Creativity was pushed to new lengths throughout 2020/21. Madison Arts Commission would like to honor the creativity, dedication, and perseverance that brought silver linings to our city during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nominations were accepted in three categories: Arts, Hospitality, and Community. Nominators should provide specific examples of ways in which the nominee gave you something to look forward to during a monotonous pandemic, expertly pivoted, kept the arts alive, kept your business afloat, expanded their practice or business, helped keep others safe, innovated like no other, simply brightened your day consistently, or the like.
Twenty Silver Lining Awards were distributed to recipients at Garver Feed Mill.:
LunART
Rob Dz/Mad Lit
Monroe Street Arts Center
Blue Stem Jazz
Dane Arts
Celia Klehr/Forward Theatre Company
Lilada Gee/Defending Black Girlhood
Rowan Childs/Madison Reading Project
Healthy Kids Collaborative
Leopold-Arbor Hills Neighborhood Resource Team
Rodney Alexander/The Umbrella Transition Program
Jazzman Brown/Feeding the Youth
Chef Dave Heide/Little John’s Kitchen
Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce
Brewer Stouffer/The Roman Candle
WORT FM
Alejandro Miranda Cruz and Noel Miranda/Bravebird Productions
Dane Arts Mural Arts
Oscar Mireles
Tamsie Ringler/Winter is Alive
Event proceeds support public art projects in the City of Madison. Sponsored by Destination Madison with additional support from Garver Events and Barbara Schrank. Promotional support provided by WORT 89.9 FM.