[Archived] Alexandria Commission for the Arts Holds Call to Artists to Create Works for 2005 Alex Award

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

For Immediate Release
March 1, 2005
PIO 059-05/rdo

Alexandria Commission for the Arts Holds
Call to Artists to Create Works for 2005 Alex Award

The Alexandria Commission for the Arts is seeking proposals from local artists to create up to five works of art for the 2005 Alex Award. All works created will be presented as commissioned pieces of art to winners of this year’s Alex Award. Proposals from artists should be submitted to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, 1108 Jefferson St., by 4 pm on Monday, March 21.

The Alex Award is a City sponsored program that recognizes individuals, organizations, schools, and businesses for making exceptional contributions to Alexandria’s cultural life. The award seeks to stimulate local interest in the arts by recognizing excellence in an artistic discipline, excellence in service to the arts, outstanding contributions to arts education, and innovative partnerships between businesses and the arts.

The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce’s Cultural Committee presented the Alex Award each year from 1985 to 1995. The City revived the program in 2004. The 2005 Alex Award will be presented on May 20 at the Northern Virginia Community College's Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, 3001 N. Beauregard St.

For more information on the award and the application process, call Cheryl Anne Powalisz of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts at 703.838.6348; visit the City’s web site at alexandriava.gov; or e-mail alexandriacommissionforthearts@verizon.net.

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