The Margaret K. Williams Arts Awards are given annually to individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the development of the arts in Pierce County. Recipients are selected for initiative and innovation, and are honored at an annual reception.

Recipients of the 2009 Margaret K. Williams Arts Awards are:

• Arts Education - Candi Hall
• Career - Barbara Lee Smith
• Excellence in the Arts - David Craig
• Excellence in the Arts - Lynn Di Nino
• Jim Smith Award - Linda Danforth

Click here for details about the recipients and the reception in their honor.

Click here to view a list of all recipients since the awards began in 1988.

Nomination forms for the awards are made available in July. Awards are presented at the annual reception in November. Click here to download a 2009 Nomination form in .pdf format.

For more information about this program, please contact:

Marlette Buchanan, Arts and Community Services Manager
Kathy Benson, Arts Assistant

Phone: (253) 798-6902
Fax: (253) 798-6604

e-mail: Awards

Address: 3602 Pacific Avenue, Suite 200, Tacoma, WA 98418

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am-4:30pm

Margaret K. Williams, for whom these awards are named, was a member of the Pierce County Arts Commission. She was active in the arts for many years and played a major role in shaping the Commission's ongoing commitment to the recognition and celebration of Pierce County's cultural diversity. Following her death in 1990, the Commission named these awards in her honor.