Harris Theater Virtual Stage

Performance Run Time: 75 minutes 

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The 3Arts Awards Celebration is a community event that honors outstanding artists living and working in the Chicago area. This year, we will applaud 26 new awardees, including ten 3Arts awardees who have been selected by national jury panels to receive $30,000 awards, ten Make a Wave artists who have been selected by past 3Arts awardees to receive $2,000 grants for their indispensable contributions to our city, and six Next Level artists who have been selected by jury panels to receive $50,000 in an unprecedented program providing second awards to past 3Arts awardees.

This year’s program features boundary-breaking performances by three past 3Arts awardees, including Rika Lin presenting Feedback, an experimental dance work that bends conceptions of gender and genre, with collaborator Takashi Shallow; singer-songwriter Nashon Holloway performing the world premiere of Go Awf, an original new song from her forthcoming album; and Donnetta “LilBit” Jackson performing an excerpt from A M.A.D.D. Mixtape, a piece choreographed by Jackson that explores the African diasporic roots of tap and footwork with dancers from M.A.D.D. Rhythms.

The awards are hosted by Co-Chairs Michelle T. Boone, Candace Hunter, and Whitney Hill and an event committee of arts and civic leaders.

The evening starts with a welcome reception at 5:30pm. The awards presentation and performances begin at 6:30pm, followed by an after-party featuring a light dinner buffet, photo booth, and our signature "Make a Wave Cocktail.”

Image of Donetta “Lilbit” Jackson dancing on a brightly colored stage. Donetta appears mid movement with her hands shuffling from the front to the side of her body. She wears a Chicago Bulls’ jersey, a black undershirt, and camo-colored pants. The stage is lit a bright magenta, deepening the black shadows in the background. Other dancers are in the background and a dj attentively looks at his turntables.
Image of Nashon singing. She appears mid-song with her mouth agape and is strumming a brown guitar. Nashon wears a long black dress and is photographed on a teal, velvet-like background.
Image of Rika Lin and fan in motion. Rika’s profile faces the right side of the image, and she appears pensive. The other side of the image includes the moving brown fan which appears in contrast with the stark black background.
A group of people dressed in formal ware gather together on stage.
A crowd in the Lobby of the Harris Theater.
Image of Donetta “Lilbit” Jackson dancing on a brightly colored stage. Donetta appears mid movement with her hands shuffling from the front to the side of her body. She wears a Chicago Bulls’ jersey, a black undershirt, and camo-colored pants. The stage is lit a bright magenta, deepening the black shadows in the background. Other dancers are in the background and a dj attentively looks at his turntables.
Image of Nashon singing. She appears mid-song with her mouth agape and is strumming a brown guitar. Nashon wears a long black dress and is photographed on a teal, velvet-like background.
Image of Rika Lin and fan in motion. Rika’s profile faces the right side of the image, and she appears pensive. The other side of the image includes the moving brown fan which appears in contrast with the stark black background.
A group of people dressed in formal ware gather together on stage.
A crowd in the Lobby of the Harris Theater.
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Photo courtesy of Aragon Artists

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Photo by Kirstie Shanley

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