 Announcing the 14th Annual Viola Awards Finalists Creative Flagstaff is thrilled to share the 14th Annual Viola Awards finalists. Winners will be announced at the Viola Awards on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Flagstaff. Tickets for the event will go on sale soon. Read more about each of this year’s finalists on our website.
Legacy Award Recipient: Jim Babbitt  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.
Excellence in the Visual Arts
Bryan David Griffith: Watershed
Charles Decker: Murals at Kutz Barber Shop & College
Museum of Northern Arizona: Journey to Balance
Rebekah Nordstrom: One Hundred the (Un)essential Series
Will Ambrose: The Forest
Excellence in the Performing Arts
Ballet Folklórico de Colores & NAU Wind Symphony: Escenas
Dark Sky Aerial: OMEN
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival: Midsummer Night’s Dream
MOCAF & Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival: Co-Vids
NAU Theater: Moving Through Grief
Excellence in Music
iiwaa: Dysphoria
Tré Orona & Tsoh Tso: Dead Renaissance
Tha ‘Yoties: 2021 performances
WinterHaven: B3
Excellence in Storytelling
Ash Davidson: Damnation Springs
Dark Sky Aerial, Sandcast Media, & Firewatch Media: OMEN
Deidra Peaches: Lifeways of the Little Colorado River
Sandcast Media: They/Them
Will Cordeiro: Trap Street
Emerging Artist
Dana Kamberg
Ember Crowley
iiwaa
Tyrrell Tapaha
Excellence in Education
Diane Immenthun
Dr. Lousie Scott
Rena Hamilton
Dr. Steven Hemphill
Excellence in Collaboration
Art Loft Collective
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra & Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival: Family Pops Concert
MOCAF & Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival: Co-vids
Kyle & Gretta Miller: Serenade
Community Impact (Individual)
Carrie Dallas
Jake Bacon
Lyncia Begay
Community Impact (Organization)
Ballet Folklórico de Colores
Threaded Together
Tynkertopia
Philanthropy Award
APS
Dark Sky Brewing
Flinn Foundation
Randy Beaumont
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