And the Finalists for the 2016 Mayor's Arts Awards Are...

by Rich SmithArts & Innovation Award finalist Louie Gong is the owner-artist of Eighth Generation, the first Native-owned company to produce wool blankets.Ken Yu
From a list of 350 nominees, the Office of Arts & Culture has selected 11 finalists across four different categories of artistic engagement for the 2016 Mayor's Arts Awards. These people are the stewards of their art, the ones who create spaces and opportunity for other artists to grow. I deeply dislike the word "space," especia