The McKnight Foundation is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the Distinguished Artist Award, with two important updates.
First, nominations are now accepted on a rolling basis—meaning you can submit a nomination at any time throughout the year. By removing the nomination window, we hope to make the process easier and more inclusive for nominators, allowing them to submit their nominations when ready.
Please note: Nominations received by May 1st will be considered for the current year’s award cycle. Those submitted after that date will automatically be reviewed for the following year.
We welcome and encourage nominations from across the state of Minnesota and 11 Native Nations that share its geography.
New for 2026: Nominations Will Carry Over
Starting in 2026, nominations will carry over to future years. You’re welcome to renominate someone each year if you wish, but the number of nominations a person receives does not increase their chances of being selected.
There’s also no need to organize “campaigns” of multiple nominators—the selection committee bases its decision on the breadth and impact of an artist or culture bearer’s artistic and cultural practice, not the quantity of nominations.
If you’ve nominated someone before 2026 and would like them to be considered in future rounds, please submit a nomination form that will carry forward.
About the McKnight Distinguished Artist Award
ປະຈໍາປີ McKnight ລາງວັນນັກຮ້ອງທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງກັນ ຮັບຮູ້ນັກສິລະປິນ ແລະຜູ້ຖືວັດທະນະທໍາທີ່ໄດ້ໃຫ້ຄໍາໝັ້ນສັນຍາຕະຫຼອດຊີວິດຕໍ່ການປະຕິບັດສິລະປະ ແລະວັດທະນະທໍາທີ່ມີຄວາມສໍາຄັນໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ, ພາກພື້ນ ແລະ/ຫຼືລະດັບຊາດ. ນັກສິລະປິນ ແລະຜູ້ຖືວັດທະນະທໍາເຫຼົ່ານີ້ໄດ້ເລືອກທີ່ຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ຊີວິດ ແລະອາຊີບຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າຢູ່ໃນລັດມິນເນໂຊຕາ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນຈຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ລັດຂອງພວກເຮົາເປັນສະຖານທີ່ທີ່ອຸດົມສົມບູນທາງດ້ານວັດທະນະທໍາຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ. ກ່ອນອື່ນໝົດ, ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ຜະລິດສິລະປະທີ່ມີຫົວຄິດປະດິດສ້າງທີ່ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງຈຸດພິເສດແລະພິເສດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ.
ນັກສິລະປິນດີເດັ່ນ McKnight ຍັງໄດ້ສ້າງແຮງບັນດານໃຈໃຫ້ນັກສິລະປິນແລະຜູ້ຖືວັດທະນະທໍາອື່ນໆ, ໄດ້ຮັບການຊົມເຊີຍຈາກຜູ້ຊົມ, ຜູ້ອຸປະຖໍາ, ນັກວິຈານ, ແລະຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານດ້ານສິລະປະອື່ນໆ, ແລະບາງຄົນກໍ່ກໍ່ຕັ້ງແລະສ້າງຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງຂອງອົງການສິລະປະ.
ຫມາຍເຫດ: ຄໍາຮ້ອງສະຫມັກແມ່ນໄດ້ຮັບການຍອມຮັບພຽງແຕ່ອອນໄລນ໌. ບໍ່ມີການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງຕົນເອງ. ຖ້າທ່ານມີຄໍາຖາມໃດໆກ່ຽວກັບຂະບວນການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ, ກະລຸນາສົ່ງອີເມວ msalas@mcknight.org.
