2016 Spark Awards Nomination Form

Nominations are now open in the categories below from Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara Counties.

Anyone can submit a nomination including those for your own organization or for yourself.

Winners will be chosen by a panel made up of representatives of the ASI Board of Directors and other community leaders.

Nominations are due Friday, February 12, 2016 by 12pm (noon).

2016 Cultural Awards Categories:

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: This award honors an organization, individual at an organization, or individual artist for their career-long body of work, especially on the occasion of a new phase of that work such as retirement, job switch, etc.

ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR: This award honors a not-for-profit or for-profit cultural organization for its achievements in 2015.

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: This award honors an individual artist in any discipline for their achievements in 2015.

RISING STAR: This award honors a relatively new organization, someone new in their position or organization, or a group or artist entering the next phase in their development.

SUPPORTER OF THE CULTURAL SECTOR: This award honors an individual or an organization outside the cultural sector for their work in directly aiding the cultural sector.

ADVOCATE FOR THE CULTURAL SECTOR: This award honors an individual or organization outside the cultural sector for their efforts to call attention to the importance of the cultural sector to Western New York.

UNSUNG HERO: This award honors an unpaid individual or group that has made a major impact on a cultural organization or the sector through their volunteer service.

ARTS INTEGRATION: This award honors a non-arts project, program, or initiative that has used arts and culture to significantly enhance its work.

We will also present the DEC Program of the Year and Cultural Ambassador Awards at the event, which are chosen by a panel made up of ASI Board Members and other community leaders.

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* 1. Nominee Information:

Name: *

Company or Organization: *

Address: *

Address 2:

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP: *

County: *

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *

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* 2. Please select a nomination category: (If you wish to nominate an individual for more than one category you must submit an additional form)

Lifetime Achievement

Organization of the Year

Individual Artist of the Year

Rising Star

Supporter of the Cultural Sector

Advocate for the Cultural Sector

Unsung Hero

Arts Integration

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* 3. Reason for Nomination - Please tell us why this organization, individual, or project deserves an award. Examples could include things like notable accomplishments, length of time organization has been in existence or individual has been at organization, unique attributes of person or organization. NOTE: Please be as detailed as possible. Do not assume the nomination committee is familiar with the organization, individual, or project you are nominating:

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* 4. For Organization of the Year and Individual Artist of the Year - Please also list notable accomplishments of the organization or individual in 2015:

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* 5. Links to Supporting Materials (website, YouTube clips, press):

Link #1

Link #2

Link #3

Link #4

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* 6. Your contact information:

Name: *

Company or Organization: *

Address: *

Address 2:

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP: *

County: *

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *

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* 7. Your relationship to the nominee:

Co-worker

Supervisor

Employee

Family

Friend

Customer

Vendor

Patron

Funder

Grantee

Other (please specify)

Thank you for submitting a nomination form for the 2016 Spark Awards.

The awards will take place on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Hotel @ The Lafayette. Please visit Arts Services Initiative at www.asiwny.org for more information about the awards and to purchase your tickets.