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2023 Meridian Culturefix Awards Ceremony and Gala
On Friday, June 2nd , Meridian held the third annual Culturefix Awards Ceremony and Gala as part of Meridian’s daylong celebration of cultural diplomacy. Following a private viewing of the For Freedoms exhibition in White Meyer House, the Awards Ceremony honored four awardees – Hank Willis Thomas, Denyce Graves, Svitlana Onipko, and Felipe Jácome – for their ongoing commitments to using the arts and culture to unite people around the world and contribute to greater international cooperation on shared global challenges.
The ceremony was emceed by CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins and featured special performances from Billy Gilman, Madison Hilligoss, Symone Harcum, and Myroslav Mykhailenko. Ambassador Stuart Holliday, Culturefix Chair Sue Hostetler Wrigley, Stephanie Robinson, Elizabeth Duggal, and Fred Hochberg gave remarks. Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed an al fresco dinner in Meridian House’s Linden Grove. Thank you to all who generously supported Culturefix.
Special thanks to Meridian Culturefix Chairs Sue and Beau Wrigley, to Artistic Co-Chairs Luke Frazier and Robert Pullen , and to Stephanie Robinson and Events DC for their generous underwriting o f the For Freedoms exhi bition , V ISIONARY NOT REACTIONARY . For upcoming events, please visit meridian.org/attend/ . Artist Nekisha Durrett Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US, and H.E. Oksana Markarova, Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Billy Gilman Culturefix Chair Sue Hostetler-Wrigley Madison Hilligoss Hank Willis Thomas and Stephanie Robinson Awardee Denyce Graves Emcee Kaitlan Collins Svitlana Onipko, Felipe Jácome, and Fred Hochberg Symone Harcum, Billy Gilman, Madison Hilligoss, and Myroslav Mykhailenko Symone Harcum and Denyce Graves Svitlana Onipko and Felipe Jácome Kaitlan Collins and Hank Willis Thomas Photographer Eric Gottesman Project summary 2023 Meridian Culturefix Awards Ceremony and Gala Number of Attendees: 100 Impact Areas: Sports and Cultural Diplomacy , Education Program Areas: Sports and Culture , Diplomatic Engagement See Program Page .