2025 Community Arts Awards Celebration

Schedule

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo, MI

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Join us for an evening celebrating creativity, leadership, and the people who make Kalamazoo’s arts community shine!
The 2025 Community Arts Awards honor outstanding local artists, organizations, and advocates whose work enriches our region and inspires others.
📅 Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Dale B. Lake Auditorium on the campus of Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC)
This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.
3 Ways to RSVP:
1️⃣ Scan the QR code on the postcard or event image
2️⃣ Email: [email protected]
3️⃣ Call: 269.250.6984

🎖 2025 Award Recipients
Community Medal of Arts
Fran Dwight
Al Harris Jr.
Robin Nott
Bradley Wong
Adam F. Carter Young Artist Award
Felix Bahrou
Ivan Tai
Gayle Hoogstraten Arts Leadership Award
April Woodward-Slack
Epic Award
Farmers Alley Theatre
Prairie Ronde Residency/Gallery
Business Award
Zhang Financial
📍 Presented by: Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
🌟 Sponsored by: The Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation, The Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, and WKZO
www.kalamazooarts.org
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 6767 O Ave W,Kalamazoo,MI,United States

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