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 will feature the APAP Awards, the Annual NAPAMA Awards, and for the first time, a special presentation of the Halsey & Alice North Award for APAP Board Alumni.
This year’s event was held virtually on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
This year marks a first for the awards program as a standalone event which allows us to really focus on the laudable achievements of performing arts professionals and their indelible contributions to the field. This year’s event is remarkable because of the times. We invite you to join us in celebrating the achievements of performing arts industry professionals at a time where our championing and support are integral to our survival. In honoring our own, we remember who we are and are inspired to proclaim why our work matters!
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 will feature the APAP Awards, the Annual NAPAMA Awards, and for the first time, a special presentation of the Halsey & Alice North Award for APAP Board Alumni.
This year’s event was held virtually on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
This year marks a first for the awards program as a standalone event which allows us to really focus on the laudable achievements of performing arts professionals and their indelible contributions to the field. This year’s event is remarkable because of the times. We invite you to join us in celebrating the achievements of performing arts industry professionals at a time where our championing and support are integral to our survival. In honoring our own, we remember who we are and are inspired to proclaim why our work matters!
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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.
William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence and sustained achievement in programming
The William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence is presented to an individual or organization for the quality, innovation and vision of program design, audience building and community involvement efforts. The award is named to honor William M. Dawson for the service he provided to the field of arts administration during his 14 years as Director of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, then the Association of College, university and Community Arts Administrators (ACUCAA). View past winners here.
Past APAP Award Recipients
