Join Mayor Mike McGinn and the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs this Friday, September 3 to honor the 2010 Mayor's Arts Award recipients and preview the Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibits.

Don’t miss THE arts celebration of the summer. Join Mayor Mike McGinn and the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs this Friday, Sept. 3 to honor the 2010 Mayor’s Arts Award recipients and preview the Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibits.

Nancy Guppy, host of Seattle Channel’s Art Zone with Nancy Guppy, will emcee the outdoor ceremony, noon, Friday, Sept. 3 at Seattle Center’s Northwest Court.

The 2010 recipients are: Juan Alonso, visual artist; Book-It Repertory Theatre; Dennis Coleman, Artistic Director of Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus; Reel Grrls; Sergei Tschernisch, President of Cornish College of the Arts; and Velocity Dance Center.

Bumbershoot’s visual arts exhibits will open one day early with a free public preview from noon to 7 p.m. in the Northwest Rooms.

The Mayor’s Arts Awards are presented in partnership with Bumbershoot®: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival. Media sponsor is City Arts Seattle.