Trinity Rep calls for 2014 R.I. Pell Awards nominees

Trinity Repertory Company, the State Theater of Rhode Island, is now celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season. / TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY
Trinity Repertory Company, the State Theater of Rhode Island, is now celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season. / TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

PROVIDENCE – Trinity Repertory Company is soliciting nominations of outstanding local artists for the 2014 Pell Awards for Excellence in the Arts.

Pell Awards’ criteria include excellence in the artist’s chosen field; work that significantly advances the art form; and contribution to the betterment of the community and the world at large through artistic presence and community service.

Last year’s local award recipients included:

  • Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre Artistic Director Tony Estrella, Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts
  • Noted art collector and philanthropist Dr. Joseph A. Chazan, Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts
  • Educator and Shakespeare in the City founder Martha Douglas-Osmundson, Charles Sullican Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts
  • Kate Burton, Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts
  • John Krasinkski, Pell Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts

Nomination criteria require the artist’s name, contact information and a brief description of his or her work and the contributions that they have made to Rhode Island.

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Trinity Rep’s Pell Awards honor U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell and recognize artistic excellence in Rhode Island, the New England region and nationally. Throughout his life, Pell worked to support the arts and provide new opportunities for artists. He sponsored the landmark legislation that established the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities in 1965 and chaired the Senate Education and Arts subcommittee.

Nominations are due by Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. Nomination forms are available online at www.trinityrep.com.

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