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Buffalo Exchange Arts Award |
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Since 1994, nearly $110,000 has been given to individuals in the arts community through Buffalo Exchange's award fund held at the Community Foundation. The award was established by Buffalo Exchange owners Kerstin and Spencer Block to encourage creativity, innovation and excellence in the arts. It is distinguished from the Arizona Arts Award in that the nominees are considered “emerging” rather than “established.” The focus of the Buffalo Exchange Arts Award changes each year, rotating from an emphasis on the performing arts to visual arts to arts contribution/education.
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| Martín Quintanilla
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The 2007 recipient was selected from the visual arts field. The winner, painter Martín Quintanilla, was nominated and selected by an anonymous panel composed of experts who are familiar with the local arts scene.
Martín Quintanilla, a native of Mexico City, came to Tucson, Arizona in 2001 where he became a member of the art collective, Raices Taller. A prolific artist, Quintanilla's work is represented in collections ranging from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico to the Arizona State University Art Museum. Quintanilla has received numerous honors and awards and has exhibited throughout Mexico, Cuba and Arizona.
The focus of the award in 2008 will be on performing arts. Artists and educators cannot submit their names for consideration; anyone hoping to be nominated simply needs to continue doing their “creative, innovative, excellent” work.
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| Arts Contribution/Education 2006 |
Giulio Scalinger |
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| Performing Arts 2005 |
Beth Braun |
Faitha Lowe-Bailey
Mary Ann Brehm |
| Visual Arts 2004 |
Gwyneth Scally |
David Aguirre
Francisco Rodriguez Maruca |
| Arts Contribution/Education 2003 |
Paul Fisher |
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| Performing Arts 2002 |
Samantha K. Wyer |
Leigh Ann Rangel and
Tammy Rosen (team)
Michael Walk |
| Visual Arts 2001 |
Cristina Cardenas |
Joshua Goldberg
Catherine Nash |
| Arts Contribution/Education 2000 |
Dr. Carroll Rinehart |
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| Performing Arts 1999 |
Albert Tucci |
Melissa Lowe
Korby Myrick |
| Visual Arts 1998 |
Daniel Martin Diaz |
David Brown
Michael Cajero
Margaret Lauderback
David Tineo Carlos Valenzuela |
| Arts Contribution/Education 1997 |
James S. Griffith |
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| Performing Arts 1996 |
Carol McLaughlin |
Chieko Imada
David Rife
Barbea Williams |
| Visual Arts 1994 |
Todd Walker |
Joshua Goldberg
Barbara Grygutis
Suzanne Knosp
Kevin Osborn |
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