The Final Platinum PIAs Community Awards Show NYC
This marks the end of the ten year running annual awards show in New York City, the Platinum PIAs.
And after careful coordination and lots of back and forth, we now have the winners of the 10th Annual Platinum PIAs Awards Show, 2nd online only edition.
The winners are James E. Bartlett of MoCADA (Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts), Mamedjarra Diop of Sunu Thiossane, Bruce Payne (founder of the Baruch College Arts Administration Master’s Degree Program) and Savion Glover of “Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk.”
Full disclosure: the PIAs producer has a connection to all of these winners. He did a graduate program final project about James’ MoCADA organization. He went to grad school with Mamedjarra.
The graduate school program he went to was founded by Bruce (he also did a speaking engagement with Bruce at one of the State Universities of New York).
And finally, the Platinum PIAs producer had the honor of documenting with video, Savion in a performance done at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Congratulations to all the winners. You are all definitely a part of the “Make a Difference Always” movement!