Art BEAT publication will be attending the upcoming 2024 Inductee Press Day on Thursday, January 11, 2024 to learn who the winners are for this prestigious honor and will publicize those after the press conference. Below is the organization's press release with some additional information ...
The 2024 Class of the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHF) will be announced on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 10:30 am at the Batavia Public Library, 10 South Batavia Avenue, Batavia, IL. 2024 inductee bios and photos will be available at that time. All media are welcome to attend. Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame members from previous classes, 2024 nominators and FVAHF board members have all been invited to the event as well. The induction banquet for the Class of 2024 will be Friday, April 12, 2024 at Villa Olivia in Bartlett. The Banquet is open to all who enjoy the arts. For more information, email info@fvahf.org or visit FoxValleyArtsHallofFame.org.
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame recognizes artists associated with the Fox Valley by birth, education, residence or service, who have achieved international or national acclaim. Candidates should have completed 20 years in their professional field and received recognition for excellence. The honor is for living artists or can be awarded posthumously.
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHF) was a dream of Lucille Halfvarson and other arts leaders that took tangible form during the millennium (2000) celebrations in Aurora, Illinois. A series of two-minute history sketches for public television briefly put the spotlight on violinist Maud Powell, an Aurora resident who, a century earlier, had the musical world at her feet.
The committee that worked on this project evolved into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame; a not-for-profit organization that gives public recognition to artists associated with the Fox Valley.
A second objective of the FVAHF is to ensure a strong cultural legacy for future generations. Inductees are honored with engraved plaques that are displayed at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. For more information, please email info@fvahf.org.
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