The deadline to submit an awards nomination was September 28, 2023.
The APAP Honors celebrates and recognizes trailblazers and visionaries of the performing arts field. For more than five decades, the coveted awards were presented annually as part of the APAP Awards Ceremony traditionally held at the annual APAP|NYC conference.
The APAP Honors ceremony became an online spring celebration during the pandemic, however, we are delighted to announce that after feedback from members and conference attendees,
we will be returning to an in-person celebration of our awardees during the APAP|NYC 2024 conference, January 12-16, 2024.As we work to sustain our field and look to the future, honoring the accomplishments of field leaders is more important than ever.
The six APAP Awards are:
To review The APAP Honors award descriptions,
click here.
APAP is committed to advancing Racial Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the performing arts field. We encourage nominations of individuals who identify as people of color, Native and Indigenous, LGBTQIA2S+, women, people with disabilities, people under the age of 35, and those who demonstrate and promote values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
APAP members are invited to nominate artists, agents, managers, presenters, producers, organizations, supporters, and other arts professionals whose hard work, dedication and vision have contributed to the strength, impact and resilience of the performing arts industry.
The deadline to submit an awards nomination was September 28, 2023.
The following performing arts professionals and organizations were nominated by APAP members for the following awards and represent the breadth and depth of the performing arts presenting, booking and touring field at this moment.
APAP is also pleased to announce Olga Garay-English as the 2021 recipient of the Halsey & Alice North Board Alumni Award. Garay-English is currently an independent arts consultant and is Senior Advisor for International Affairs to Fundación Teatro a Mil. The Halsey & Alice North Board Alumni Award is presented to an APAP Board Alum who has demonstrated in their words and actions the beautiful spirit of generosity and giving, not only on a continuing basis to Association of Performing Arts Professionals, but to the field at large.
Additionally, we look forward to celebrating the recipients of the NAPAMA Awards who were announced in January: Kevin Spencer, Self-Represented Artist, Educator and Advocate, Hocus Focus, Inc. will receive the Liz Silverstein Award for Agent-Manager of the Year, and Hollis Ashby, Artistic and Executive Director, Williams Center for the Arts will receive the NAPAMA Award for Presenter of the Year.
Honors an emergent individual under the age of 40 or group less than 15 years in existence, who demonstrates trail-blazing innovation and vision in the presenting, creative producing, booking and touring field. The award recognizes a professional or group taking an inventive, ground-breaking and revolutionary approach in their work, addressing a field-wide challenge with promising impact, or championing an underrepresented yet critical perspective to sustain the presenting, booking and touring industry.
