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Celebrating visionary contributions in Fairfax County

ArtsFairfax will present the 2024 ArtsFairfax Awards to recognize the visionary contributions that the arts bring to Fairfax County and the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church. ArtsFairfax will announce the award winners in March 2024.

Save the date: October 25, 2024 at Capital One Hall

The ArtsFairfax Awards celebrate the extraordinary contributions of local artists, arts organizations, and the private sector. Held annually to raise the visibility of arts and culture throughout Fairfax County and the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, the ArtsFairfax Awards attract more than 350 guests, including local, state, and federal elected officials, as well as private supporters, business professionals, and arts and community leaders.

Proceeds from the ArtsFairfax Awards help sustain the critical services, resources, and support the nonprofit provides for the local arts sector and the broader community. As Fairfax County’s local arts agency, ArtsFairfax serves more than 200 arts and culture nonprofits by distributing County funds to the arts, connecting artists and arts organizations to each other and to other sectors, and promoting arts and culture activities for approximately 1.2 million County residents.

2024 Sponsorship Brochure

View 2023 Event Photos

Watch 2023 Honoree Videos

Channel 16 Segment for 2023 ArtsFairfax Awards

Featuring: Scott Cryer, Board Chair, ArtsFairfax

Margaret Hancock, Executive Director, Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA)

Jeffrey C. McKay, Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Produced by Fairfax County Government Channel 16 in cooperation with ArtsFairfax.

Fairfax Public Access Presents the 2023 ArtsFairfax Awards

Produced by FPA in cooperation with ArtsFairfax.

Workhouse Arts Center

The Jinx Hazel Award is ArtsFairfax’s premier award recognizing an individual or organization whose vision and commitment has helped shape the cultural life of Fairfax County.

Lola Reinsch

The Philanthropy Award acknowledges private sector support of the arts in Fairfax County and/or the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, by honoring an individual, corporation, or foundation that has provided leadership funding, long-term monetary support, or significant investment in the arts

Inova Schar Cancer Institute
in partnership with Smith Center for Healing and the Arts

The Impact Award recognizes an arts organization, program, or activity that has provided significant engagement in the Fairfax community.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at George Mason University

The Education Award recognizes an artist or arts organization for providing exceptional arts education opportunities and experiences.

A message from our Visionary Sponsor

Leila Gordon, Executive Director, Reston Community Center

Produced by Fairfax County Government Channel 16 in cooperation with ArtsFairfax.

2023 ArtsFairfax Awards Press Releases

Honoree Announcement

Program Announcement

Thank you to the 2023 ArtsFairfax Awards Honorary Committee

U.S. Senate

Senator Mark R. Warner
Senator Tim Kaine

U.S. House of Representatives

Congressman Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton

Senate of Virginia

Senator George Barker
Senator Jennifer Boysko
Senator Adam Ebbin
Senator Barbara Favola
Senator Janet Howell
Senator David Marsden
Senator John “Chap” Petersen
Senator Richard “Dick” Saslaw
Senator Scott Surovell

Virginia House of
Delegates

Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Delegate David Bulova
Delegate Karrie Delaney
Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn
Delegate Daniel Helmer
Delegate Kaye Kory
Delegate Paul Krizek
Delegate Alfonso Lopez
Delegate Kathleen Murphy
Delegate Kenneth Plum
Delgate Holly Seibold
Delegate Irene Shin
Delegate Mark Sickles
Delegate Marcus Simon
Delegate Richard “Rip” Sullivan, Jr.
Delegate Kathy Tran
Delegate Vivian Watts

Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors

Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay
Supervisor Walter Alcorn
Supervisor John Foust
Supervisor Penelope Gross
Supervisor Pat Herrity
Supervisor Rodney Lusk
Supervisor Dalia Palchik
Supervisor Kathy Smith
Supervisor Dan Storck
Supervisor James Walkinshaw

Fairfax County Executive

Bryan Hill

City & Town
Mayors

Mayor Catherine Read, City of Fairfax
Mayor David Tarter, City of Falls Church
Mayor Sheila Olem, Town of Herndon
Mayor Linda Colbert, Town of Vienna
Mayor William Hollaway, Town of Clifton