Houk Award
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Each year, DAI selects an outstanding and inspirational educator to receive the distinguished Pamela P. Houk Award for Excellence in Art Education, with selections made through a nomination and panel process. The recipient will be presented with the award at the DAI’s YeckCollege Artist Fellowship and Yeck High School Opening Reception on Thursday May 2, 5:30-7:00p.m., and receives permanent recognition in the Lange Family Experiencenter.
Nominations for the 2024 Houk Award are now OPEN! Nominations due by: March 1, 2024.
New this year: students can now nominate their teachers, professors, and community educators!
ELIGIBILITY
Any PreK-12 teacher or community educator in the Miami Valley who has demonstrated a
proven commitment and dedication to arts education through the development of initiatives, programs, or curricula that promote creative learning and have enhanced the lives of their students or learners.
Any PreK-12 teacher or community educator in the Miami Valley who has demonstrated a
proven commitment and dedication to arts education through the development of initiatives, programs, or curricula that promote creative learning and have enhanced the lives of their students or learners.
NOMINATION AND SUBMISSION PROCESS
1. Educators must first be nominated by any student of the educator or the educator’s fellow
peers using the form below. Nominations are due by March 1, 2024.
2. Nominees are contacted on or by March 8, 2024, to provide further application materials
3. Nominees submit their own materials via email or direct upload by March 22, 2024
4. Adjudication takes place March 23-28, 2024
5. Award recipient notified and awarded approximately March 29, 2024
2. Nominees are contacted on or by March 8, 2024, to provide further application materials
3. Nominees submit their own materials via email or direct upload by March 22, 2024
4. Adjudication takes place March 23-28, 2024
5. Award recipient notified and awarded approximately March 29, 2024
We encourage you, your colleagues, and your students to nominate an educator in the greater Miami Valley area who excels in the field of art education.
For more information about the Houk Award, contact Education Coordinator and Community Liaison, Bryan Smith at Bsmith@daytonart.org.
2023 Pamela P. Houk Award recipient, Shayna V. McConville, Division Manager of Cultural Arts, City of Kettering (pictured above with Michael Roediger, Director and CEO, Dayton Art Institute).
Shayna was recognized for her demonstrated commitment to providing community arts experiences. Her leadership at the Rosewood Arts Centre, initiating opportunities for civic engagement and arts advocacy continues to serve as inspiration for the greater Miami Valley field of art education.
2022 Pamela P. Houk Award recipient, Megan Newton, Art Teacher at Miamisburg High School.