Recognizing the artists and culture bearers who have made significant lifelong contributions to Minnesota, enriching our communities.
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.
这些艺术家选择在明尼苏达州创造自己的生活和事业，从而使我们的国家成为一个更加文化丰富的地方。首先，他们创造了富有创造性的精湛艺术，反映了他们特殊和非凡的观点。
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.
奖项
乍看上去
1艺术家每年
26自 1998 年以来的艺术家
$1.4M在奖项中
2023 distinguished artist
Dipankar Mukherjee
A driving force in the theater field, Mukherjee 拥有 earned a reputation as a director committed to social justice, equity, and de-colonized practices in theater-making.
