14th Annual Viola Awards

15 West Aspen Avenue,Flagstaff AZ 86001

30 April, 2022

Description

The Viola Awards celebrate excellence in the arts and sciences in Flagstaff, Arizona. A new date, a new location, a new event format, and more will set the 14th Annual Viola Awards apart from past years. But somethings haven’t changed, the Viola Awards continue to honor and celebrate Flagstaff’s rich creative community. It’s also a pretty fun party. Dress for the event is "Flagstaff Formal". Save 10% with membership! Members use VA as their promo code prefix. To learn more about membership and how to find your discount code, visit: https://www.ccaflagstaff.org/member-discount This year's Viola Awards are recognizing 41 finalists across 10 categories. See the full list of finalists on our website. Winners will be announced during the April 30th event. Creative Flagstaff is honored to recognize Jim Babbitt as the 2022 Legacy Award recipient. Jim passed away in the fall of 2021. During his life, he played an instrumental role in the vibrancy of Flagstaff’s culture. Jim worked humbly to support arts, culture, and science in our community – contributing time and resources to many of our beloved institutions. And literally wrote the history of Flagstaff by authoring three books that examined Flagstaff’s history. The Viola Awards is an apt place to celebrate his contributions and honor his legacy in Flagstaff. The Babbitt Brothers Foundation has served as the Founding Sponsor of the Viola Awards since its inception, 14 years ago. Jim was modest in his personal recognition and an enthusiastic participant of the event. The Viola Awards are named after Viola Babbitt, who was an artist and fierce advocate of the arts in Flagstaff, and a relative of Jim Babbitt. In 2008, Jim Babbitt founded a $20,000 endowment to ensure the sustainability of the Viola Awards for the Flagstaff community. We are honored to recognize his legacy. And, we are grateful. For accommodations, please contact us at 928-779-2300. Covid-19 Protocol MAIN EVENT The Orpheum Theater currently does not require masks or proof of vaccination. Creative Flagstaff may choose to require masks or proof of vaccine/testing in operation of the Viola Awards main event. All attendees will be notified ahead of the event of the final policies. We encourage attendees to be prepared to provide proof of vaccination/testing to attend. And masks may be required or recommended. We are committed to adapting and updating event protocols that respond to the community-risk level at the time of the event. AFTER-PARTY The Viola Awards after-party is co-hosted with the Orpheum Theater and will be aligned with their current protocols: https://orpheumflagstaff.com/covid-19/ Seating Diagram Are you interested in sponsoring the Viola Awards? Please contact Development Director, April O'Meara at [email protected] or 928-779-7179 for information on sponsorship packages.