Governors Arts Awards

Nominate Iowa artists or artist teams, nonprofits and communities that have made a significant impact on the vitality of the arts in the state. Award categories for 2022 are:

• Governor's Arts Award
  Recognizes an Iowa artist or artist team, nonprofit organization, and city or county that has undertaken particularly significant work in the arts over the past two years (July 1, 2020 to May 1, 2022).
• Governor's Arts Legacy Award
  Recognizes an Iowa artist or artist team, nonprofit or community that has had a particularly significant impact on the arts in Iowa over time.

Recipients are selected every other year by a panel of Iowa arts and culture professionals. The Office of the Governor of Iowa and the Iowa Arts Council present the awards during the Iowa Arts Summit.

How to Nominate

Submit a nomination by May 1, 2022 for the 2022 Governor's Arts Awards.

Past Award Recipients

Click to view previous recipients of the Governor’s Arts Award.