Brendan Gill Prize
Commissioner of NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Adrian Benepe, Brendan Gill Prize Recipient Michael Van Valkenburgh, Chairman of the Gill Prize Jury Randy Bourscheidt, & MAS President Vin Cipolla at the ceremony held on January 31, 2011.
We invite MAS members and friends to submit nominations for the 2011 Brendan Gill Prize. The prize, endowed to permit a cash award, is given annually to the creator of a specific work– a book, essay, musical composition, play, painting, sculpture, architectural design, film or choreographic work –completed in 2011 that best captures the spirit and energy of New York City. The award is not intended to honor a lifetime achievement. Please submit entries to MAS by November 23, 2011, through email to pcohen@mas.org. If preferred, hard copies with background material can be mailed to MAS, 111 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019, attention Phyllis Cohen. Thank you very much for sharing your suggestions with us. For more information, please call 212.935.3960, ext. 1224.
Created in 1987, the prize honors Brendan Gill, long-time MAS trustee, renowned New Yorker theater critic, author, and architectural preservationist. The cash prize, funded by a permanent endowment, is awarded annually to the creator of a work of art, book, sculpture, film, musical composition, or architectural design, accomplished the previous year, that best captures the spirit and energy of New York City.
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