{"id":248,"date":"2017-09-28T20:38:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T01:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcknight.org\/the-mcknight-distinguished-artist-award\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T23:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:44:22","slug":"the-mcknight-distinguished-artist-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mcknight.org\/amh\/programs\/arts-culture\/the-mcknight-distinguished-artist-award\/","title":{"rendered":"McKnight \u120d\u12e9 \u12e8\u1270\u12cb\u1323\u1208\u1275 \u12a0\u122d\u1272\u1235\u1275 \u123d\u120d\u121b\u1275"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"vc_section reveal vc_custom_1513142016278\"><div id=\"program-intro\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid column-switch\"><div class=\"page-sub-nav wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1713364943268\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>\u12a0\u1235\u1235<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcknight.org\/amh\/programs\/arts-culture\/the-mcknight-distinguished-artist-award\/meet-the-awardees\/\">\u12a0\u1238\u1293\u134a\u12ce\u1279\u1295 \u12eb\u130d\u1299<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mcknightdaa.slideroom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nominate an Artist or Culture Bearer<\/a> (Nominations are accepted from February 14 to April 16)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element page-intro\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Recognizing the artists and culture bearers who have made significant lifelong contributions to Minnesota, enriching our communities.<\/h3>\n<p>The annual $100,000 McKnight Distinguished Artist Award recognizes artists and culture bearers who have made a lifelong commitment to creating art that is locally, regionally, and\/or nationally significant.<\/p>\n<p>\u12a5\u1290\u12da\u1205 \u12a0\u122d\u1272\u1235\u1276\u127d \u1215\u12ed\u12c8\u1273\u1278\u12cd\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u1219\u12eb\u1278\u12cd\u1295 \u1260\u121b\u1292\u1236\u1273 \u1208\u121b\u1308\u120d\u1308\u120d \u12e8\u1218\u1228\u1321 \u1232\u1206\u1295 \u12ed\u1205\u121d \u12e8\u12a5\u129b\u1295 \u1263\u1205\u120b\u12ca \u12e8\u1260\u1208\u1338\u1308 \u1266\u1273 \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u1206\u1295 \u12a0\u12f5\u122d\u130e\u1273\u120d. \u1260\u1218\u1300\u1218\u122a\u12eb \u12a5\u1293 \u1260\u1270\u1243\u122b\u1292\u12cd, \u12e8\u1348\u1320\u122b \u127d\u120e\u1273\u1278\u12cd\u1295 \u12e8\u121a\u12eb\u1295\u1340\u1263\u122d\u1241 \u1235\u1290-\u1325\u1260\u1266\u127d\u1295 \u12a0\u1235\u1218\u1235\u12ad\u1228\u12cb\u120d.<\/p>\n<p>McKnight Distinguished Artists have also inspired other artists and culture bearers, earned acclaim from audiences, patrons, critics, and other arts professionals, and some have founded and strengthened arts organizations.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1513379043759 vc_section-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid reveal\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><em>\u123d\u120d\u121b\u1276\u127d<\/em><\/h2>\n<h5>\u1260\u1328\u1228\u134d\u1273<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"program-stat border-left wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span class=\"h3\"><span class=\"ticker\">1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"h4\">\u12a0\u122d\u1272\u1235\u1275 \u1260\u12e8\u12d3\u1218\u1271<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"program-stat border-left wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span class=\"h3\"><span class=\"ticker\">28<\/span><\/span><span class=\"h4\">Artists since 1998<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"program-stat border-left wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span class=\"h3\">$1.5M<\/span><span class=\"h4\">In awards<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><section class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1513379354417\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid reveal vc_column-gap-35 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>2025 distinguished artist<\/h5>\n<h2><strong>Carolyn Holbrook<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Celebrated writer, arts leader, and educator uses storytelling to <\/em><em>heal, bring people together, and promote civil discourse<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-left vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size- vc_btn3-shape- vc_btn3-style- vc_btn3-color-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcknight.org\/amh\/news-ideas\/mcknight-names-carolyn-holbrook-2025-distinguished-artist\/\" title=\"\">More About Carolyn Holbrook<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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