Posted on October 23, 2023
THELMA GOLDEN, DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR OF THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, IS AWARDED THE 30th ANNUAL DOROTHY AND LILLIAN GISH PRIZE Thelma Golden, courtesy Gish Prize Trust. Photo credit: Julie Skarratt. “It is my desire…to give the recipients…
Posted on July 18, 2022
CHOREOGRAPHER, PERFORMER, AND ACTIVIST JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR, FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHIEF VISIONING PARTNER OF URBAN BUSH WOMEN, IS AWARDED THE 29th ANNUAL DOROTHY AND LILLIAN GISH PRIZE “It is my desire…to give the recipients of the prize the…
Posted on October 7, 2021
Poet, Educator and Activist Sonia Sanchez Is Awarded The 28th Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize New York, NY [October 7, 2021] — The Gish Prize Trust today announced that poet, dramatist, educator and activist Sonia Sanchez, a leading figure…
Posted on August 6, 2020
Filmmaker And Activist Ava Duvernay Is Awarded the 27th Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize New York, NY [August 6, 2020] — The Gish Prize Trust today announced that writer, producer, director, and social justice activist Ava DuVernay has been…
Posted on October 8, 2019
Visionary Artist, Designer and Urbanist Walter Hood to Receive the 26th Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize Creator of Landscapes and Public Artworks That Transform Communities Across America, Hood Will Be Honored at November 20 Award Ceremony New York, NY…
Posted on October 17, 2018
“Superstar Conductor” Gustavo Dudamel to Receive The 25th Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize Visionary Music and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and World-Renowned Advocate for Music as an Inspiration for Social Change Will Be Honored on Tuesday,…
Posted on September 19, 2017
“Magician of the Voice” Meredith Monk to Receive the 24th Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize…
Posted on September 29, 2016
Experimental Theater and Media Pioneer Elizabeth Lecompte to Receive the 23rd Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize…
Posted on October 15, 2015
Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the 22nd Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize…
Posted on November 12, 2014
Artist, Designer and Environmentalist Maya Lin to Receive the 21st Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize…
Posted on September 18, 2013
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Master Teacher Spike Lee to Receive the 20th Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize…
Posted on January 23, 2013
Actress, Author and Educator Anna Deavere Smith to Receive the 19th Annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize…