August 8, 2005

The United States Conference of Mayors and Americans for the Arts are seeking nominations for the 2006 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards for local leadership. These awards are given annually in recognition of a mayor whose vision, leadership, and role in advancement of the arts and arts education within his or her community provided heightened visibility to the value of the arts.

The United States Conference of Mayors and Americans for the Arts will formally present next year’s recipients at the Mayors Arts Luncheon in Washington (DC) during the United States Conference of Mayors 74th Winter Meeting. Recent award recipients include: Meridian (MS) Mayor John Robert Smith (2005), Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley (2004), and Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson (2006).

The deadline to submit a nomination for this award is October 14, 2005. For more information about the 2006 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards, please visit the website http://ww3.artsusa.org/services/annual_awards/public_leadership or send e-mail to Tom McClimon at The United States Conference of Mayors at tmcclimon@usmayors.org or Lina Garcia at Americans for the Arts at lgarcia@artsusa.org.