C. Brian Williams receives the 2008 DC Mayor’s Art Award for Innovation in the Arts

Since its inception in 1981, the Mayor’s Arts Awards has recognized artistic excellence and service among artists, organizations, and patrons in the District, while bringing awareness to the presence and vitality of the arts community in the city through onstage performances.

The Mayor’s Arts Awards are the most prestigious honors conferred by the city on individual artists, organizations, and patrons of the arts. Mayor’s Arts Awards are presented in the following categories: Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education, Excellence in an Artistic Discipline, Outstanding Emerging Artist, Innovation in the Arts and Outstanding Service to the Arts. In addition, Mayor’s Arts Awards for Teaching are presented in Language Arts, Performing Arts and Visual Arts.

At the 2008 ceremony, C. Brian Williams received the DC Mayor’s Art Award for Innovation in the Arts.

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Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Under Mr. Williams’ leadership, stepping has evolved into one of America’s cultural exports, touring more than 60 countries across the globe. To share your Step Afrika! story, visit stepafrika.org/about/. Step Afrika!'s 30th Anniversary Timeline is made possible by the generous funding of Bloomberg Philanthropies, with additional support from the Mellon Foundation and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

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