Mayor's Award for the Arts Winners Announced
Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl has announced the recipients of the 2010 Mayor’s Award for the Arts: Evanston Children’s Choir and television personality Bill Campbell. The awards were presented at the Mayor’s State of the City Address and Luncheon on February 25, 2011.
The Mayor’s Award for the Arts is presented annually to an Evanston arts organization and an individual for contributions to the community through excellence in the arts. Recipients are selected from nominations submitted by the public.
The Evanston Children’s Choir is a young and rapidly growing organization that is in residence at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. Founded in 2002 with only three kids, the organization is now in its ninth year and is comprised of more than 100 singers divided into several groups. The organization has performed in a variety of venues, including the Rosemont Theatre, the Alice Millar Chapel in Evanston, and the Harris Theater in downtown Chicago. Evanston Children’s Choir has earned a solid reputation for its emphasis on multiculturalism, inclusion and accessibility, positive energy and musical excellence.
Bill Campbell is known to many as the longtime host of Chicagoing, a weekly WLS-TV ABC 7 program that showcased the rich culture and history of the Chicago metropolitan area. A three-time Emmy Award winner, Campbell’s career at ABC 7 spanned more than three decades, during which time he launched CampbellQuest, an executive and life coaching, consulting, and public speaking company. He serves on the board of directors of the Evanston Community Foundation and the Greater Chicago Food Depository. He has also served as the Honorary Chair and master of ceremonies at the Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival for a dozen years.
The Mayor’s State of the City Luncheon is an annual event sponsored by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce.