2022 Arts and Letters Awards Ceremony
ARTS & LETTERS AWARDS
First presented in 1972, the Arts and Letters Awards are presented annually by the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library to recognize and celebrate achievement by individuals who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in the arts and letters.
Honorees include artists, writers, musicians, educators, community leaders, and entertainers whose dedication and devotion to their chosen fields have served to enrich the cultural and spiritual life of San Antonio.
Arts and Letters Awards are managed by a Friends Award Committee. More than one award may be given. Nominations for an award may be made by any individual, must be in writing, attest to the desirability and suitability of the nominee to be considered for the award, and include supportive biographical information about the nominee.
The award recipients are:
First presented in 1972, the Arts and Letters Awards are presented annually by the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library to recognize and celebrate achievement by individuals who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in the arts and letters.
Honorees include artists, writers, musicians, educators, community leaders, and entertainers whose dedication and devotion to their chosen fields have served to enrich the cultural and spiritual life of San Antonio.
Arts and Letters Awards are managed by a Friends Award Committee. More than one award may be given. Nominations for an award may be made by any individual, must be in writing, attest to the desirability and suitability of the nominee to be considered for the award, and include supportive biographical information about the nominee.
The award recipients are:
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1972 Janette Sebring Lowrey
1973 T.R. Fehrenbach 1974 Dorothy Loder 1975 John Igo 1976 Jack Kent 1977 Robert Flynn 1978 Josefina Niggli 1979 Camilla Campbell 1980 Dan H. Laurence 1981 Carmen Perry 1982 Margaret Cousins 1983 O’Neil Ford 1984 San Antonio Writers Renata Byrne Rosemary Catacalos Blair Corning Nan Cuba Olga Davis Alice Evett Mary Fisher Jean Flynn John Leeper H.M. Mason Holland McCombs Eugene McKinney Bryce Milligan Art Munoz 1985 Dr. Amy Freeman Lee 1986 Theron Kirk 1987 Maureen Halligan Ronald Ibbs 1991 Wendy Barker Mary Ann Noonan Guerra Tommy Lee Jones Garth Williams 1993 George Cisneros Naomi Shihab Nye 1994 Marion Oettinger Jr. Christopher Wilkens 1995 Everett L. Fly Jesse Trevino 1996 Harding Black Sandra Cisneros Barbara Stanush 1997 Rosita Fernandez Sterling Houston Cecelia Steinfeldt 1998 David Bowen J. Jay Max Lucado 1999 Brother Cletus Behlmann Jay Brandon Small World Polly Harrison Kyle Keener 2000 Jacques Barzun Steven Stoli 2001 William Bristow Carmen Tafolla 2002 Lewis Fairchild Fisher Mike Greenberg |
2003 Lyn Belisle
Maria Fisher Pfeiffer Richard Rosen 2004 Joan Christenson Rick Riordan Kathy Vargas 2005 Diane Gonzales Bertrand Steven G. Kellman Jamie Maverick2006 Paula Allen Ken Frazier Jasmina Wellinghoff 2007 Gini Garcia Kenneth Freudigman 2008 Cary Clack Terry Muska 2009 Dr. Felix D. Almaraz Jr Tom Masinter 2010 Diane and Rick Malone Ramon Vasquez Y. Sanchez 2011 Michael Nye Patsy Sasek Frederick Williams 2012 Brenda Kingery Florence Byham Weinberg Nancy Glass West Allan and Terri Peña Ross 2013 John A. Coleman Susan Oaks Andrew Thornton 2014 Rick Casey Cakky Brawley Dr. Richard Bruce Winders 2015 Bernice Appelin-Williams Carol Coffee Reposa Craig Sorgi Enedina Casarez Vasquez 2016 Susie Monday Bill Gundry Ansen Seale 2017 Henry Brun Bill FitzGibbons Laura Gibson 2018 Laurie Ann Guerrero Jan Jarboe Russell John Pillip Santos Clifton Tinker 2019 Fernando Esteban Flores Antoinette V. Franklin Aundar Ma'at Kathleen Trenchard 2020 Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson Terry Ybáñez Tomás Ybarra Frausto 2021 Margaret Mitchell Octavio Quintanilla Sabine Senft 2022 Matthew Martini, Rising Star Ashley Mireles, Art Education Susan Toomey Frost, Legacy Jenny Lawson, Artistic Merit M.R. “Chibbi” Orduña, Artistic Merit |