Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame to name 2024 inductees
The 2024 Class of the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame will be announced at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.
Hall of fame members from previous classes, 2024 nominators, and board members have all been invited to the event as well.
The induction banquet for the Class of 2024 has been changed to Friday, April 19, at Villa Olivia in Bartlett. The banquet is open to all who enjoy the arts. For more information, email info@fvahf.org or visit FoxValleyArtsHallofFame.org.
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame recognizes artists associated with the Fox Valley by birth, education, residence or service, who have achieved international or national acclaim.
Candidates should have completed 20 years in their professional field and received recognition for excellence. The honor is for living artists or can be awarded posthumously.
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame was a dream of Lucille Halfvarson and other arts leaders that took tangible form during the millennium (2000) celebrations in Aurora.
A series of two-minute history sketches for public television briefly put the spotlight on violinist Maud Powell, an Aurora resident who, a century earlier, had the musical world at her feet. The committee that worked on this project evolved into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame, a nonprofit organization that gives public recognition to artists associated with the Fox Valley.
A second objective is to ensure a strong cultural legacy for future generations. Inductees are honored with engraved plaques that are displayed in the lobby at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. For more information, email info@fvahf.org.