award: Danh T. Pham
Young Leader Award: Dennis Robinson Jr.
Legacy Award: Consuelo Soto Murphy
Individual Award: John Furniss
Individual Award: Joe Feddersen
ArtsWA will announce an Arts & Heritage Champion Award honoree in November. This award recognizes an individual or organization that has shown extraordinary commitment to the vitality of arts & heritage in Washington State.
The panel for the 2024 Governor’s Arts & Heritage Awards comprised of ArtsWA commissioners and creative professionals from across the state:
—Lauren Appel, educator and Teaching Artist Training (TAT) Lab participant
—Robin Avni, ArtsWA commissioner
—Mary Big Bull-Lewis, ArtsWA commissioner, member of Colvile Confederated Tribes
—Afua Kouyate, former Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP) participant, administrator of Rainier Valley Creative District
—Tisa Matheson, ArtsWA commissioner, member of Nez Perce Tribe
—Terry Morgan, ArtsWA commissioner