Nominate an Artist! Your Email* Name of Nominee* First Last Location*AlabamaGeorgiaKentuckyMarylandMississippiNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeVirginiaWest VirginiaAll Nominees have to be from or currently living in an Appalachian State.Link to website or Facebook Phone Number for Nominee*Email for Nominee* Enter Email Confirm Email Category*Choose OneEducationWritten WorksMusic and FilmVisual ArtsArtisan and CraftmanshipCulinary ArtsDigital MediaPerforming ArtsTechnical ProductionIndustry AwardsMusic GenreEducationBest Acting/Drama/Speech/ EducatorBest Art EducatorBest Dance EducatorBest High School Band (Concert, Marching, Pep)Best High School ChoirBest Music EducatorBest Educational Program in ArtsName of School Written WorksMust have a published workBest Author/WriterBest PoetName of Published Work Music and FilmBest Original Movie/ Short Film/ DocumentaryBest Music VideoEP of the YearAlbum of the YearBest Visual Effects in a Music Video/ Original Short Film/ Movie DocumentaryName of Original Movie/ Video/ Short Film/ Documentary Name of Music Video Name of the Album Visual ArtsBest Digital/Mixed ArtistBest Sculpture / PotteryBest Logo/ Graphic DesignerBest PaintingBest Tattoo ArtistBest PhotographyBest Textile (quilts, rugs,tapestries, etc.)Best Jewelry DesignArtisan and CraftmanshipBest Furniture MakerBest LuthierBest Folk ArtBest Taxidermy and Wildlife ArtistryCulinary ArtBest Appalachian CuisineName of Restaurant Digital MediaBest PodcastBest Virtual Reality ExperienceBest Augmented Reality ExperienceName of the Podcast Name of the Reality Experience Performing ArtsBest Theatrical ProductionBest Comedy PerformanceBest Inclusive PerformanceBest Original ScreenplayBest Original Theatrical PlayBest Original MusicalBest Dance PerformanceBest Dance ChoreographyName of Play Name of Performance Name of Production Name of Musical Name of Dance Technical ProductionBest Sound DesignBest Lighting DesignBest Stage DesignBest Costume DesignBest Makeup and Hair DesignIndustry AwardsBest Radio PersonalityBest Small Live Music Venue ( 500 seats or fewer)Best Large Live Music Venue (501 seats or greater)Best Social Medial InfluencerBest Recording Studio/Engineer/ProducerBest Music FestivalBest Television Host/PersonalityName of the Venue Name of Recording Studio Name of TV Station Name of the Radio Station Name of the Music Festival Music GenreBest AmericanaBest BluegrassBest BluesBest CountryBest Funk/R&B/ReggaeBest Hip Hop/RapBest Religious/Worship/SpiritualBest Indie/Indie FolkBest Jazz/Latin/Big Band/WorldBest Metal/PunkBest Original SongBest PopBest RockName of Band Social Media HandlesPlease enter handles on different lines Please provide examples of work. Examples are required for consideration. Upload Type* Submit a Link to Work Upload a file Example of Work* Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 100 MB, Max. files: 3. Link to Example of Work*