Vancouver, Wash.  ̶  The Clark County Arts Commission is seeking nominations for its fifth Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes an artist who lives or works in the county and has made a significant contribution to local, national or international arts and culture.

Individuals or groups can be nominated. To be eligible, a nominee must be:

• a current resident or previous longtime resident of Clark County
• at least 60 years old
• active in or recently retired from a field such as visual arts, dance, filmmaking, acting, music, architecture, literary arts, graphic arts, art education or art advocacy.

A nomination packet should include the artist’s relevant biography, name, address, contact information and one person reference with contact information. It must discuss the following topics:

• The quality and quantity of distinguished service that has influenced the development of cultural life in Clark County.
• Arts advocacy that indicates leadership, inspiration and innovation.
• Vision of future arts development in Clark County.
• Initiative and implementation.

The submission also must include any relevant supplemental materials such as a website, brochures, galleries, studios, books, videos or films. Include photographic representations of work only if the artist does not have a website.

A committee of current commission board members will review the nominations and select a recipient.

Nomination deadline is 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. Please send all nominations to bawwright@clarkcountyartscommission.org.

Each person submitting a nomination will be contacted no later than Nov. 15, 2017 regarding its status.

For questions, please contact bawwright@clarkcountyartscommission.org.

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CONTACT
Barbara A.W. Wright
Arts Commissioner
bawwright@clarkcountyartscommission.org