We’re proud to announce the 2024 Governor’s Arts & Heritage honorees. Spanning seven award categories, including a new category for Tribal Arts & Culture, the honorees encompass carving, painting, hip-hop, woodturning, and children’s programming.
Congratulations to:
Tribal Arts and Heritage Award: Philip H. Red Eagle
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