North Carolina Heritage Award

The North Carolina Heritage Award is an award given out by the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, in recognition of traditional artists from the U.S. state of North Carolina. The award was created in 1989.[1]

Since 1989, the North Carolina Heritage Award has honored North Carolina's most eminent folk artists. Recipients of the Heritage Awards range from internationally acclaimed musicians to folks who quietly practice their art in rural and family settings. A dozen North Carolinians have gone on to receive the National Heritage Fellowship Awards presented by the National Endowment for the Arts. These awards deepen our awareness of the rich and diverse cultural traditions of people in North Carolina. The Heritage Award has become one of the most important and influential programs developed by the Folklife Program of the North Carolina Arts Council.

Recipients receive a cash award and are honored in a ceremony that highlights their achievements. The Award ceremonies are a notable celebration and educational event for North Carolinians, drawing large and enthusiastic audiences.

From the Award’s beginning, the Folklife Program of the North Carolina Arts Council engaged talented photographers — Rob Amberg, Cedric N. Chatterley, Mary Anne McDonald, Roger Haile and Bill Bamberger — to document the artistry of award recipients.[2] Their images and the program book articles celebrate and commemorate the skills, values, aesthetics, and meaning of traditional arts in North Carolina.

The Folk Heritage Award recipients from 1989–1996 are also featured in a special issue of the North Carolina Folklore Journal.

Recipients

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1989

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1990

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1991

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1992

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1993

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1994

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1995

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1996

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1998

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2000

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2003

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2007

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2014

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2016

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2018

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2023

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina Heritage Award | North Carolina Arts Council". Ncarts.org. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. ^ "May 1 Deadline for NC Heritage Award Nominations". Pinecone.org. 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  3. ^ "Thomas Burt". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Emma Taylor – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Eva Wolfe – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Wilma Hatchett McNabb – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Dellie Norton – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Burlon Craig". Arts.gov. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Menhaden Chanteymen". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  10. ^ "Hazel Reece Obituary (2015) - Jacksonville, NC - Jacksonville Daily News". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "Quay Smathers". Mountain Grown Music. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  12. ^ "Obadiah Carter". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  13. ^ "Bertie Dickens". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  14. ^ "Emma Dupree". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  15. ^ "Louise Anderson". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  16. ^ "Past Recipients of North Carolina Living Treasures Award | Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History". Library.uncw.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Bea Hensley – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Luke and Harold Smathers – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  19. ^ "Mountain Swing". Blue Ridge Music Trails. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  20. ^ "Vernon Owens". Arts.gov. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "Sister Lena Mae Perry Carries The Gospel In Song | NC Arts Council". Ncarts.org. 22 November 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  22. ^ "Richard "Big Boy" Henry". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  23. ^ "Cherokee Traditions | People | Virgil Ledford (b. 1940)". Wcu.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  24. ^ "Ora Isaacs Watson". NC Folk. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  25. ^ "Robert Bushyhead – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  26. ^ "1996 North Carolina Heritage Award Recipients | NC Arts Council". Ncarts.org. 14 May 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  27. ^ "Elizabeth "Lee" Graham Jacobs". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  28. ^ "Bessie Killens Eldreth – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  29. ^ "Cherokee Traditions | People | Bigmeat Family". Wcu.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  30. ^ "Ossie Clark Phillips – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  31. ^ "Faircloth Barnes". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  32. ^ "2007 North Carolina Heritage Award Recipients | NC Arts Council". Ncarts.org. 25 October 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  33. ^ "Mike Harman – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  34. ^ "Orville Hicks – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  35. ^ "William E. Meyers". NC Arts Council. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  36. ^ "Asha Bala". Leela Foundation. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  37. ^ "Arvil Freeman – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  38. ^ "50 For 50: Dick Knight | NC Arts Council". Ncarts.org. 17 April 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  39. ^ "Richard Bowman". Pinecone. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  40. ^ "Cornelio Campos – Revealing the truth through art". Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  41. ^ "Louise Goings – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  42. ^ "Rhonda Gouge – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". Blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
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