Apr 01 2023
15th Annual Viola Awards

15th Annual Viola Awards

Presented by Creative Flagstaff at The Orpheum Theater

This is no April Fools Day joke – The Viola Awards are returning to the Orpheum Theater in historic downtown Flagstaff, celebrating 15 years of excellence in Flagstaff’s creative community. Coconino Center for the Arts members save $5 on tickets, use prefix "VA23" + your membership discount code.

Celebrating excellence in arts, science & culture, the Viola Awards recognize artists, educators, organizations & leaders who make positive contributions to the Flagstaff community.

For more information on this years finalists please visit our website here.

The Viola Awards began in 2009 as a way to bring together and celebrate the arts in Flagstaff. The Awards are named after Viola Babbitt, a long time advocate of the arts and painter. Viola was born in the Arizona territory in 1894, later teaching music and reading before settling into a big house on Leroux Street in Flagstaff. In the 1950’s, she started painting and later, established the Art Barn as Flagstaff’s first community arts center. A firm believer in providing community access to the arts, she lobbied Coconino County to build a better facility for a community arts center: the Coconino Center for the Arts. Viola died in 1994, shortly after her 100th birthday, yet we continue to honor her work and legacy as a founding member of our creative community.

Dates & Times

2023/04/01 - 2023/04/01

Location Info

The Orpheum Theater

15 West Aspen Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001