The 2021 Obelisk Awards Co-Chairs Rebecca and Philip Silvestri have just announced the plans and honorees for the 33rd annual Business Council for the Arts fundraising luncheon.
On Wednesday, November 17, the following recipients will be honored at The Fairmont Dallas:
- Art Partnership
- Large — Toyota nominated by Debbie Storey of AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Small — Patron Magazine nominated by Nancy Cohen Israel
- New Initiatives
- Large — Atmos Energy nominated by Suzy Jones of ArtCentre of Plano
- Small — Gensler Dallas nominated by Diana Pollack of Creative Arts Center of Plano
- Art Education — North Texas Performing Arts nominated by Ryan Wayne of Shops of Willow Bend
- Arts Philanthropy — Satish Gupta | SB International Inc. nominated by Ravi Srinvasan of thinkIndia Foundation
- Business Champion for the Arts — Andy Smith | Texas Instruments Foundation nominated by Melissa Smrekar of Dallas Theater Center
- Distinguished Cultural Organization — AT&T Performing Arts Center nominated by Lucilo Peña of Billingsley Company
- Juror’s Award — Patty Granville | Granville Arts Center nominated by Sheri Morriss and Michelle Norris of the City of Garland
- Lifetime Achievement Award — Ann Williams | Dallas Black Dance Theatre nominated by Zenetta Drew of Dallas Black Dance Theatre
- Outstanding Leadership Arts Alumnus — Cathryn McClellan Kelly nominated by Rhiannon Martin of Arts Mission Oak Cliff
- Visionary Non-Profit Arts Leader — Kim Noltemy | Dallas Symphony Orchestra nominated by Sanjiv Yajnik of Capital One
The Obelisk Awards were created to “honor business, non-profits and individuals for their extraordinary support of arts and culture in North Texas.”
The 2021 sponsors include:
- Presenting Sponsor — Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger
- Collectors Sponsors — Capital One and Neiman Marcus Group
- Aficionado Sponsors — American Airlines, The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, Atmos Energy, Baker Botts LLP, Beck, Bourland Octave Management, Comerica Bank, Corgan, Fisher and Phillips, Gensler, Hall Group, Harwood International, Haynes and Boone LLP, Holland and Knight LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Jackson Walker LLP, Jones Day, Local Profile, McGrath Family Charitable Fund, NorthPark Center, Oncor Parkland, PepsiCo, PWC, Real Page, SMU | Meadows School of the Arts, Tolleson Wealth Management, UNT | College of Visual Arts and Design, UT Dallas and UT Southwestern
- Catalyst Sponsor — Dallas Symphony Orchestra
- Advocate Sponsors — Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld
- Appreciator Sponsor — Southwest
Sponsorship and ticket information is available here.
* Graphic provided by Business Council of the Arts