The three founding organizations—the Museum of Wisconsin Art, the Wisconsin Visual Artists, and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters—recognize educators, writers, visual artists, exhibitions, and advocates in our creative communities.

Every two years, a nine-person nominations committee convenes to select winners in the following categories:

Legacy | awarded for lifetime achievement – Jack Damer & Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis
Educator (K-12) – Frank Juárez
Educator (College or University) – Leslie Vansen
Exhibition | awarded collectively to the institution, curator, and artist(s) – John Michael Kohler Art Preserve
Community Arts Advocate – Karin Wolf
Arts Writing – Debra Brehmer
Emerging Artist | awarded to a promising newcomer or recent graduate – Rae Minoka Skenandore (Yehsani>saks)