News Center

Local Artists Recognized by Conway Alliance for the Arts

CONWAY, Ark. (February 9, 2016) – Conway Alliance for the Arts (CAFTA) has scheduled the third annual Conway Arts Awards on Tuesday, April 5, to be held in the Trieschmann Fine Arts Building on the Hendrix College campus. 

The awards, recognizing contributions to the Arts in Conway, will be given for Outstanding Arts Educator; Outstanding Student Achievement; Outstanding Individual Arts Achievement; Rollin R. Potter Outstanding Arts Patron and a special Mayor’s Award for Community Advocate for the Arts

Also during the ceremony, the CAFTA Board will recognize an individual with a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award.

Members of the public are encouraged to submit nominations for any of these awards online.   

Forms can also be picked up at the Conway Chamber of Commerce, Conway Public Library or Reynolds Performance Hall Box Office.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Monday, February 29.

According to CAFTA Board Chair, Gayle Seymour, “Nominees need not live in Conway, but their contributions must be or have been impactful to the Conway arts community.  The Conway Alliance for the Arts is very pleased to take the lead in recognizing some very talented individuals who have helped enrich all of our lives.”

The artist awards ceremony, which will include performances by musical, dance, and literary artists, is free and open to the public. 

The ceremony will be followed by a reception.  The Hendrix Culinary Club will prepare and serve hors d’oeuvres and other refreshments at the reception.

For more information, contact Amanda Horton at ahorton@uca.edu.

About Hendrix College

Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.